Reporting Line Reports to: Group Managing Director Department:
Purpose of the Role
The General manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership in all facets of the organization, overseeing the day-to-day running of the business, and ensuring strategic goals are at operational and budgetary levels.
Role Accountabilities
- Develop business plans and tactical action plans tsupport the achievement of the strategic plan.
- Champion the strategic planning process
- Implement sales strategies across the Company and accomplish said targets while driving growth of customer base.
- Thorough understanding of the competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments, and standards.
- Overseeing the implementation of the company's short- and long-term strategies and plans
- Lead the annual budgeting process tensure accurate income projections and provisioning of expenses.
- Closely monitor costs tminimize wastage and guard against possible embezzlement.
- Take immediate necessary action tpromote a culture of efficiency, honesty, integrity and placing the customer front and center of all company actions.
- High levels of customer awareness – their imports and exports habits. Understand their needs and challenges and use this knowledge for product refinement and growth.
- Establish an appropriate leadership system that will attract, inspire, develop, and retain a highly skilled motivated, and disciplined staff tenhance the performance of the institution
- Liquidity Management: Optimize company liquidity by ensuring timely collection of debts and management of expenses.
- Appraise the Board quarterly on the company's financial status, explaining current performance compared with the past period, actual performance compared with the budgets, and explanations for the variances.
- Proactively recommends changes or improvements tthe overall direction, policies, and strategy of the organization; solicits advice and seeks guidance, when appropriate, from the board.
- Develop strategies tmanage credit and operational risks of the business.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Master degree in a business related course.
- Bachelor's degree in Sales, Marketing or related fields
- At least 8 years of experience in managing a team, managing multiple operational functions.
- Knowledge in Logistics Industry will be an added advantage
- Experience in planning and budgeting
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
- General Management Stakeholder Engagement & Analytical Skills;
- Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation, and analytical skills
