General Manager at Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited

Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most- loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager

Location: Aba, Abia
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Type: Full term

Job Summary

• The General Manager is responsible for managing revenue and cost elements of the region i.e. Profit and Loss responsibility.
• GM oversees daily business activities and is responsible for effective planning, delegating, coordinating, staffing, organizing, and decision-making to attain desired business results.

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages budget
• Directs and coordinates departmental activities
• Reviews financial statements, manufacturing, and sales reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and identify areas needing improvement
• Researches, identifies, develops, and implements growth strategies
• Enhance the organization’s image and build robust rapport with external stakeholders such as suppliers, regulatory bodies, distributors, etc.
• Proactively monitor sales and distribution activities to ensure efficient and adequate supply of finished goods and optimum deployment of transportation to facilitate distribution to customers
• Ensure optimum machine efficiency and production output
• Ensure compliance with quality standards/specifications
• Ensures effective cost control and accurate reporting
• Ensures workforce optimization
• Nurture a dynamic, engaged, and competent workforce through robust performance-driven culture, training, and mentoring
• Provide strategic leadership and foster collaboration to ensure the achievement of corporate objectives across all reporting activities.
• Prepares and presents accurate, insightful, and timely reports to Top Management.

Requirements

• A minimum of Bachelor`s Degree (B.Sc.) or HND in Business Administration or any other related field.
• MSC / MBA is a Must
• Minimum of 9-12 years of work experience in Fmcg or
• Manufacturing company is a MUST
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, analysis and reporting of financial data
• Knowledge of the organization’s manufacturing processes, products, and machinery
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
• Good understanding of the company’s sales and distribution model as well as the practice in the industry
• Use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
• Determining how funds will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with superiors, peers, and subordinates clearly via e-mails, telephone, in-person, etc.

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.