Industrial Performance Manager

• Be H&S compliant; act as a role model in plants, be safety conscious and proactive contributing to shaping a group safety culture. Actively participate in training and engage people in safety discussions.
  
• Ensure that health and safety directives and policies are taken into consideration and respected during the implementation of Global Initiatives and carry out safety observations, risk assessments, and audits.
  
• Create safe work conditions and mobilize all plant employees and on-site contractors on safety at work (behaviors and skills).
  
• Strictly apply Group Security rules and proactively report any observations and/or incidents.
  

• Strategy and Policy Development: develop and implement departmental plans and performance management.
  
• Set up the overall strategic goals, objectives, budget, and oversee the execution of business processes within the department (Industrial)
  
• Manage the day-to-day strategic guidance, direction and leadership of staff while ensuring legal, regulatory and statutory requirements are adhered to.
  
• Conduct all necessary assessments and benchmarks within the framework of Huaxin
  
• Formulate the vision and set the priorities for the four Nigerian plants with the Industrial Head
  

• Define the Plant Performance Improvement Plan (PDP, MTP) alongside with the Plant Managers and ensure is validated by the COO.
  
• Manage own time and resources, structure and execute assignments in due time, as well as in good quality; understand and anticipate business needs ensuring effectiveness and the bottom- line impact of proposed solutions;
  
• Deploy and provide expertise in the areas of performance analysis, identification of opportunities, target setting, definition of action plans and implementation of Global initiatives in the plants:
  
  

• Identify performance opportunities in collaboration with the Local (Nigeria) Manufacturing support team;
  
• Monitor and challenge plants' performance along the business cycle from the target definition to the monitoring of rolling forecasts;
  
• In collaboration with the business aspiration and Strategy group, define and cascade targets to plants; discuss targets with the plants to agree on them.
  
• Ensure that the group targets are properly reflected in the plants' mid-term development plans, considering performance and sustainability.
  
  

• Participate in the validation of the operational and capital investments budget, as well as the mid and long term plans of the plants;
  
• Support and challenge plants in the definition of robust action plans that will ensure targets are met (adequacy of actions and resources);
  
• Support plants with the implementation of their actions, acting as advisors and seeking for external support if required.
  
• Track advancement of action plans and effective delivery of expected results from actions.
  
  

• Inform corporate regarding opportunities for performance improvement missions in terms of topic (e.g. energy) or pilot plant;
  
• Identify, promote, and country initiatives in accordance with Global initiatives;
  
• Support the Global Initiative group to implement actions in the plants, take ownership of the project, ensure local commitments, follow-up and reporting;
  
• Cooperate with experts to provide the required know-how to support roll out.
  
  

• Ensure local understanding of relevant indicators for performance and cost analysis;
  
• Use and maintain process and tools supporting global initiatives (e.g. benefit calculation tool, audit methodology, etc.)
  
• Roll out the implementation of new tools, train the target audience, and monitor progress
  
• Implement and use Group tools, procedures and new technologies by providing required expertise for the development
  
• Operations Management: Improve operational system processes and best practices within the company to guarantee the company’s well-being and ensuring the smooth running of the day-to-day business
  
• Lead the Executive S&OP for the Industrial function
  
  

• Support and challenge plants in his/her perimeter in assessing plant competencies and defining improvement actions
  
• Facilitate training modules, support development of expertise in Plants and Countries.
  

• Be a team player, collaborate and constructively challenge the status quo. Ensure openness and work effectively and flexibly in the face of ambiguities
  
• Build a high performing, engaged and collaborative team across the Industrial space.
  
• Support colleagues in their development through open feedback
  
• Lead and improve the performance of the plant teams, ensuring motivation, competencies and skills development to prepare successors.Ensure willingness to learn more, welcome feedback from others and apply learning.
  
• Demonstrate self-awareness of own strengths and weaknesses to drive own professional development
  
• Contribute to a culture of trust, information exchange and discussion, challenge and generate creative ideas;
  
• Behave accordingly to the group culture and values; respect all people regardless of their performance, nationality, beliefs, age, gender, etc.
  

• Proactively translate Group and local business strategy into plant actions and align planning & activities to account for strategy and business change
  
• Prepare the annual plant production budgets in consultation with the Sales & Marketing team, and ensure the constant follow up along the year
  
• Develop, track and control all the plants budget, rolling forecast - developing corrective measures for negative variances and ensuring closure of actions by team members
  
• Ensure the highest performance of the plant in terms of reliability, availability and utilization, and identify cost-saving opportunities to drive lower production costs
  
• Ensure continuous improvement to meet the yearly Industrial (plants) targets together with each plant team meeting the short, mid and long-term development
  
• Optimize contracting strategy at Corporate level together with the Plant team, Finance and Procurement teams
  
• Financial management: handle budget controls and analysis of month-end manufacturing financial reports and reviews monthly business performance report with the Business
  
• Unit Finance Team (CFO, Performance Analysis & Controlling)
  

• Support the Project team to manage investment projects within given budgets, time and scope in every respect as well as the use of standard process, tools, Group priorities, etc.
  
• Propose and support the implementation of capital expenditure projects that drive productivity
  
• Support the business on special projects with a focus on the development and launch of new products while working closely with the commercial team.
  
  

• Communicate and implement regulations, company goals, local permits, policies and procedures; ensure up-to-date technical documentation; optimize the internal processes and structures
  
• Supervise personnel to apply them consistently and ensure compliance for related activities
  

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years Manufacturing operations experience (including 5 years in line management positions and preferably Production/Process department).
  
• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
  
• Management of cross functional projects
  
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Natural Sciences
  
  

Benefits