General Manager Job at Seven Up Bottling Company Limited

Seven Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most-loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into the Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: General Manager
Job Location: Abia
Employment Type: Full-time
Sector: Manufacturing

Job Brief

• I'm currently hiring a general manager who will be responsible and accountable for all line and staff activities within the assigned area required for effective manufacturing, sales, and distribution of company goods.
• You'll also be responsible for the preparation and implementation of Plant’s annual business plan.

Responsibilities

• Control of all operational aspects, including revenue growth, profit, operations and production, quality, product development, health and safety, finance, and compliance within assigned.
• Prepare an annual manufacturing plan and policy guidelines to drive the performance of key result areas on production activities and continuous implementation monitoring.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained at all times and do not suffer in the quest for cost optimization.
• Implement a Plant Performance Tracking System, which includes the key performance indicators covering manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, manpower levels, and finance
• Proactively monitor sales and distribution activities to ensure efficient and adequate supply of finished goods and optimum deployment of transportation to facilitate distribution to customers.
• Optimally make sure that manufacturing units improve on the standard efficiencies in terms of machine efficiencies, material yields, labour, and overhead costs versus budget.
• Monitor materials usage at individual plants and ensure wastage and losses are minimal and not in excess of set standards.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of an effective preventive engineering maintenance schedule in line with budgeted costs.
• Oversee the cost-effective management of all outsourced transportation services in consistency with budgeted levels of costs.
• Develop and nurture a dynamic and competent workforce through a robust performance-driven culture
• Provide strategic leadership, team spirit, and drive to ensure the achievement of company objectives across all reporting activities.

Requirements

• B.Sc./HND
• 15+ years of working experience in the Manufacturing space.
• Minimum of 3 years in a senior management position.
• MBA/MSc will be an added advantage.
• Strong Leadership/Coaching Skills
• Communication skill
• Problem-solving and Decision-Making Skills
• Result Oriented.