Organisation: Q-Sourcing (Cigarette
Manufacturing Factory)
Duty
Station: East Africa – South Sudan – Juba
Q-Sourcing Limited is a
manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the
countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan. Our client is a local
cigarette manufacturing factory in Juba. They started their operations in South
Sudan in December to date, it is providing employment to more than fifty six
(56) South Sudanese nationals and it is one of the biggest tax payers in Juba,
South Sudan.
Job Summary: The Assistant
Operations Manager will be tasked with improving the company’s processes and
overall business in South Sudan. The incumbent will be responsible for leading
operational activities in the factory (Production, Engineering, Quality
Management, Process Improvement, Product Costing, Manufacturing Services (i.e.
Logistics, Warehousing, Purchasing, Materials and Production planning), People
and HR related functions etc).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Steer,
develop and motivate all factory teams (by delegating, coaching,
supporting in implementing best practices and identifying implementable
training needs) - Plan
and schedule factory production in consideration to sales forecasts,
market trends, materials availability, factory production constraints so
that an optimized efficiency and balanced inventories are achieved all the
time. - Develop
and implement both long and short term plans while ensuring that factory
output is consistent with Market/Sales strategies and goals. - Actively
participate in planning and monitoring conversion costs and liaises with
operational HoD’s (Head of Departments) to provide support in order to
improve cost control and visibility. - Ensure
accurate and timely cash flow reporting is done to the market treasury
with respect to Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and inventory spending’s. - In
charge of preparing monthly reports and analysis for Management review
(based on Process KPIs and Financial ones) and provide periodical action
plans for continuous improvement. - Plan
and execute all CAPEX projects as per APSP (Annual Plan Strategic Plan)
plan (by updating, monitoring and produce CAPEX report on monthly basis to
Management). - Work
closely with contractors/production equipment manufacturers on behalf of
the company and supervise contractors/equipment supplier’s onsite during
projects execution. - On
yearly basis, prepare comprehensive and meaningful APSP plan that will
always reflect cost efficiency and Process KPIs performance improvement
year after year.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- The
ideal candidates should preferably hold a graduate degree from a
recognized higher learning institution preferably from either of the
following fields: - MBA (with first degree in any Engineering discipline)
- Engineering (Chemical & Process, Electrical, Mechanical,
Industrial Engineering) with postgraduate certificate or diploma in
Finance - Accounting/Finance/Economics with proven good exposure in the
manufacturing industry - At
least five years working experience in a manufacturing industry - Fluent
in both English and Juba Arabic - Advanced
level in MS Office computer skills, knowing AutoCAD will be an added
advantage - Past
experience on working with any ERP software (e.g. SAP) will be an added
advantage - Work
experience in a tobacco and cigarettes factory is an added advantage.
- Think the Business – Constantly strive to improve the
quality of products/Services - Maximize your Contribution – Display “everything is possible”
attitude - Energize People – Encourage and build 2-way
communications - Drive Results – Proactively solve problems, explore
opportunities and offer alternative solutions.
All suitably qualified East
African Nationals are encouraged to send a comprehensive CV via E-mail to: recruitment@qsourcing.com.
Note: please clearly indicate
the position you’re applying for in the subject line of your email e.g. “Application
_Assistant Operations Manager.”
Deadline: 18th June,
2015
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