General Manager - Chemical Management Service & Solutions

Purpose of role:

The purpose of this job is to provide leadership as well as Operationally manage the CMS business through effective management of existing programs and expansion into new programs to achieve mutual economic value addition to our customers and bottom line profits.

CMS is the top end solution offer to customers with a scope to offer On-site services like Customer chemical management, on-site inventory management, dispensing and performance monitoring of lubricants and coolants, HSSE Best practice transfer, cost tracking, value additions through (Continuous Improvement Projects) CIPs.

- Develop appropriate Procedures and Work Instructions in line with standardized quality systems (Standard SOP's).

- Write new or modified work instructions for activities which are not fully covered, where these have been identified by informal review or by formal internal audit.

- Take action to identify and prevent problems related to products, processes and the quality system.

- Recommend and initiate solutions through designated channels and follow up to verify the implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

- To ensure contractor partner compliance to all legal procedures, labour and wages acts.

- Work in the direction to make the ILS CMS offer certified in line with ISO 9000

Experience (depth and nature):

This position requires graduate degree in Engineering and a minimum of 12-18 years' experience including good exposure to industrial sales / management and preferably combined experience in manufacturing, purchasing, finance, administration, and research and development.

It is critical that the incumbent possess strong skills in the areas of HSSE, Key account Management, High Technical Skills in Industrial Products / manufacturing, Team leadership and management, organizational development, problem solving, negotiating, and communications.

The ability to build wider regional networks in CMS operations, plus a strong bias for influencing senior management is a pre-requisite.