Business Transformation Lead: Projects & BAU

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 account for end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation initiatives across the Africa Zone – scoped, governed, funded, executed and stabilized to AB InBev standards. Drives Finance, Supply, Commercial and Shared Service transformation, with a strong focus on SAP S/4HANA and ECC, process standardization, centralization and digital enablement. Owns portfolio management, CAPEX business cases and financial governance, stakeholder alignment, risk management and benefits realization.

Role Scope and Impact: Leads complex, cross-functional programs across multiple African markets: delivery from ideation to post-implementation stabilization; CAPEX investment opportunities; measurable value through productivity, cost savings, automation and stronger controls; standardization and centralization into the Africa Service Centre; adherence to AB InBev governance, MICS controls and project standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Project & Portfolio Management: Full lifecycle from initiation through hypercare and benefits realization; charters, business cases, roadmaps and plans; governance structures, SteerCo forums, RAID and reporting; KPI-based health monitoring and recovery plans.

• CAPEX Management & Investment Governance: Identify and prioritize capital investment opportunities; challenge and validate CAPEX requirements across functions and markets; build robust business cases; track budgets, forecast vs. actual spend and variances; ensure governance compliance and measure ROI.

• Transformation Delivery: Lead SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Automation, AI and Digital initiatives; standardize processes across OTC, PTP, ATR and MDM; deploy global solutions and best practices; support centralization into Shared Services and post-deployment stabilization.

• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Build partnerships across Zone leadership, Business Units, Global Product Owners, Tech, Finance and Operations; influence senior stakeholders with data-driven recommendations; manage vendors and system integrators; enable executive SteerCo decision making.

• Governance, Risk & Controls: Maintain governance standards; manage RAID logs and mitigation plans; ensure MICS, SOX, audit, privacy and security compliance; run change and scope control; escalate key risks through the right forums.

• Change Management & Adoption: Drive organizational readiness and stakeholder engagement; embed new processes, technologies and operating models; ensure smooth transition into BAU; measure adoption and value realization post go-live.

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery Excellence: % projects on time and within budget, % benefits realized vs. business case, schedule adherence.

• CAPEX Governance: Forecast accuracy, budget variance (%), business case realization, ROI achievement.

• Operational Performance: Cycle time and productivity improvement, automation benefits, service level adherence.

• Governance & Controls: Audit findings, MICS compliance effectiveness, risk closure rates.

• Stakeholder Management: Satisfaction scores, executive SteerCo feedback, change adoption effectiveness.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• 8–12 years’ experience in ERP transformation, SAP S/4HANA & ECC, Finance/OTC/PTP processes and multi-country delivery.

• Advanced Project and PMO Methodologies.

• Portfolio Management.

• CAPEX Planning and Financial Governance.

• Business Case development.

• SAP S/4HANA and ECC.

• Finance Process Transformation (PTP, OTC, ATR).

• Benefits Realization; Budget Management and Financial Analysis.

• Process Excellence; Analytics and Dashboards (Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Risk and Control Frameworks.

AB InBev Leadership & Cultural Competencies

• Ownership: Acts like an owner, accountable for outcomes not activities, escalates early.

• Results Orientated: Delivers against commitments, focused on value and business impact.

• Bias for Action: Moves with speed and agility, simplifies complexity, decides with data.

• Strategic Thinking: Connects delivery to business objectives and challenges ways of working.

• People Development: Builds capability, encourages coaching and knowledge transfer, creates an inclusive environment.

• Collaboration & Influence: Builds cross-functional partnerships and influences without authority.

Success Profile

Delivers strategic initiatives on time, within budget and to quality; manages CAPEX investments and realizes approved benefits; drives sustainable process and efficiency gains; demonstrates ownership, agility and results-driven leadership; builds stakeholder confidence through governance and execution excellence; advances Africa’s digital transformation and the Africa Service Centre operating model.

Additional Information:

• Band: VI 

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.