Business Operations Manager - Pretoria at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Qualifications & Experience

Essential: 

• Grade 12 National Certificate
• Industrial Engineering Degree/Bachelor of Commerce or related Qualification
• Proficient in Ms Office Packages including Power BI at advanced level
• Data Analytics
• Market Intelligence

Preferred: 

• Proven experience and track record in a similar role
• Length > 4-6 years’ experience
• Proven tender and contract management experience
• Excellent report writing and presentations skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Research Skills
• Strong organizational and time management capabilities
• Strong legislative and regulatory framework knowledge
• Vast experience with tools and techniques for accounting and reporting
• Analytical skills, precise, rigorous
• Ability to plan, organize and meet deadlines

Duties

• The following is a general list of tasks that the candidate is required to perform. The Company may add to or vary these duties from time to time provided the variation is reasonable having regard to the employee’s skills, competence and training.
• Provide strategic support to the Managing Director,
• Partnering with site leadership, managers and functional heads of the business to support and coordinate operational projects and needs,
• Prepare action plans to address any operational gaps that have been identified,
• In depth support with tender processes and contract management,
• Translating business updates into meaningful and succinct and high-level PowerPoint presentations,
• Ensure on time reporting and track Medium Term Plan (MTP) progress.
• Responsible for obtaining market intelligence, completing competitive analyses, competitor activities and customer behaviours,
• Blending historical data from available industry reports, public information, field reports or purchased sources as input to analyses,
• Identifying and analysing industry/geographic trends and competitor market strategies and monitoring current/potential customer trends,
• Executing on adhoc business administrative tasks and assignments as communicated by the management team,
• Partners with other areas of the business (Finance, People, Technical, legal, safety) to model the outcome of implementing potential business strategies,
• Proficient in managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence.

Specific behaviour & attitudes:

• Strong Positive Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Business acumen,
• Ability to think strategically with operational effectiveness, while also being practical and hands-on.
• Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams,
• Ability to present and communicate complex information clearly and persuasively.