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Operations Manager (Midrand) - Sandton

Minimum Requirements:
  • Proven work experience as Operations Manager or similar role
  • Minimum three years Chemical industry related experience will be advantageous
  • Degree in Business, Operations Management or related field
  • Knowledge of organisational effectiveness and operations management
  • Experience budgeting and forecasting
  • Familiarity with business and financial principles
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience in Inventory Management.
  • Experience in Staff Management.
  • Leadership ability
  • Understanding of Syspro and Pastel Accounting programmes will be advantageous
  • Valid, unendorsed Drivers License
Skills
  • Management Experience (Operations / Staff / General / Divisional)
  • MS Office (E-Mail, Word, Excel, Power Point)
  • Sales, Warehouse and Financial Acumen
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Presentation / Negotiation and Sales Skills
  • Project Costing and Management
  • Root Cause Analysis & Report Writing

Competencies
  • Relationship Builder
  • Leadership
  • Systematic Attention to Detail & Accuracy
  • Planning & Organising
  • Customer Focused
  • Analytical Thinking - Problem Solving
  • Commercial Effectiveness
  • Business Orientated
  • Technical Orientated
  • Professional Verbal & Written Communicatio
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
  • Financial Control (Budgeting, Sales Forecasting, Project / SLA Profitability, Expense & Debtors Control)
  • Manage the operational budget, with high focus on cost management.
  • Authorize expenditure within authority levels.
  • Assist with operational budget inputs (resources, material handling equipment, labour, consumables, etc.)
  • Participate in the Monthly billing and sign off on invoicing.
  • Management of claims.
  • Human Resources Management (E.G. Appointments, EE, Discipline, Training, Career Planning)
  • Management Reporting
  • Implement /Review/ Renew SLA agreements and maintain or improve profitability
OPERATIONAL & TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
  • Manage Technical Queries which cannot be resolved by team members.
  • Verify / Amend / Update and Approve the necessary SOPs to ensure effective Warehouse, Project and Client management.
  • Continually Improve and/or enhance technical service offerings.
  • Health and Safety Management, Client Compliance and overall Compliance by staff.
CLIENT MANAGEMENT, SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • Communicate and meet with clients as and when required.
  • Managing adherence to client and service providers SLA's.
  • Oversee operational Service Delivery / Client Satisfaction
  • Check / Approve Costings and assist with quote preparation in terms of scope of works.
  • Investigate client complaints and prepare reports accordingly. Prepare and manage business development plans Expand Client base and market footprint
HUMAN RESOURCES
  • Conduct performance appraisals for all immediate sub-ordinates.
  • Managing absenteeism, overtime and access control.
  • Ensure that Company IR process is always adhered to, in addition initiate and chair disciplinary enquiries as and when required.
  • Identify and address training needs through the workplace skills plan received from the training department.
  • Ensure updates are placed on notice boards.
  • Motivate staff and coordinate all staff functions.
  • Review employee potential and growth plan - follow-up on the plans. Encourage employee development.
  • Identify and assist with retaining highflyers.
RISK MANAGEMENT
  • Maintain operational legal compliance.
  • Conduct a daily management walk-about of the facility to ensure compliance.
  • Convene daily operations discussions with departmental heads.
  • On a daily, weekly and monthly basis review stock take/cycle count reports and sign-off and report on discrepancies.
  • Conduct regular meetings with key suppliers in order to maintain good relationships.
  • Implement and maintain SLA's with key suppliers and measure compliance to SLA's on monthly basis.
  • Chair monthly safety meetings as and when required.
  • Ensure that all departments are operating at optimal levels and that customer SLA's are being adhered to.
  • Ensure that the operation adheres to licencing and permit requirements (Forklift licenses, Fire Marshall, etc.)
  • Manage and co-ordinate response to incidents on site as and when required (spills, injuries etc.)
  • Manage and co-ordinate emergency drills.
  • Ensure all incidents are reported immediately, chair incident investigations and assist with compiling the incident reports.
GENERAL
  • Attend monthly management meetings and present operational performance stats.
  • Compile daily, weekly & monthly management reports.
  • Adhere to corporate governance.
  • Assist with achieving facility objectives, targets and operational plans.
  • Provide in-put into business continuity plan.
  • Prepare for internal and external audits (ISO, SHERQ, DEL, Customers).
  • Identify and manage continuous improvement projects.
  • Participate in the review of business and SHE risk assessments with action plans.
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