BU WEST CREDIT MANAGER
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?
The key purpose of this role is to track stock levels and ensure that the supplies are sufficient to meet the demand of customers. Other duties include checking stock levels, ordering additional stock and updating stock records.
Key outputs and responsibilities:
Leverage credit for volume, brand and market share growth by:
Communicating Credit offerings / Dec & Easter peak to OSM, DM’s, depot, sales and distribution teams
Determining Regional reach for each credit offering with input of depot sales and distribution teams and signed off (CM, FM, GM)
Monitoring Credit deals and providing feedback to Stakeholders
Identify and support Ad hoc volume opportunities to leverage credit for growth
Ensure high levels of efficiency in the AR customer payment transaction processing and customer account reconciliation and administration by:
Managing Credit service compliance to functional and process SLA
Providing training on credit policies and procedures to team members and regional stakeholders
Providing training on regional routine tasks
Responsible to deliver quality reporting to support credit management and CPI’s/KPI’s
Contribute to business decision support by agreeing and reporting on key finance focus areas as well as creating the Regional Annual Credit Business Plans
Key attributes and competencies:
Provide specialized, quality risk management expertise and support by:
Reviewing and approving Credit limits, terms of trade and Risk assessments on new accounts, in accordance with mandate
Negotiating collateral to mitigate risk (high volume customers)
Approval and collection monitoring of negotiated settlement accounts
Approval and collection monitoring of accounts for hand over to Pre-legal and/or Legal
Review Regional debtors book, monitor trends and agree action plans with the CIC
Validation and approval of Bad debt write off proposal
Ensure Liquor License compliance in conjunction with CIC
Review and approve Journals for refunds, transfers between accounts, discounts granted not earned, promotional pay-outs and others
To foster and strengthen relationships and inter-dependencies with key stakeholders
Profile:
Education
Relevant tertiary qualification (B Com/B Compt or equivalent) -CIMA/ CA/ CIA/ MBA preferred;
7 – 10 years relevant senior credit management experience, preferably in an FMCG industry
Knowledge of SAP, or similar ERP type software
Experience
Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including advanced
Excel skills and intermediate PowerPoint
Ability to manage diversity with strong leadership skills and a tenacious motivator to drive staff performance in the pursuit of excellence
Ability to effectively communicate at senior levels with external customers, Group / National Accounts, and various banks
Able to effectively communicate and interact with Regional stakeholders and Internal customers at all levels of the Company
Ability to collaborate and influence across functions and geographies
Additional information:
Band: VI
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than 12th March 2024.
The key purpose of this role is to track stock levels and ensure that the supplies are sufficient to meet the demand of customers. Other duties include checking stock levels, ordering additional stock and updating stock records.
Key outputs and responsibilities:
Leverage credit for volume, brand and market share growth by:
Communicating Credit offerings / Dec & Easter peak to OSM, DM’s, depot, sales and distribution teams
Determining Regional reach for each credit offering with input of depot sales and distribution teams and signed off (CM, FM, GM)
Monitoring Credit deals and providing feedback to Stakeholders
Identify and support Ad hoc volume opportunities to leverage credit for growth
Ensure high levels of efficiency in the AR customer payment transaction processing and customer account reconciliation and administration by:
Managing Credit service compliance to functional and process SLA
Providing training on credit policies and procedures to team members and regional stakeholders
Providing training on regional routine tasks
Responsible to deliver quality reporting to support credit management and CPI’s/KPI’s
Contribute to business decision support by agreeing and reporting on key finance focus areas as well as creating the Regional Annual Credit Business Plans
Key attributes and competencies:
Provide specialized, quality risk management expertise and support by:
Reviewing and approving Credit limits, terms of trade and Risk assessments on new accounts, in accordance with mandate
Negotiating collateral to mitigate risk (high volume customers)
Approval and collection monitoring of negotiated settlement accounts
Approval and collection monitoring of accounts for hand over to Pre-legal and/or Legal
Review Regional debtors book, monitor trends and agree action plans with the CIC
Validation and approval of Bad debt write off proposal
Ensure Liquor License compliance in conjunction with CIC
Review and approve Journals for refunds, transfers between accounts, discounts granted not earned, promotional pay-outs and others
To foster and strengthen relationships and inter-dependencies with key stakeholders
Profile:
Education
Relevant tertiary qualification (B Com/B Compt or equivalent) -CIMA/ CA/ CIA/ MBA preferred;
7 – 10 years relevant senior credit management experience, preferably in an FMCG industry
Knowledge of SAP, or similar ERP type software
Experience
Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including advanced
Excel skills and intermediate PowerPoint
Ability to manage diversity with strong leadership skills and a tenacious motivator to drive staff performance in the pursuit of excellence
Ability to effectively communicate at senior levels with external customers, Group / National Accounts, and various banks
Able to effectively communicate and interact with Regional stakeholders and Internal customers at all levels of the Company
Ability to collaborate and influence across functions and geographies
Additional information:
Band: VI
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than 12th March 2024.