General Manager 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 Title: General Manager

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

Application Closing Date
11th August, 2024.