• 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

• 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