General Manager – Packaging Technology (RHDC)

RHDC – Consulting Services Ltd, is a rightful Mozambican company of consultancy in Human Resources that operates in the areas of Job Agency, Recruitment and Selection, Training, Competence Evaluation and Development, Temporary Work.
Our Customer is a Holding, which deals with manufacture industry spare parts based in German, with offices in South Africa, intends to launch its offices in Mozambique -Maputo. Due to its development, intends to recruit: General Manager – Packaging Technology.

Duty:

• Overall financial responsibility (Profit & Loss) for the operation, ensure that planned growth of business is profitable;
• Monthly,quarterly, yearly Sales and Costs forecasts. Ensure target margins are met in sold projects;
• Leadership and management of staff , constantly identify talent, recruit, train and retain in order to develop competence level and succession planning;
• Provide Sales & service expertise of imported machines in the Sub-Saharan region;
• Grow local value added for machines assembled in South-Africa;
• Identify machines in the company Packaging Portfolio worldwide that are a good fit to the local market and localise the assembly in South Africa;
• Responsible for after-sales service in co-operation with Service-Organisation: advise service organisation on local specifics;
• Develop strategy and give strategic advice; Drive and manage change properly;
• Use network within company Packaging to ensure that local operation gets support as needed from worldwide factories;
• Act as “cultural consultant” between worldwide partners and local staff and customers;
• Take the business forward providing vision, inspiration and professionalism in line with corporate strategy;
• Ensure Compliance and Corporate Governance in line with local legislation;
• Analyzes markets, anticipates relevant trends, take initiate and make sound proposals;
• Consistently provides quality products and customer service experience that deliver total customer satisfaction;
• Maintain good customer relations for all customers continued loyalty;
• Achieve the maximization of profits and return on investment over the long term by prudent and efficient utilisation of resources, understand and steer financials;
• Show initiative and willingness to take risks accompanied by a good capability to evaluate risks;
• Set the right priorities and to make sound business decisions even on limited information;
• Manage and mentor staff members through strategic deployment, development and performance management;
• Show leadership by role modelling exemplary professional behaviour and providing personal integrity;
• Utilize the strengths of people;
• Showing optimistic mindset, giving orientation and security to subordinates even in ambiguous situations;
• Approach people with trust and appreciation;
• Listen to people, provide and request open and constructive feedback;
• Be able to identify people’s potential;
• Networking in matrix organizations, constructive “political” skills;
• Understand customer needs, market place dynamics, industry trends, the competitive landscape in the industry/function, consider the impact on the external environment in terms of business decisions and activities;
• Provide input for country specific annual action plans and support achievement;
• Facilitate, Train and develop staff on product specific knowledge as well as the company business culture;
• Be creative about what parts of the company Packaging Portfolio worldwide is needed in South-Africa and neighbouring countries;
• Manage cultural diversity to ensure fair, compliant and equitable employment terms and conditions for all employees;
• Ensure target margins are met in sold projects. Cross-Selling ability. Breakthrough in the local market;
• Grow local value-added and identify more machine-types that can be localised;
• Make sure European factories support as strongly as required;
• Identify and train local talent with previous experience in Packaging.

Profile:

• University degree (Master degree or equivalent);
• Experience: Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in business management in international companies;
• Minimum 2 years experience working abroad (working in different cultural)/ International working experience and mobility;
• Very good knowledge of packaging technology industry, with the company Packaging Portfolio;
• Cross-Divisional working experience, i.e. HR, Marketing/Sales, etc;
• Entrepreneurial, goal-oriented and solid problem solving capability;
• Exemplary leadership and management skills, Strong internal and external networking building;
• Creative thinking, good a convincing others of own ideas, Self motivated, disciplined and service orientated, Strong interpersonal skills, Ability to work independently, Result orientated/driven;
• Fluent in English and German (Dutch and Hindi of advantage), Excellent communication and presentation skills, Cross-cultural and diversity awareness, Ability and willingness to travel extensively cross-border, Police clearance.