General Manager

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and directs the daily operations of the business, including coordinating with human resources, legal, sales, marketing, manufacturing, accounting, IT and other departments.
• Meets with and reports to the CEO about the company's daily operations, as well as about the CEO's plans for any upcoming adjustments or developments to business operations strategy, or other company goals and objectives.
• Represents the heir apparent for the CEO and may stand in for the CEO if this senior executive is out of the office or otherwise engaged.
• The COO might also assist in training and guiding a CEO who is new to the organization and help this person get used to the business's operations and strategy.
• Helps support other senior executives and employees, including to advise on promotions.
• Develops and implements policies for daily operations, and communicates these policy changes to department supervisors.
• Ensures alignment with current company policies and goals, including those that the COO creates themselves, as well as those developed by the CEO and other executives.
• Provide management to staff and leadership to the organization that aligns with the company's business plan and overall strategic vision.
• Assist executive team members in creating, growing and building a world-class, industry-leading organization.
• Drive company results from both an operational and financial perspective working closely with the CFO, CEO and other key executive team members.
• Partner with the CFO to achieve favourable financial results with respect to sales, profitability, cash flow, mergers and acquisitions, systems, reporting and controls.
• Works with other C-level executives on budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation programs.
• Work closely with the senior management team to create, implement and roll-out plans for operational processes, internal infrastructures, reporting systems and company policies all designed to foster growth, profitability and efficiencies within the company.
• Forge strategic partnerships and relationships with clients, vendors, banks, investors and all other professional business relationships.
• Work with the CEO  in the capital raise process, and participate in the company's road shows. 
• Meet, interact and present information effectively to potential investors and private equity firms.
• Foster a growth-oriented, positive and encouraging environment while keeping employees and management accountable to company policies, procedures and guidelines.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of an MBA/MSc in business management, risk management or any related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven work experience as a general manager or any similar executive role.
• Strong analytical ability
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Knowledge of business processes and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills