Commercial Manager - Wood Manufacturing Plant - CA/ICWA

Commercial Manager-Wood Manufacturing Plant

Urgently required Commercial Manager for Africa Location.

Experience : CA/ ICWA with at least 7 years experience of commercial operations in manufacturing plant ( Wood manufacturing plant).

Note : Need someone from SCM background who deals with Purchase, Logistics and all,

Job Description :

- To take care of Import indenting of Consumables & Spare parts

- To coordinate with Centralized Group procurement operations in Dubai and India for quick ordering and shipments

- To optimize the inventory levels for Consumables & Spare parts by keeping proper reordering levels

- To coordinate with Centralized Group shipping department for prompt clearing of import shipments

- To take care of local procurement of consumables and spare parts and develop local supplier base

- To coordinate with supplier/ centralized procurement team for supplier claims

- To ensure accurate costing (both marginal and total cost) of WIP an various finished products

- To do the cost-benefit analysis of various initiatives suggested by Plant Head or top management

- To review the consumption pattern for raw material, consumables and spare parts and red flag, wherever there is unusual variations

- To review daily production and highlight the cases, where there is unusual rejections/ products not meeting quality parameters

- To coordinate with marketing team for timely delivery to the customers and attending customers service related issues

- To arrange local transportation for goods delivery

- To coordinate for logistics within factory premises

- To analyses the sales reports and highlight the cases where there is unusual variation in prices given to various customers

- To do product/ customer profit analysis and make appropriate recommendations

- To take care of customer debit/ credit notes

- Co-ordinate with Plant Head for Production planning in order to optimize profitability and to ensure timely delivery of orders booked

- Commercial negotiation with transporters, contractors and other suppliers

- Review and vetting of various commercial contracts

- To coordinate with legal department on various legal issues and cases

- To suggest process/ system improvements in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness

- To take care of insurance and insurance claims

- Assessment if various risks and take steps necessary to mitigate those risks

- Any adhoc tasks/ projects assigned time to time.

Candidate Profile :

- Good analytical skills

- Good interpersonal skills and must be a team player

- Must be hardworking

- Structured working style

- Analytical mind

- Experience of working on ERP Microsoft Navision would be an added advantage

- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office especially Microsoft Excel

- Presentable and good communication skills

- The periodic physical stock taking of WIP/FG and stock items and highlight the variances

- Periodic checking of accuracy in measurements of weights across the plant and -coordinating for necessary corrections in case of discrepancies

Package :

- Bachelor accommodation. Family status will be considered, 1 year after joining -subject to performance.

- Soft and hard furnishing will be provided. Utility bills will be paid by the Company

- Medical reimbursement.

- Free air passage twice a year, while working on bachelor status ( once in a year for -whole family after family status)