Chief Executive Officer

Job Description : CEO KENYA botanical manufacturing company in Kenya. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer IPS, the CEO will be responsible for providing strategic direction and overseeing the Company's overall operations with a particular focus on driving growth in revenue and profitability whilst ensuring efficient operations and delivery of high-quality products. Understand the strategic objectives of the Shareholders. Clearly communicate the organization's mission, vision, overall company strategy, and direction to all stakeholders. Maintain the smooth and efficient operations of the Company and the achievement of annual objectives. Drive company growth, business opportunities, improve financial performance and manage negotiations, commercial strategies and improved relations with stakeholders, including customers. Review and upgrade systems to collect metrics, analyze productivity and set performance targets to meet revenue and cost goals. Review and upgrade policies and makes decisions guiding productivity, quality, and cost efficiency of raw material supply and manufacturing operations. Work with different business development functions to establish strategies for the Company's future growth. Participate in Management and Board Meetings. Develop annual business plans for all products and monitor through quarterly reviews. Assist in overall Company budget preparation, and regularly review performance against approved budgets. Manage the day-to-day operations with the managers to ensure the operation runs efficiently and achieves agreed targets. Meet financial performance targets for the Company and ensure company value and growth. As required, provide guidance and support to the sales force regarding customer management and contract development. Act as an external ambassador for the Company in terms of positioning BE as a market leader and assisting in business development efforts. Promote the BE brands by collaborating with clients, government agencies, and professional organizations. Inform the relevant Directors immediately of any adverse developments that may significantly impact the outlook of the Company. Foster a healthy team and work environment. Provide leadership to all sales and marketing activities. Act as a coach and mentor to the team and create achievable development plans and career tracks with Human Resources. Assess the current team to ensure the skills required for strategic growth plans are available and ensure that there is a succession plan for key positions. Provide training and tools to manage and ensure that performance metrics are established, measured and reported to help evaluate the success of individuals and the team. Oversee production activities to ensure safety and compliance with quality control, operational standards and regulatory compliance and address any concerns. Identify at-risk issues across the plant and implement appropriate solution-focused corrective actions with the correct escalation and notification within the business and customers. Ensure that all compliance audits and reports are completed and submitted on time. Ensure that appropriate financial control policies and systems relevant to operations, sales and receipt of sales proceeds are in place and stringently followed. Conduct performance evaluations on staff as required. Develop team spirit within the organization to support each other in achieving sub-goals. Ensure that all plant personnel are in alignment with client requirements. Ensure all staff are fully aware of, implement and adhere to policies and procedures. Proven hands-on experience in some aspects of Botanical Extracts or similar industries. Strong understanding and experience in solvent extraction. Technical experience in pharma, i.e., API, and extraction. Ability to effectively manage factory operations. Minimum of 15 years of leadership/management experience. Experience as a CEO/GM is an added advantage. Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or science-related field. Proven track record of successfully managing production/sales in a similar environment. Aptitude in analyzing production/financial data, decision making and problem-solving. Ability to interact effectively at a Board level. Willingness and aptitude for learning. Experience in managing business operations. A business driver with a passion for growth and an entrepreneurial outlook. A passion for business and the pursuit of optimization; ambitious and analytically minded with a detailed approach to management. Strong communication skills, able to develop relationships quickly, internally with teams and externally with current and potential customers and raw material suppliers. Skills: strategy,manufacturing,extraction

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