What we look for

The skills and qualities you’ll need to succeed at SABMiller

We welcome people with all types of backgrounds and experiences. We don’t have a rigid profile of what makes an SABMiller employee, but we do value:

  • A focus on results: Setting clear goals, with stretch and being accountable for the results.
  • Strategic vision: Identifying and communicating key issues. Anticipating opportunities and future threats.
  • Managing complexity: The ability to tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty, simplifying complex issues and progressing plans to solve them.
  • Insight: Confidently confront problems quickly and directly whilst seeking and responding to feedback.
  • Innovation and entrepreneurial acumen: Willingness to challenge the status quo, move out of your comfort zone and embrace new ideas.
  • Building relationships: Building relationships with key customers, create an environment for effective decision-making and call on expertise and resources from this network.
  • Leadership: Encourage team diversity, promote learning and development, and drive performance.
  • Promote values and standards: Leading by personal example, promoting values among colleagues and reward those who meet high standards.
  • Commercial aptitude: Understanding the effects of decisions across functional boundaries whilst prioritising learning.
  • Self-reliance: Resilience, ability to acknowledge responsibility and demonstrate commitment that goes beyond the tasks.

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Annual Report 2008

Over the past 20 years we have grown rapidly from our original South African base into a global operation, developing a balanced and attractive portfolio of businesses.  To find out more, view our Annual Report for 2008.