Capability Manager - Stellenbosch at The Heineken Company

Key responsibilities

• Drive functional training strategy for Supply Chain.
• Responsible for management of the end-to-end training and Supply Chain Academy operations by ensuring that annual training plans exist and are executed within budget.
• Integrate training plans and the Supply Chain Academy with the SC management and other key business groups to ensure execution of key initiatives and strategies that drive volume and profitability.
• Prepare and communicate the training strategy and training plans for the Supply Chain including selection of training initiatives and priorities.
• Deliver operational KPIs & cost performance for Training unit.
• Drive and mobilize resources, provide overall support, assistance, direction and ensure communication across all levels.
• Manage the Technical training centre and traineeship programs to ensure consistent supply of the Supply Chain talent.
• Guide the development and maintenance of training content, competency frameworks and capability programs aligned to business requirements, as well as the systems to support these initiatives e.g. Aspirations, CAD.
• Ensure the development of the training specialists and training community and general management of the function.
• Ensure appropriate governance processes and policies are in place for Training unit.
• Follow Heineken Beverages’ policies and procedures and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• Min 5-8 years related experience with training and management in a professional environment.
• Experience in executing functional and technical development programmes in a supply chain environment.
• Seta accredited Assessor and Moderator will be advantageous.
• Experience in implementing programmes and processes to achieve Skills Development Act / BBBEE SD targets.
• Knowledge of the effectiveness of learning methods.
• Significant experience with effective competency development methods.
• Experience in project management and budgeting.
• Good knowledge of e-learning platforms and practices.
• Practical experience with MS Office Suite, SAP, and Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Strong communication and negotiation with a good ability to build relations with employees and vendors.
• Strong organizational skills with business-oriented thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to maximize individual and team performance through developing and introducing relevant functional and technical development programmes and initiatives.