Regional Operations Manager at Farsight Africa Group

Details:

Do you love challenges, think-out-the-box in a strategic approach with relevant experiences and skills? Can you provide leadership by example with hands-on-attitude, able to formulatesolutions for everyday problems with cool head and get the jobs done approach?

Our Client SOMPRINT, a printing and branding company with operations in Somalia,is recruiting a Regional Operations Manager,who will be located in Mogadishu,Somalia.

Key roles and task:

• At Management level
  
  • Hold regular meetings with Executive Director around fiscal planning and initiative geared toward operational excellence, new products, services and market development.
  • Identify organisation gaps, (knowledge, market, resources etc.), pioneer solutions,implement outcome, monitor and evaluate impact.
  • Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organization’s mission - specifically, better management reporting, information flow and management,business process and organizational planning.
  • Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of departmental collaboration through development of each department’s functions as well as coordination and communication procedures between departments.
• Marketing and Sales
  
  • Develop and monitor marketing and sales objectives, targets and strategies with the Executive Director and Head of the Department.
  • Ensure the achievement of marketing and sales objectives by recruiting, selecting,orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.
  • Work with and support the marketing and sales team to achieve financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures,analyzing variances, initiating corrective actions.
• Production
  
  • Determine production (graphic design and printing) priorities by reviewing customer order requirements and production schedules; analysing equipment, materials, and employee availability; coordinating schedules with sales and delivery date.
  • Synchronize all production departments’ functions and collaborations and overseeing quality of work.
  • Review, improve and enforce departmental work policies and procedure as well as production and scheduling efficiency.
  • Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.
  • Manage supply and materials inventory.
• Human Resources
  
  • Review, develop and enforce work ethics, policies and procedure.
  • Select, train, schedule and manage employee performance.
  • Communicate job expectations and targets; plan, monitor, appraise, and review performance.
  • Responsible for problem solving, conflict resolution, and multi-tasking project management.
  • Oversee, payroll, manage staff benefits and disciplinary actions.
• Finance:
  
  • Develop and monitor annual budget in coordination with the Executive Director.
  • Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls.
  • Develop and monitor departmental budgets in coordination with the head of departments.
  • Payroll management, including arrangement of accrued employee benefits.

Knowledge, Experiences and Skills

• Relevant MA or MBA degree from reputable university
• Minimum ten years of work experiences including a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar managerial role – essential
• Strong managerial track record with the potential to grow within the organization,particularly, people management, sound financial management knowledge and reporting skills – essential
• Strong analytical and technical skills – essential
• Solid exposure to the printing press industry, book binding, and graphic design – desirable
• Experienced in managing workers in large production/manufacturing environments
• Pre-press knowledge (Software and Hardware) – desirable
• Exposure to Somalia market – desirable
• Good oral and written communication skills both in English and Somali language
• Strong PC/Computer Skills – essential