General Manager (Manufacturing) - JHB East

Technical Competencies & Experience: Driving Organizational Profitability: Maximise the company's overall bottom-line performance and financial growth. Working Capital & Cash Flow Management: Optimise collections to consistently meet creditor and banking obligations on maturity. Risk & Credit Mitigation: Assess key customer creditworthiness through on-site visits and enforce strict compliance with credit terms.

Key Account Management: Oversee sales operations for tier-one clients to consistently achieve strategic volume targets. Strategic Market Expansion: Drive sustainable sales growth while maintaining optimal, margin-protective pricing structures.

Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and track branch-level sales performance and collection metrics against corporate KPIs. Strategic Procurement: Negotiate competitive pricing with global suppliers and manage monthly production forecasting and ordering. Inventory Lifecycle Management: Implement targeted liquidation strategies to reduce Year-of-Manufacture (YOM) and slow-moving stock.

Stock Optimization: Maintain an agile inventory mix to meet demand, ensuring slow/non-moving stock remains below 10% of total holdings. Competitive Intelligence: Gather and analyse market insights regarding competitor pricing strategies and commercial activities. Strategic Marketing Execution: Design and execute comprehensive monthly marketing initiatives to drive brand demand.

Market-Aligned Innovation: Align procurement with evolving market trends and supplier product development pipelines. Executive Reporting: Compile and present comprehensive monthly executive summaries and Market Status Operational Reports (MSOR) to regional leadership. Knowledge Transfer: Formulate and deliver structured product training programmes for internal teams and external clients. Behavioural

Competencies

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to ethical conduct.
• High degree of precision and focus.
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