Our client is one of East Africa’s leading FMCG companies, operating in edible oils & fats, food, beverages, home care, personal care, and animal feeds. The company is modernizing its digital backbone, strengthening SAP S/4HANA, and integrating automation and AI into operations, production, supply chain, and corporate functions. The Lead - Automation & AI Enablement will play a key role in accelerating this digital evolution.

This is a hands-on technical role suited for a young, high-potential specialist with strong AI/ML and automation skills, capable of building prototypes, deploying real value-driven solutions, and supporting the digital transformation roadmap.

The ideal candidate brings a mix of software automation talent (Python, Power Automate, Automation anywhere), analytics dashboards (Power BI), and experience working around SAP environments (ECC or S/4HANA preferred).

1. Automation & AI Roadmap Execution

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  Support the creation and rollout of our client's automation and AI enablement roadmap.

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  Identify automation opportunities in production, supply chain, finance, HR, sales, and procurement.

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  Prioritize high-impact use cases in collaboration with business stakeholders.

2. RPA & Workflow Automation

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  Develop RPA bots using Automation Anywhere or Power Automate.

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  Automate repetitive workflows across offices (finance, HR, procurement, logistics).

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  Maintain automation scripts, troubleshoot failures, and optimize performance.

3. AI/ML & Predictive Insights

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  Build machine learning models for forecasting (demand, raw material usage, supply chain).

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  Support predictive maintenance and anomaly detection for production machines.

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  Develop computer-vision models for quality control (optional but desirable).

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  Validate model accuracy and deploy into live environments.

4. Systems Integration & SAP Ecosystem

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  Integrate automation with SAP S/4HANA, SCADA, WMS, MIS, and ERP environments.

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  Support creation of APIs, connectors, and data pipelines.

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  Build process automation directly around SAP transactions where relevant.

5. Analytics & BI Enablement

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  Build dashboards in Power BI or SAP BI (Bobj) for operational insights and KPI tracking.

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  Automate data extraction, cleaning, and reporting pipelines.

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  Enable business teams to make decisions using accurate, timely data.

6. Process Excellence & Governance

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  Document automated workflows, models, and processes.

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  Enforce automation governance standards, access control, and security.

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  Track ROI, adoption, and tangible value created by each automation project.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration

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  Work with operations, production managers, finance teams, HR, supply chain, and commercial teams to identify automation and AI opportunities.

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  Support change management and onboarding of end-users.

Requirements

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  Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.

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  2 - 5 years of relevant experience

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  Certifications in RPA, Data Engineering, AI/ML, or Python are an advantage.

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  Hands-on development experience in:

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  RPA: Automation Anywhere or Power Automate

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  AI/ML: Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow or PyTorch)

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  Data engineering and analytics (SQL, Power BI)

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  Experience in workflow automation, building bots, and deploying ML models.

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  Exposure to SAP ECC or S/4HANA, or other ERP integration.

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  Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, or supply chain environments is a plus.

Technical Skills

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  Python: data wrangling, scripting, ML model development

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  RPA: Automation Anywhere or Power Automate

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  BI: Power BI, SQL, SAP BI

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  Cloud: Azure or AWS fundamentals

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  API/Integration experience

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  Git, version control, automation testing

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  Understanding of SCADA/WMS/ERP systems is an advantage

Soft Skills

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  Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving

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  Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

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  Curious, proactive, self-driven — “builder mindset”

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  Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement

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  Ability to work cross-functionally and handle multiple projects