General Manager

M&M Security Services has been in business since 2005 with a desire to contribute in a big way in the fight against ever growing crime in South Africa.

**Job Description**:
**Strategic alignment-**The General Manager - Security will contribute in a continuous and significant way to corporate decision making and the development of corporate strategies and plans. As the Security representative at a corporate executive level the individual will need to ensure the whole business unit flexibly reacts and is aligned to current business drivers, organisational initiatives and regional programmes.

**Craft and execute the organisational Security strategy**The General Manager - Security crafts and ensures the execution of the global Security strategy within this territory that will meet the strategic objectives as outlined in the strategy. He/she will ensure that all related initiatives in relation to the strategy are executed through the management of the service unit and regional matrix structure. The General Manager - Security will lead and implement a Security strategy that will drive revenue growth in established and emerging markets taking into account the business problems that can be solved through the Dimension Data service offering.

**Operations efficiency and management**The General Manager - Security will manage business operations to ensure the achievement of company goals. The individual will ensure the development of relevant policies and procedures and operating plans that will enable the achievement of the Security strategy. He/she will collaborate with other leaders on major decisions and will monitor and evaluate the performance of the business unit, taking corrective action to ensure efficient operations consistent with the overall strategic objectives, operational plans and goals and profit and loss.

**Business development**This individual will ensure the ongoing development and management of the delivery of value propositions and messaging for assigned offerings and services related to the business unit. The General Manager - Security will analyse the competitive landscape and identify Dimension Data’s competitive differentiation against key competitor organisations. He/she will drive market positioning programmes and activities for the business unit and will directly support strategic deals and client engagement practices and mentor local and regional teams accordingly. This individual will drive the vision to become the storefront for new development, allowing Dimension Data to dominate the Security market.

**Go-to-market initiatives**General Manager - Security will define and manage the execution of the go-to-market strategies and tactical plans for the business unit. The individual will determine the go-to-market programme goals and benchmarks, ensuring that these are tracked and monitored. He/she will develop the go-to-market scorecard and/or dashboard and associated metrics and develop and manage the go-to-market budget for the business unit. The General Manager - Security will need to mobilise specialised sales for the business unit with the ability to overlay sales teams in region.

**Stakeholder management**The General Manager - Security will work with the other regions to establish and manage the most appropriate structure to align to the business units’ and market requirements. The individual will provide the necessary governance and oversight to ensure that the company is achieving client and financial management goals by providing regular reviews and reporting on progress against strategic programmes and projects. He/she will engage with key clients to understand their business and provide innovative solutions to address client pain points through the services we provide.

**Financial management**The General Manager - Security will take responsibility for developing, implementing and managing the business unit’s annual budget. The individual will manage profit and loss of the business unit and ensure that the required funding to support strategic transformational projects has been considered. He/she makes decisions that could impact the business unit and organisation’s profitability.

**People management**The General Manager - Security acts as people manager within the business unit. The individual will ensure the full utilisation of resources and provides leadership and motivates employees towards the fulfilment of the business unit and organisation’s mission. He/she will contribute to the development and management processes that enable the management group function as a team. The individual will develop and maintain a viable succession plan that covers all critical management positions within the business unit.

**Behavioural Skills**The General Manager - Security is a thought leader in the Security industry and is recognised by industry peers for out-of the box thinking, knowledge and creativity. He/she demonstrates good knowledge of the Security industry.

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