Summary

This role is accountable for all operations in a business, achieving strategic objectives through other managers and their teams over periods of 1 to 2 years. The holder is responsible for strategic direction of the Business, including all components of Finance, HR, Marketing and Brand, Risk & IT.

Responsibilities

Leadership Effectiveness

• Provides overall leadership and vision in developing a sustainable long-term growth and strategic direction for the business
• Develops and maintains a sound, effective organisational culture, ensuring capable management succession, as well as progressive employee training and development programs
• Manages direct (Ops Manager and Executives & Senior Specialists), indirect reports (Team Leaders / Clerical staff) and Sales staff

Business Development

• Managing the development of the business in terms of product set and distribution (including economic viability)
• Manages the profitability of the business (bottom line responsibility)

Risk Management

• Analyse risks and determines strategies for managing them and ensuring that assets are adequately safeguarded and maintained

Stakeholder Management

• Ensures that approppriate level of engagement and relationships are maintained with important internal and external stakeholders
• Strong focus on cross functional operation and networking across internal and external boundries
• Manage key external relationship to create a supportive brand, inclusive of media and marketing strategies

Strategy Implementation

• Sets direction for a significant sized Group company at a strategic and tactical level, and develops and takes accountability for a business plan which is aligned to the Country strategy (consolidation of level 3 plans)
• Responsible for strategic direction of the Business, including all components of Finance, HR, Marketing and Brand, Risk & IT

Functional Effectiveness

• Delegates to, and manages, functional teams
• Integrates functional teams
• Engages stakeholders at all levels (primarily internal) to optimize internal supply chain
• Develops MMs and specialists under supervision
• Selects potential MMs to sustain pipeline

Education and Qualifications

• 10 years business experience
• 10 years relevant Senior Management Experience
• Tertiary Qualification - Commerce

Requirements

• Strategic Development
• Leading with Influence
• Relating(Collaborating)