Serengeti Breweries Decision Support Manager

Decision Support Manager

Context/Scope

Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL) operates exclusively in Tanzania and is the 2nd largest beer company with a market share of under 30%.  SBL is a subsidiary of East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) – which is in turn partly owned by one of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage companies, Diageo. The company is an integrated demand/supply business with 3 operational breweries in Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza, and a third one in Moshi, which is situated in the northern part of the country near the Kenyan border. SBL’s flagship brand is Premium Serengeti lager, which accounts for 50% of SBL sales volumes. The other beer brands are Tusker, Guinness, Tusker Malt, Kick and Pilsner. 

Purpose of the Role:• To support the SBL Leadership Team in understanding the key value drivers of today’s Business and to identify new sources of value for the future.
• To provide rigour to the decision making process through business partnership and intelligent application of established tools and techniques.
• To enhance decision-making capabilities for improved evaluation and issue resolution across the commercial teams in the business.
• To act as a challenging business partner by anticipating business requirements and providing analytics ensuring sound value-creating solutions.
• To deliver against the strategic intent as it relates to embedding Financial Decision Support in SBL
Top 3-5 Accountabilities
• Support the CFM in identifying, evaluating and implementing projects, which drive improved value e.g. sales force effectiveness. Constantly seek improved value from existing Business e.g. Value Chain Analysis, cost to serve, brand value engineering, CAPEX investment appraisal.
• Project scoping and post review analysis, gaining buy-in and commitment of project sponsors to this scope
• Drive common, rigorous evaluation processes into the Business to enhance value creation.
• Provide coaching support to Commercial teams and functions
• Actively support and drive the SBL Functional Strategy
Qualifications• Degree level with strong academic record
• Qualified accountant and/or MBA

Experience
• 3-4 years commercial finance or general business experience
• Change, Quality and Results Orientated
• Understands consumer and trading strategy development
• Ability to constructively challenge business process and strategy

Closing Date: 24 October 2012
Tanzanian Nationals are encouraged to apply

Decision Support Manager