VPO Manager

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Nile Breweries Limited is hiring a VPO Manager to identify, co-operate and actively participate in strategic & systemic level value chain improvement initiatives and to provide leadership for the implementation of prioritized Strategic intents from the VPO Manufacturing Strategy for the Brewery.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead sustainability of the VPO (Voyager Plant Optimization)

Ensures that Africa / Global standards have been implemented in the Plant

Manage the VPO program via a structured VPO Steerco

Ensure VPO Pillar Owner compliance

Develop annual VPO plan and set short term plans to achieve these targets

Monitor VPO progress across all pillars and provide feedback

If Zone / Global standards have been adapted due to plant specifics these changes have been approved by Zone

Serve as the brewery VPO subject matter expert and provide guidance to brewery Senior Management

Primary VPO resource for the plant

Facilitate the Plant 1year and 3-year planning process

Manage MCRS

Evaluate plant meetings and provide feedback to managers on meeting effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve structure and tool usage

Actively participate and critique plant daily, weekly and monthly meetings and ensure VPO standards are fully implemented and sustained

Assist Department Management teams in developing sustainability plans to identify and close gaps

Lead and coach Managers on the correct use of the Management pillar tools and methodologies

Conduct monthly Management Pillar department reviews and provide constructive feedback to departments on current status with recommendations to drive continuous improvement

Coaches and guides all levels on the VPO Management Pillar in practice

Ensure implementation of VPO and the adherence to VPO principles across all pillars

Training

Ensure that where training implementation is undertaken, it is done following AB Inbev  policies and procedures.

Interact with management teams to determine training needs.

Where necessary, develop training material to address specific needs of shift based and engineering teams.

Lead, facilitate and coach Problem Solving (5-Why, Ab-reports, PDCA, Gapa, ITF, Belts)

Conduct problem solving training

Facilitate problem solving teams

Review progress and report on effectiveness of problem solving

Support brewery achievement of Supply KPI targets and results

Verify KPI results tracking for ZEP/WEP programs

Support KPI training / education at all levels

Ensure the accurate and timely submission of monthly VPO reporting info

Key Attributes and Competencies:

Demonstrated understanding of VPO principles

Prior experience in applying varied industrial engineering related improvement techniques

Project management capabilities to ensure delivery of initiatives from start-up through implementation to entrenchment, using appropriate communication milestones

Ability to initiate improvement activities within a subsystem which would optimize the larger system in which it resides

Ability to apply problem solving skills at all levels (shop-floor to exec teams)

A good understanding of Change Management Processes Excellent skills and tools transfer capabilities (Train and coach others)

Astute at reading interplays and subtleties between stakeholder groupings and individuals

Excellent interpersonal skills –

Clear capability and credibility to influence at all levels

Ability to exert influence on technical teams

Ability to mobilize teams during periods of varied operational stability

3-6 months on the job training Ideal – 6-9 months on the job training

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field.

3-5 years in manufacturing/operations, with 2–3 years in VPO or similar methodologies.

Knowledge of VPO, TPM, Lean, or Continuous Improvement.

Experience in FMCG Industry would be advantageous.

Strong data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Familiar with PDCA/SDCA cycles and driving best practice adoption.

Additional Information:

Band: VIII