The main purpose of the role in the Organisation is to design and implement the operations strategies and objectives on a consolidated basis across all Group companies, to ensure that the Group reaches its target and operates effectively.
Furthermore, the role oversees the day-to-day functions of the various Operational Divisions across the Group and looks for ways of promoting efficiency and improving profit. A big focus will be on standardising the structures, processes and strategies across all divisions but at the same time being efficient using skills and knowledge of the teams across the divisions.
The general focus of the job is to develop and manage systems and resources within the Group that help achieve its stated goals. It is important to look at the integration of systems, standardisation of processes, structures throughout the different Out of Home Divisions. The successful candidate needs to illustrate how he/she can optimize structures and systems to create efficiencies through innovation and newest technologies. The person needs to be a strategic thinker that has an intimate knowledge of the systems and procedures to effect changes that are meaningful to the business and profitability.
Financial Management: The person must have experience in managing budgets, optimizing budget roll outs, managing assets through an effective system including production, maintenance and media; forecasting and implementation of cost containment strategies or creating efficiencies in the Group.
The candidate must have experience in managing a warehouse or Operations Centre and strategically looking at bringing all outsourced functions to a top of class inhouse team servicing all the different divisions within the Group.
The candidate needs to have experience in terms of Compliance (Health and Safety and other relevant Laws), managing staff from a Human Capital point of view including performance management, disciplinary hearings, training and developing or recruiting the best Operations Team in the Industry.
The candidate must be a leader that can strategically analyse and implement policies, motivate staff and be solutions orientated including resourcefulness. The person also needs to have experience leading a large diversified team extracting the best out of all team members.
The candidate must be resourceful in engaging, negotiating and contracting with suppliers and stakeholders to achieve operational efficiencies throughout the group. This includes the Procurement of suppliers that can deliver high quality services at the best price including meeting the demands of our various divisions and meeting B-BBEE targets.
The role reports to the CFO of the Group, and although based in Johannesburg office, the remit of the role will be across the African continent.
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