JOB ADVERT: Managing Director
Boc Zimbabwe
A vacancy exists for a Managing Director, reporting to the Senior Director - Emerging Africa based in South Africa. The position is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The purpose of the job is to develop and implement business strategies and policies to ensure that the company continues to grow and develop in line with shareholder expectations, is operated safely and ethically in the interest of all stakeholders and is sustainable in the long-term.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers and industry players in order to grow the company.
• Ensuring a safe and secure environment is created and maintained in all BOC Zimbabwe operations.
• Instilling commitment to meeting the SHEQ objective of ensuring no harm comes from the company's actions to people, the environment or the communities in which it operates.
• Develop and maintain an organisational structure appropriate to the changing needs of the business.
• Ensure that key positions are staffed, and employees developed and motivated, to be high-performing and to meet business objectives.
• Ensuring on-going focus and improvement on internal working relationships, developing local skills and talents and driving diversity and inclusion in order to attract, develop and retain the best talent and build a high-performing team.
• Ensuring the favourable representation of 130C Zimbabwe in the local business community.
• Ensuring that BOC Zimbabwe meets its current and future business objectives in line with the growth agenda of the emerging Africa business unit of the Group.
• Ensuring that financial and profitability objectives are met as well as the long-term sustainability of the company.
• Ensuring that there is increased focus on high-performance initiatives in the area of Customer Focus, People Excellence and Ability to Execute.
• Ensuring that the company is at all times maintaining the highest level of internal controls and
governance and that the principles of the Linde Code of Business Integrity are maintained in all it does.
• Ensuring that proper legal compliance, corporate governance, financial disciplines and controls are maintained at all times to safeguard the company, its assets and its stakeholders.
The successful incumbent will be in possession of an Engineering, Financial, Commercial or General Management (Masters Degree) qualification, with 10 - 15 years relevant experience in a manufacturing industry at senior managerial level. The incumbent will have strong leadership qualities coupled with excellent communication skills and a track record of successful business accomplishments, especially in the areas of sales and business development. Ideally, the person should be customer focused and results driven, with high performance and team work orientation. Strategic thinking, cross cultural communication and cooperation, negotiation, conflict resolution and business acumen complete the profile for this challenging position.
HOW TO APPLY:
Email your CV and copies of Certificates to: hrzimbabwe@boc.com
Should you wish to discuss your interest in confidence or obtain further information please contact:
CHARLES MUFUDZE
Human Resources
BOC Zimbabwe
Email address: charles.mufudze@boc.com
Closing Date: 19 February 2021