Cold Drinks Operations Manager at Nigerian Bottling Company

Functional areas     Supply Chain
Department     Audit

Job Details    
The Cold Drinks Operations Manager reports to the Country Supply Chain Director and the key responsibilities of the role include:
 
•Implements the Customer service strategy and execution of SLAs in the Country
•Ensures operational excellence and highest quality of CDO services
•Total Cost of ownership of equipment
•Managing CDE life-cycle at lowest appropriate cost
•Drives continuously improvement projects with the objective to optimize efficiency and reduce cost
•CDE operational KBIs - measures performance of all activities and costs against SLAs, customer satisfaction and productivity goals
•SLAs with customers and suppliers defined, monitored and improved over time
•Ensures that CDE meets all H&S and Environmental standards
•Ensures that legislation and guidelines are respected in all CDO activities and CDE disposal handling
•Ensures that all staff have the required certificates to service equipment
•Ensures safe working for staff (safety regulations are fully followed)
•Responsible for Quality audits and CAP implementation
•Responsible for country CDE operational capability development
•Responsible for CDO Supply Chain EATB tools implementation in the Country
•Ensures implementation of successful supply chain practices in the Country

Education level

• University degree relevant to Manufacturing (engineering, food & beverage processing related),MBA will be an added advantage

Experience needed    

• 10years

Desired candidate profile    

• University degree relevant to Manufacturing (Engineering related) 10 years working experience in the field of production management , 3-5 years people management responsibilities, In depth knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Maintenance,Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health & Safety Ability to make and communicate hard decisions and courage to stay the course.
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions .
• Ability to think tactically and strategically .
• Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins .Ability to select and assess first-line managers .
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others .
• Ability to empower managers . Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section's plan. Ability to lead and manage change.
• Ability to set standards for management performance.
• High integrity . Articulate communicator and effective listener .
• Ability to adapt leadership style appropriately .
• Ability to build relationships to improve results .
• Ability to understand what drives peers in other functions. Knowledge of the contributions of all functions.
• Open minded and willing to experiment and try new things.

Job location     Head Office