Cellar Controller needed at The Heineken Company

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure the timeous supply of the right quality and quantity of bulk product within the required specifications in the most cost-effective manner.
• Ensure effective planning, ordering and offloading of the bulk product through competent and empowered staff.
• Implement and execute initiatives to limit losses, write-offs and bulk variances
• Maintain timeous, effective and efficient service levels to all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that quality standards, policies and procedures for receiving bulk products are adhered to
• Reporting and management of the non-conforming bulk product
• Liaise with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Execute performance management of subordinates
• Ensure training and development of subordinates to meet business objectives.
• Facilitate and participate in problem-solving activities.
• Ensure effective housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Facilitate and participate in MWDT activities of the team.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• Tertiary qualification within Food Technology, Microbiology or similar qualification.
• Ability to implement planning methods, techniques and procedures.
• Ability to monitor health and safety in the department and take corrective action where necessary. 
• Ability to utilise procedures and methods to gather management information (Focus on the gathering of management information including outside own department)
• Ability to gather and interpret management information from multiple sources relevant to department/segment to be utilised at an organisation level to make decisions
• Able to implement stock control methods and techniques in own division/department
• Able to develop and implement controls to ensure the achievement of quality standards within the Cellar
• Ability to foresee problems and to be proactive in dealing with these
• Must be able to communicate effectively on all levels
• Computer literacy in MS office is essential
• Computer literacy on SAP R/3 would be an added advantage
• Ability to develop the skills of team members in their own work area regarding specific tasks
• Ability to direct a team in its own area towards goal accomplishment
• To reflect good leadership behaviour – towards colleagues, superiors and company values

Closing Date: 24/06/2025