Managing Director

**Overview**:
To provide customer focused strategic, operational, governance, leadership, management, vision and a culture necessary to ensure that the BME African Division has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, people and systems in place to effectively grow the organisation and ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. The position provides strategic direction for the provision of African services from the Southern Africa Base.

**Qualifications**:
Post Graduate Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Economics or related qualification

MBA / MBL or related Post Graduate Business Management Degree

Project Management Certification

**Experience**:
7 to 10 Years Executive Leadership Level

5 Years or more experience as a Senior role in Production and/or manufacturing and/or Engineering business

Demonstrable experience in developing and executing strategies and business plan

Experience in Quality Assurance and continuous improvement management

Proven people management experience and managing high performance diverse teams

Experience in Governance, Risk and Compliance Management

Exposure to Lean Manufacturing initiatives (including measurement and audit tools) in a Manufacturing or Production environment

**Duties**:
Ability to develop and execute effective strategies and strategic plans

The ability to continuously scan the macro environment and its implications on the business

Understanding of financial concepts related to project evaluation, budgeting, and financial forecasting, return on investment, cash flow analysis, and cost accounting, as well as financial measurement

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Highly developed written and oral communication skills including the ability to direct and deliver professional product ideas and presentations

Strong interpersonal skills used within a team environment and in client interaction with emphasis on excelling in relationship building

Leadership and management proficiency, including sound people management processes

Excellent capability to service multiple clients independently and proactively and effectively manage multiple priorities

**Job Competencies**:
Deciding and Initiating Action - Essential

Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations - Essential

Leading and Supervising - Essential

Adapting and Responding to Change - Mastery

Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking - Essential

Persuading and influencing - Essential

Formulating Strategies and Concepts - Essential

**General**: