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About the Role
Our client is seeking an accomplished and commercially driven General Manager to lead and develop its mineral water production business. The role requires strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing, operations, sales, business development, finance, HR, procurement, and cost management.
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Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the mineral water production business
- Take full ownership of establishing, developing, and scaling business operations from the ground up
- Lead all key business functions, including operations, manufacturing, sales, business development, human resources, finance, procurement, and cost management
- Develop and execute short term and long term business strategies aligned with organizational growth and profitability objectives
- Oversee mineral water manufacturing operations and identify improved, efficient, and cost effective methods of production
- Drive operational excellence by establishing appropriate processes, systems, controls, policies, and performance standards across the business
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize manufacturing efficiency, production quality, capacity utilization, and overall operational performance
- Lead business development activities and identify new customers, markets, distribution opportunities, strategic partnerships, and revenue streams
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, distributors, suppliers, business partners, and other key stakeholders
- Develop sales strategies and commercial plans to increase market penetration, revenue, and profitability
- Oversee financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, cost management, and profitability
- Identify opportunities to reduce operating and manufacturing costs without compromising product quality or business performance
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related field; Master's Degree or MBA preferred
- Extensive senior management experience within the mineral water production or bottled water industry
- Previous experience working with well established mineral water brands in the region is mandatory
- Proven experience managing manufacturing and operational functions within the mineral water or beverage production industry
- Strong business development and commercial management experience with a proven ability to identify and develop new business opportunities
- Demonstrated ability to establish, build, or scale business operations from the ground up
- Strong understanding of mineral water manufacturing processes, production efficiency, quality management, and operational improvement
- Broad functional knowledge across manufacturing, operations, sales, business development, finance, human resources, procurement, and cost management
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with experience in budgeting, cost optimization, profitability management, and business planning
- Experience developing and implementing business strategies, operational processes, systems, and performance frameworks
- Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to initially work independently and subsequently build, develop, and lead high performing teams
- Entrepreneurial and startup oriented mindset with a hands on approach to business establishment and growth
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Job Brief
- Our client is seeking an accomplished and commercially driven General Manager to lead and develop its mineral water production business.
- The role requires frequent international travel based on business requirements.
- The General Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing, operations, sales, business development, finance, human resources, procurement, and cost management.
- A key focus will be to establish and optimize the business from the ground up, develop efficient water manufacturing processes, drive commercial growth, and progressively build the organizational structure and team as the business scales.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the mineral water production business.
- Take full ownership of establishing, developing, and scaling business operations from the ground up.
- Lead all key business functions, including operations, manufacturing, sales, business development, human resources, finance, procurement, and cost management.
- Develop and execute short term and long term business strategies aligned with organizational growth and profitability objectives.
- Oversee mineral water manufacturing operations and identify improved, efficient, and cost effective methods of production.
- Drive operational excellence by establishing appropriate processes, systems, controls, policies, and performance standards across the business.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize manufacturing efficiency, production quality, capacity utilization, and overall operational performance.
- Lead business development activities and identify new customers, markets, distribution opportunities, strategic partnerships, and revenue streams.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, distributors, suppliers, business partners, and other key stakeholders.
- Develop sales strategies and commercial plans to increase market penetration, revenue, and profitability.
- Oversee financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, cost management, and profitability.
- Identify opportunities to reduce operating and manufacturing costs without compromising product quality or business performance.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related field. A Master's Degree or an MBA will be an advantage.
- Extensive senior management experience within the mineral water production or bottled water industry.
- Previous experience working with well established mineral water brands in the region is mandatory.
- Proven experience managing manufacturing and operational functions within the mineral water or beverage production industry.
- Strong business development and commercial management experience with a proven ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to establish, build, or scale business operations from the ground up.
- Strong understanding of mineral water manufacturing processes, production efficiency, quality management, and operational improvement.
- Broad functional knowledge across manufacturing, operations, sales, business development, finance, human resources, procurement, and cost management.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with experience in budgeting, cost optimization, profitability management, and business planning.
- Experience developing and implementing business strategies, operational processes, systems, and performance frameworks.
- Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to initially work independently and subsequently build, develop, and lead high performing teams.
- Entrepreneurial and startup oriented mindset with a hands on approach to business establishment and growth.
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