Reporting to the Company Oversight Director, the General Manager will be responsible for providing effective operational leadership and management for the company.
Principal Accountabilities:
Formulating and executing the Strategic plans and ensuring that all financial and operational objectives are met or exceeded.
Providing strategic advice to the Board so that they have accurate view of both the market and the company’s future
Ensuring that company policies and legal guidelines are communicated from top down and that they are followed at all times
Instituting and managing the budgeting process, aligning to company strategic plans and ensuring that set targets are achieved.
Developing and implementing capital spending plans that meet the going needs of the business for facilities, equipment and productivity improvement
Motivating, challenging and developing key leaders to driving a strong performance culture process improvement, delegating responsibilities and properly supervising the work of the management team
Developing and implementing improved processes and procedures to promote increased efficiency, productivity and profitability in the company
Developing strong distribution network and sales team to achieving exponential growth and developing a customer centric culture throughout the company
Implementing and maintaining strong corporate governance, enterprise risk management culture and safety and health standards in line with the relevant law.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or any related field.
Post graduate degree in Accounting or Finance or any related field is an added advantage
Progressive managerial experience at a senior level in medium size companies for at least 5 years
Knowledge and experience related to market changes and forces that influence success of a company
Demonstrate strong skills in sales and marketing
Demonstrate strong understanding of corporate finance and performance metrics
Demonstrable experience in budget making, strategy formulation and execution to achieve results
Experience in change management & implementation of work systems and structures
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment would be added advantage
Must be 35 – 45 years of age
