Commercial Plant Manager

Financial and cost control management.

Advise Plant Management on all financial and performance matters.

Budgeting and detailed cost analysis.

Managing purchasing commitments, tenders and service contracts.

Administration management.

Liaising with BURS and Customs.

Coordination of IT, Finance and HR (having had necessary experience in large manufacturing environments).

Broad understanding of payrolls and authorizations for payments to be made.

Ensuring and checking adherence of internal control processes.

Admin

Service contracts - pricing and delivery thereof

Government and other Botswana entities

Legal matters affecting company

Internal control processes ensuring and checking adherence of such

Purchasing

Control and management of the purchasing processes

Involvement tender processes for services

Human Resources

Ensure effective and smooth running of all aspects and that department provides necessary support to the plant

Having overview of personnel costs and head counts (act vs bud), authorisation of payrolls, necessary analysis of deviations

Authorizing of bonuses

IT

Ensure necessary support is provided in terms of technical & personnel Finance

Ensure necessary support provided to company finance by local accountant

Controlling

Responsible for preparation of budgets and forecasts

Monthly reporting to management

Analysis of variances and implementation of necessary corrective actions

Monthly controlling reports to the company

Other necessary KPI reports as requiredClaims

Coordinate adhoc costs for claims to suppliers and customers

Job Requirements:

Degree in Accounting / Finance and ACCA; or any related professional qualification.

10 years experience in managing costs, budgets, and administration aspects of a business in an automotive manufacturing environment, of which 5 years must be at plant manager level.

Data extraction tools for analysis.

Leadership and Project management skills.

Experience in HR related matters