VPO People 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 for this role is to identify, co-operate and actively participate in strategic & systemic level value chain improvement initiatives and to provide leadership for the implementation of prioritized Strategic intents from the VPO Manufacturing Strategy for the Malting Plant. Key outputs and responsibilities: Lead sustainability of the VPO (Voyager Plant Optimization) pillars within the plant as measured by global auditing criteria (coordination of sustainability phase from self-assessments to follow up of action plans Ensure that Africa / Global standards have been implemented in the Plant Manage the VPO program via a structured VPO Steercom 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 Plant VPO subject matter expert and provide guidance to Maltings Plant 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 As