Operations Director
Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP1211208
Company classification: Service Provider (supply chain, professional services, repair & maintenance, etc.) Industry in: FMCG FMCG - Other Highest formal qualification and other: Masters MBA Discipline: Technology Management Years of experience range: 16 to 20 years (6 to 10 years management) Annual package range: South African Rand - ZAR Annual package range: 951 000 - 1.1 mil, per annum Nationality: South African Home and other languages: Afrikaans, English Gender: Male Ethnicity: Caucasian/White Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions both nationally and internationally.
Online Interview Questionnaire
Primary purpose of current/most recent position:
To continuously improve the overall performance of the two departments (IT & Operations) to become more efficient without sacrificing safety or security, provide better service deliveries, keep customers happy, ensure stock availability and closely monitor inventory, lower expenses, improve teamwork, embrace change, welcome new technologies, learn from mistakes and improve preventative measures, empower communities.
Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:
Improve Margins and sales Customer satisfaction Inventory Management Communication and Feedback Continuous system Improvements
Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:
I enjoy making use of newer technologies to integrate, automate and improve processes and efficiencies to make everyone's life's easier and become more productive. From employer, employee to customer. I focus and out extra effort in to ensure the job gets done on time and will pull in the team or resources as required. The quicker the job is done, accurately and safely, the more time could be less troubled and spend with your family.
Ideal business title:
Operations Manager Operations Director COO CIO CTO Systems Integrations Manager Project Manager System Analyst
Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:
I am not a technical expert and due to my current job requirements I never had to physically do any technical work, but rather oversee and manage the technical team who actually does the job. I enjoy leading and motivating the team to see the bigger picture and embrace change for enhancing or automating day-to-day mundane tasks, identifying improvements or reports to improve key outputs and identifying risks. Working with people who share the same passion.
Skill area of competence:
PPE compliance, record keeping, analysing processes for improvement, IT, Management / Leadership
Career summary:
Worked for the same company supplying PPE to various industries for 19 years - IT, systems development and improvements for the first 16 and Operations for the past 3
What do you absolutely love doing:
I love being part of all aspects of the business to fully understand the business operations and requirements and get involved in all aspects and get the required team together to enhance this. This include the operational people, HR, Finance, Admin, IT to see how everyone's input can make a difference to them, the employer, their family and community. Taking that into consideration, the best part is to use an IT solution to make someone else's lives better and improve their workload so the can focus on what is important for them.
Ideal company (culture and values):
A company who has a dedicated goal and plan they work towards, caring for their community, environment and employees where there are not too much red tape and allow employees to have the freedom and flexi-time with motivation to achieve this without being constantly micro managed. To be able to make decisions on the fly in an agile environment. A place where extraordinary effort is recognised and rewarded. Incentive plans for reaching measurable targets or additional improvement efforts. A place where family life is acknowledged and understood with support. A company that is committed to invest and grow their employees. Safety, Trust, Honesty, Integrity, open-door, collaborative, customer focused where you are delivering quality products or services to be proud of your workplace.
If you are looking for a Operations Director, then do get in touch.
Call the Head Office – Gauteng, SA. + 27 10 597 0862.
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