General Manager Operations

Job Description : GM OPERATIONS NIGERIA FOR BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING 20+ years experience The organisation is one of the largest manufacturing solutions company, catering to the manufacturing and operational efficiencies of beverage Companies in Nigeria. The Company is a operational infrastructure company that started in Nov 2008 with 2 Forklifts in operation. Today, they have over 250 Forklifts/ MHE generating daily revenue across Nigeria with most of the multinational bottling and brewery companies. The company employs over 1200 full time employee. The position of GM Manufacturing Operations is a permanent position created because of the company's growth and to address succession planning and is the first expatriate position in the organization. Reporting To : Chief Executive Officer. Location : Lagos, Nigeria Position Responsibilities : The position has overall management responsibility for the organisation's operations, equipment and their efficiencies, engineering and material management functions of the company and is a significant member of THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE and will go a long way in shaping the future of the company. The GM Operations is the first expatriate position of the group that will act as a THINK TANK and assist the management in making the organisation more system and process driven. Job Specification : - To work as the Overall Head of Operations - Identifying the scope for planning, implementing & monitoring of technological changes and automation solutions to improve productivity - Implementing operational techniques for reduction in cycle time & identification of improvement opportunities and cost reduction measures to achieve substantial reduction in Operations expenditure - Act as a Technical Coordinator for all new clients and ventures - Act as the Technical Head of Planning for business expansion and responsible for preparing the 2 year and 5 year business plans. - Ideating, formulating and implementing initiatives for the achievement of top-line & bottom-line targets of the organization through a - War Room- approach - Benchmarking the procurement costs with input material commodity trends and competitor's cost levels and implementing value engineering to reduce the cost of existing products & services - Performed Supply & Demand Management and conducted Go-To-Market Analysis to challenge specifications, foster competitive tendering practices, ensure openness and boost the supplier innovation - Maintaining effective relationships and successfully partnering across varied functions with internal stakeholders, external suppliers and clients, agencies and colleagues to drive results, obtain feedback and influence change - Formulating & executing production and manpower schedules / plans for smooth execution of operations at the shop floor within time & cost parameters - Directing the overall budgeting, planning and financial forecasting of the projects to maintain the upward growth - Managing end-to-end unit operation in the areas of statutory compliance, Quality, Safety and operation management in collaboration with all stake holders - Spearheading the end-to-end Operations Administration, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, New Logistics Solutions, Audits, Warehouse Management, Purchase Operations, Vendor Management, Lean Management, Training & Development & People Management across Unit - Streamlining the Procurement & Pricing Strategy and driving Inventory Optimization to minimize the cost and maximize warehouse operating cost efficiency. - Taking stringent quality measures including preparation/maintenance of necessary documents to ensure compliance with above standards & customer requirements

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