Manager: Forestry Operations Analyst

**Our client based in **Eastern Cape (Ugie**)**, is currently looking to employ an experienced** **Manager: Forestry Operations Analyst.**

**An awesome career opportunity awaits.**

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 5 years’ production intense experience in operations management or in an operations analyst role or in a forestry systems analysis role (e.g., forestry planning, forestry logistics, forestry harvesting).
- Degree/Diploma in Forestry or Degree/Diploma in Operations management or Degree/Diploma Business administration.
- Problem - solving skills to find multiple viable solutions for a challenge.
- Advanced Excel skills for large data management (pivots, dashboard, data analysis).
- Consulting and project management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong multitasking and time management skills.
- In-depth understanding of Forestry operations and processes.
- MS Office excellence (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

**Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to**:

- Forestry production workflow management - identifying constraints in harvesting, transport and roads and exploring opportunities for production improvement.
- Mining relevant information and data from harvesting, transport, and roads operations to maximise throughput.
- Analyse production figures, prepare reports and make recommendations for improvement to senior management.
- Use statistical methods to analyse the many facets of production information generated by operations and can escalate the analysis to the business context.
- Create monthly reports to management on key findings and assessments.
- Improve operational management systems, processes, and best practices.
- Perform quality controls and manage short term and long-term production KPI's.
- Device ways to increase quality of customer service.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly production trends monitoring and management.