General Manager (Manufacturing)

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven leader to direct our sales and support team development, spearhead market strategy creation, and oversee monthly purchasing and pricing policies to consistently achieve company revenue targets.

Required Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate; a relevant qualification in Sales or Marketing is preferred
• Proficiency in working with Excel spreadsheets
• Essential experience within the Tyre and Wheel industry

Technical Competencies and Experience

• Driving Organizational Profitability: Maximize the company’s overall bottom-line performance and financial growth.
• Working Capital and Cash Flow Management: Optimize collections to consistently meet creditor and banking obligations on maturity.
• Risk and Credit Mitigation: Assess key customer creditworthiness through on-site visits and enforce strict compliance with credit terms.
• Key Account Management: Oversee sales operations for tier-one clients to consistently achieve strategic volume targets.
• Strategic Market Expansion: Drive sustainable sales growth while maintaining optimal, margin-protective pricing structures.
• Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and track branch-level sales performance and collection metrics against corporate KPIs.
• Strategic Procurement: Negotiate competitive pricing with global suppliers and manage monthly production forecasting and ordering.
• Inventory Lifecycle Management: Implement targeted liquidation strategies to reduce Year-of-Manufacture (YOM) and slow-moving stock.
• Stock Optimization: Maintain an agile inventory mix to meet demand, ensuring slow or non-moving stock remains below 10% of total holdings.
• Competitive Intelligence: Gather and analyze market insights regarding competitor pricing strategies and commercial activities.
• Strategic Marketing Execution: Design and execute comprehensive monthly marketing initiatives to drive brand demand.
• Market-Aligned Innovation: Align procurement with evolving market trends and supplier product development pipelines.
• Executive Reporting: Compile and present comprehensive monthly executive summaries and Market Status Operational Reports (MSOR) to regional leadership.
• Knowledge Transfer: Formulate and deliver structured product training programs for internal teams and external clients.

Behavioral Competencies

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Proven capacity to perform effectively under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Strong work ethic and unwavering commitment to ethical conduct
• High degree of precision, attention to detail, and focus

Please note: Should you not hear back from us within the next two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.