General Manager

Job Description : GM for a TMT Bar Production company - South Africa The General Manager will be responsible and accountable for driving the strategic initiatives for achieving the business goals through day to day operations of the plant. It oversees all aspects of plant operations, production management, sales and marketing, Finance, HR , administration, and strategic planning. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES / KRAs Strategic Planning Plant Operations: Sales and Marketing: HR, General Administration and Accounts: Quality & Regulatory Management Systems KEY JOB DELIVERABLES / ACCOUNTABILITIES / KPIs a) Achievement of Top line and Bottom line as per Annual budget. b) Cost Controlling and Optimizations c) Manpower Rationalization d) Achieving a nearly Zero accident Workplace. e) Quality Certifications, continuous improvement initiatives and achievement against benchmarked figures for Steel industries worldwide. f) Minimizing Yield Loss and improving the Capacity Utilization. g) Learning and Development initiatives and execution. PERSON SPECIFICATION Academic : BE/ B. Tech (preferably Metallurgical) plus MBA (operations / marketing) Experience : At least 18-20 years from Steel Industry out of which last 5 – 7 yrs. must be from a leadership Techno Commercial role with a P & L Responsibility. Knowledge : Steel TMT bar manufacturing process from Scrap, Induction Furnace, AOD, Oxygen plant operations, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen etc. Knowledge of Techno commercial & Financial aspects of a plant Understanding of P&L Statement and analyzing MIS statements. Knowledge of statistical and mathematical principles. Skills/ Abilities : Excellent communication skills, presentation, verbal and written. Analytical Skills. Leadership skills. People & Stakeholder Management.

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