Area Manager

Tailormade Solution; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and operational management firm in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Area Manager to oversee organizational operations. You'll improve efficiency, ensure compliance, and manage budgets while leading a team. Strong experience in operations management and HR practices is essential. This role offers the chance to drive operational excellence and enhance customer service.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as an operations manager or similar role in warehouse/distribution/FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management.
• Experience budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all operations are cost-effective.
• Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices.
• Help maintain legal compliance of processes.

Skills

Operations management

Communication skills

Leadership ability

Organizational skills

Client relationship management

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a professional Area Manager to coordinate and oversee our organization’s operations.

The area manager function is mainly to implement the correct processes and practices across the organization. Excellent understanding of HR / IR practices and labour.

Ultimately, we’ll trust you to help us remain compliant, efficient and profitable during the course of business.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way
• Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices
• Help the organization’s processes remain legally compliant
• Formulate strategic and operational objectives
• Examine financial data and use them to improve profitability
• Manage budgets and forecasts
• Ensure KPI's are achieved as per scorecards for all sites
• Recruit, train and supervise staff
• Find ways to increase quality of customer service
• HR / IR
• Client retention and market growth

Requirements

• Proven work experience as operations manager or similar role in warehouse / distribution / FMCG environment / labour outsourcing
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
• Experience budgeting and forecasting
• Familiarity with business and financial principles
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Excellent client relationship building and maintenance
• Staff management experience (HR / IR)