PPM Specialist

PPM Specialist - Trade Marketing

Apply locations HQ Bryanston time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: March 21, 2025 (12 hours left to apply) job requisition id 30079208

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It's who we are as a company. It's our culture. It's our heritage. And more than ever, it's our future. A future where we're always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life's moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Key Purpose of this role is to be responsible for managing the entire sales package and commercial capex, ensuring timely updates and providing guidance to top management for investment approvals. Monitor and track performance, collaborate with regional teams, and coordinate the execution of key Trade Marketing projects. Drive synergies between Sales and Marketing initiatives, while serving as a primary point of contact for key commercial projects.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of solutions and strategies that align with ABI's core values within the Trade Marketing function.
• Oversee daily tracking and monitoring of Trade Marketing budgets, identifying variances, risks, and opportunities to ensure financial alignment.
• Manage forecasting for the P&L and ZBB, ensuring that budgets are met, and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales and Marketing teams to devise and implement effective solutions.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies by maintaining up-to-date knowledge on requirements such as manual journal thresholds, DAO approvals, and other relevant guidelines.
• Accurately and efficiently process all GA Journals (including accruals, reallocations, and recharges) for the Trade Marketing teams.
• Ensure timely release of all parked documents for the relevant month, supporting budget and LE objectives.
• Coordinate with key teams (e.g., Credit Team Leads, OTC Team) to align and implement solutions as needed.
• Log customer journals, including bulk journals for IRS, FRS, and Red Bull Wings, into the JEAN tool and track progress in the department's tracker.
• Distribute the STP/Payer Number list monthly to the Trade Marketing team to ensure accurate customer data for JV preparation.
• Manage the allocation of funds between projects and WBS's for the Trade Marketing team to ensure proper financial tracking.
• Provide support to teams in monitoring and managing shopping carts, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders.
• Facilitate monthly flash meetings with teams, ensuring adherence to business routines and goals.
• Ensure cost centers are correctly linked to the designated owners to prevent workflow issues.
• Drive end-to-end process automation and contribute to the creation of business development presentations to support strategic initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Engineering, Business or related field preferred
• Minimum 3 years in a sales or marketing related position (preferably in SAB)
• Experience within the FMCG environment
• Competency with SAP, Excel, PowerPoint & PowerBI
• In-depth knowledge of Commercial Sales required
• Superior communication skills
• Superior negotiation skills
• Superior conceptual skills
• Creativity; Assertive; Attention to detail; Strong work ethic
• Commercial and business acumen
• Project Management skills
• Strong relationship development and collaboration skills

Additional Information:

• Band: VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose – We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers – which articulates who we are and where we are going.

At SAB it's always about more than the beer.

We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption.

SAB is one of South Africa's admired companies and corporate brands. The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5000, and supports a beer economy 'from seed to sip' of over 250000 jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish.