General Manager

The purpose of this role is to manage, lead and direct the entire process of procurement and sourcing, inventory management and control, logistics and warehousing, and all associated supply chain activities. Collaboration with Strategic Business Sector GMs and lead the development and implementation of planning, sourcing, logistics, and procurement strategies that meet the businesss requirements. Responsible for the development and implementation of frameworks, procedures, and processes that provide guidance and direction to supply chain functions across the business.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- University / Post Graduate Degree or similar in Supply Chain or related qualification.
- General Experience: Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (10 years+) in a senior supply chain leadership role
- Managerial Experience: Experienced in interpreting strategy and policy in order to set and deliver against objectives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take responsibility for setting and managing departmental budgets so they align with organizational strategy.
- Take responsibility for developing and delivering change management plans and achieving outcomes that support the organization''s overall strategy.
- Develop and obtain approval for annual business plans for a function or substantial business area, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy; quantify business outcomes; detail expense and headcount budgets; and develop business cases for key projects, ensuring cross-functional integration.
- Communicate the function''s strategy and its relationship to the organization''s mission, vision, and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these to achieve the organization''s business goals.
- Manage strategic customer and customer relationships.
- Support the overall organizational strategy by developing and delivering operational plans and acceptable outcomes for the supply chain across the business.
- Identify and manage stakeholders to top management level, establishing needs/issues/concerns and responding to these in the required manner. Lead and coordinate the development of supply chain stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
- Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of the supply chain. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities. Motivate others to develop their capabilities and fulfill their personal potential. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods. Take overall responsibility for designing, developing, and delivering the organization''s supplier management strategy. Personally manage one or more strategically important supplier relationships.
- Lead and review planning activities for the overall supply chain in a complex manufacturing business, including all applicable processes/units/suppliers. Lead the design and development of the overall supply chain planning framework and systems.
- Collect and analyze the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for business-critical risk area(s) with few alternatives/high costs of changing.**Job Competencies**
- Plans and Aligns
- Strategic Mindset
- Customer Focus
- Leads with vision and purpose
- Balances Stakeholders
- Ensures Accountability
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Collaborates
- Financial Acumen
- Situational Adaptability
- Builds Effective Teams
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Business insight
- Communicates effectively
- Manages Complexities
- Manages Conflict
- Persuades