Senior Manager - Business Operations. Commercial Operations SA at MTN

JOB DESCRIPTION

Strategy and Development 

• To oversee the alignment of Group Strategy and MTNSA organisational strategy which includes operating systems, procedures and processes.
• Driving strategy implementation across all business units
• To integrate and drive synergies on business streams and fostering alignment to and governance requirements among the different divisions. 
• In conjunction with Group, this role will provide inputs into the operation matrices within the business to achieve optimal performance.
• To align operational needs of the department to external economic and commercial environment for sustainability.

Business Management

• Ensure effective operational implementation of the strategy by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, reporting tools for adoption 
• Define the standards and set targets for operational performance across various activities and identify the parameters for measurement of performance.
• Provide Operational and Strategic direction for business and operational management across the organisation.
• Define and drive performance management for MTN SA EXCO, ensuring cross functional alignment, as well as alignment with Group functions

Operational Delivery

• Oversee the consolidated business performance reporting for all P&L’s
• Define operational governance framework
• Advise and support the business operational improvement for digital, enterprise and consumer business positioning.
• To coordinate the integration of technology landscapes across the different business streams.
• Coordinate all supporting functions to enable commercial and technology business units to deliver on the Companies objectives

Budgets

• Develop and manage of divisional budgets in line with business objectives;
• Develop and manage project initiative budgets in line with business objectives; and
• Ensure that the profitability of the company is increased.
• Advise and Support the annual Business planning and positioning of our 3-year plan

Reporting                                                

• Report on a monthly basis including EXCO progress made within the division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation;
• Highlight to the management significant deviations from defined performance metrics; and
• Report on an adhoc basis on specific projects, as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and Development 

• To oversee the alignment of Group Strategy and MTNSA organisational strategy which includes operating systems, procedures and processes.
• Driving strategy implementation across all business units
• To integrate and drive synergies on business streams and fostering alignment to and governance requirements among the different divisions. 
• In conjunction with Group, this role will provide inputs into the operation matrices within the business to achieve optimal performance.
• To align operational needs of the department to external economic and commercial environment for sustainability.

Business Management

• Ensure effective operational implementation of the strategy by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, reporting tools for adoption 
• Define the standards and set targets for operational performance across various activities and identify the parameters for measurement of performance.
• Provide Operational and Strategic direction for business and operational management across the organisation.
• Define and drive performance management for MTN SA EXCO, ensuring cross functional alignment, as well as alignment with Group functions

Operational Delivery

• Oversee the consolidated business performance reporting for all P&L’s
• Define operational governance framework
• Advise and support the business operational improvement for digital, enterprise and consumer business positioning.
• To coordinate the integration of technology landscapes across the different business streams.
• Coordinate all supporting functions to enable commercial and technology business units to deliver on the Companies objectives

Budgets

• Develop and manage of divisional budgets in line with business objectives;
• Develop and manage project initiative budgets in line with business objectives; and
• Ensure that the profitability of the company is increased.
• Advise and Support the annual Business planning and positioning of our 3-year plan

Reporting                                                

• Report on a monthly basis including EXCO progress made within the division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation;
• Highlight to the management significant deviations from defined performance metrics; and
• Report on an adhoc basis on specific projects, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 4 year Business Commercial qualification or related CA, CIMA 
• MBA (preferred)