Job Description

Education (Formal Qualifications Required)
Minimum

• Bachelors degree in manufacturing/ production or a Business Related Degree

Ideal

• A Masters degree is preferred

Previous Work Experience

• 10+ years proven experience in Production
• 5 years demonstrated experience in process improvement, lean manufacturing, and project management
• 10 years with Food Manufacturing experience
• 7 years of strong understanding of high-throughput production processes, and food manufacturing experience
• 10+ Years of Financial Analytics and Business Acumen

Key Performance Area
Implement the Manufacturing and Sourcing Strategy for Groceries and IP Sauces

• Oversee implementation of the business unit manufacturing and sourcing strategies and plans to achieve production targets and growth of market share
• Devises long-term plans to achieve growth and evolution
• Develops and implements growth strategies

Manufacturing and Factory Oversight

• Manages the manufacturing operating models and workflow implementation and adherence within the factory
• Sets guidelines, designs systems and determines procedures and production quality criteria to be implemented in the factory
• Mitigate and ensure correction of manufacturing risks
• Manage the performance of manufacturing areas
• Monitor and report on performance against objectives and key performance indicators

Quality Assurance

• Oversees adherence to quality procedures, standards and specifications that are in line with legal and any additional customer requirements
• Ensures that manufacturing processes comply with standards at both national and international level and regulations and sets parameters for adherence including any required changes as per the law
• Implements changes and improvements in performance/quality and deals with all deviations and non-compliance
• Oversees quality assurance and adherence to legislation of final goods

New Product Development

• Assess product lines and lead business review process by assessing sales information, taste profile of customers market size and opportunities
• Drives new product lines based on detailed assessment of data and informs the business of new requirements and lines
• Engage with relevant stakeholders to investigate other product opportunities that would support purpose driven business and commercial targets
• Build partnerships with other key manufacturers to investigate opportunities for new lines
• Devise business cases for potential opportunities to expand lines to request capital investment from the board
• Engage with Heads of Groceries and Supply in regions to investigate requirements and growth opportunities

Culture Creation and People Management

• Demonstrate and drive behaviour aligned to the company values
• Create a winning culture by continuously engaging employees, ensuring effective two-way communication is achieved. Implement and make use of an 15 minute agenda for all green area meetings
• Assist with the implementation and embedding of a high performance culture
• Address poor behaviours timeously and foster a positive work environment

Reporting, budget and financial management

• Manage the development, implementation and review of the Business Unit budgets
• Monitor adherence to project budgets and propose cost-saving measures where appropriate
• Manage all costs including agency fees, production and distribution costs
• Conduct post-campaign analysis and reporting

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