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Chief Operations Strategist

3 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Cisco Systems, Inc. Full time

We are a leading technology company seeking an experienced operations manager to oversee daily activities and drive growth.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the operational budget, focusing on cost management.
  • Autorize expenditure within authority levels.
  • Assist with operational budget inputs (resources, material handling equipment, labour, consumables, etc.).
  • Participate in Monthly billing and sign off on invoicing.
  • Manage any insurance claims.
  • Management Reporting.
  • Adhere to corporate governance.
Operational Excellence:
  • Verify / Amend / Update and Approve the necessary SOP's to ensure effective Warehouse, Project and Client management.
  • Continually Improve and / or enhance service offerings.
  • Health and Safety Management, Client Compliance and overall Compliance by staff.
Leadership and Team Management:
  • Conduct performance appraisals for all immediate sub-ordinates.
  • Managing absenteeism, overtime and access control.
  • Ensure that Company IR process is adhered to at all times, 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.
  • Ensure that the operation adheres to licensing 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.
  • Prepare for internal and external audits (ISO, SHERQ, DEL, Customers).
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
  • Management Experience (Operations / Staff / General / Divisional).
  • MS Office (E-Mail, Word, Excel, Power Point).
  • Sales, Warehouse and Financial Acumen.
  • Project Costing and Management.
  • Root Cause Analysis & Report Writing.
  • Leadership.
  • Systematic Attention to Detail & Accuracy.
  • Planning & Organising.
  • Customer Focused.
  • Analytical Thinking - Problem Solving.
  • Business Orientated.
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 essential.
  • Knowledge of organisational effectiveness and operations management.
  • Experience budgeting and forecasting.
  • Familiarity with business and financial principles.
  • Experience in Inventory Management.
  • Experience in Staff Management.
  • Leadership ability.
  • Understanding of Syspro and Pastel Accounting programmes will be advantageous.