SAB Supply Chain Graduate Programme

Advertiser: SAB
Employment Type: Permanent (Full-time)
Location: Sandton, South Africa
Duration: 18 to 24 months

Founded in 1895, the South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd (SAB) is the South African subsidiary and historical birthplace of SABMiller plc, one of the world’s largest brewers by volume with more than 200 brands and brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. SAB is the second largest listed company on the JSE Securities Exchange, South Africa’s leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and one of the nation’s largest manufacturing firms.

The Supply Chain aims to provide outstanding customer service by converting raw materials into quality finished goods that are delivered on time and in full. We want to ensure that we are keeping the fridges full to ensure that our customers and consumers are satisfied.

Functions within the Supply Chain include:
- Demand and supply planning, logistics management and capacity planning.
- Centralised procurement and supplier relationship management
- High quality design, planning and execution of large capital projects
- High quality capital investment decision making
- High quality design, planning and execution of marketing projects

Our Supply Chain professionals interact and influence across the entire spectrum of our business. They work very closely with our Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Distribution teams. Our teams strive to be leaders in their fields ensuring that our Supply Chain remains a benchmark for other organisations.

A career in our Supply Chain team will facilitate broad learning opportunities across other core business functions and ensure that you remain at the cutting-edge of the Supply Chain discipline.

Competence Requirements:

Qualifications:
- An undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
- Results drive and action oriented
- Good leadership and self-management skills
- Balance personal life with a high demanding workload
- High energy levels
- Team Player and good team spirit
- Conforms to a high standard of honesty, integrity, fairness and respect for others
- Values and uses individual differences and talents to ensure that the team’s work is executed effectively

Additional Information: The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional / relevant information as criteria for short-listing. The South African Breweries is an equal opportunity employer and all employment decisions will be in line with the company’s equity strategy.

Reference Code: SAB-ZA-09244

Closing date: Unsure at this stage.

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.