General Manager - Gabbro

Job description / Role

Our client, one of the leaders in the excavation and production of building materials is seeking a general manager to lead their Gabbro Business.

The GM is responsible to manage, lead and direct the Gabbro mining company business units for Quarry/plant operations. He/she needs to ensure that business activities are carried effectively within set target and in accordance with local regulations and high quality standards whilst constantly having an overview of the business.

Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and coordinate business planning and decision-making at the executive level to develop a business strategy that aligns with the Holding Company’s overall vision and the short-term and long-term business objectives of subsidiary.
- Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of managers and professionals to achieve established goals by developing and maintaining a high performance team culture through effective performance management, motivation and coaching of managers
- Formulation of Annual budget preparation
- Responsible to oversee business development and production planning and ensure the company smooth production and sales
- Develop an annual production plan in line with budget and business plan and assure continuous quarrying and crushing of high quality gabbro produce
- Deliver targets and productivity improvements contained in the company’s business plans and budgetary requirements relating to the operations department
- Responsible for the application of externally imposed and internally generated safety standards throughout the company to meet specific safety plans and targets
- Ensure, through continual monitoring and auditing, that professional standards are being consistently applied and adhered to
- Drive performance and put in place processes, systems and procedures to minimise delays and disruptions to the company
- Analyse the needs of the organisation and customer to determine strategic directions and goals
- Ensure that all staff are trained/skilled, competent and fit to perform their responsibilities with minimum breakdown at operation
- Ensure the firm is properly resourced to carry out its business, regulatory and legal objectives
- Ensure communication of and commitment to company policies by all staff and maintain an atmosphere of positive and pro-active staff relations
- Analyze current market/industry trends and formulate strategies for possible expansion and acquisitions that could contribute to the growth of firm
- To provide weekly and monthly reporting to the CEO on the company's financial and technical performance, bring to the attention any strategic and operational issues affecting the company.

Main Challenges of the Role:
- Managing a diverse team of experts in a dynamic environment.
- Implementation of business plans according to the key performance indicators
- Managing the change processes in the organization which occurs after the implementation of strategic plans

Scope and Complexity:
- Maintain a general oversight of the company as well as working closely with direct line managers, constantly analysing the needs of the organisation and community to determine strategic directions and goals

Requirements

- Graduation in Business Administration or Science
- Engineering in mining technology or geological science will be preferred
- Minimum 10 years working in the mining or crushing industry
- Demonstrate business understanding with impeccable integrity
- Background in general industry, with relevance to the operations of firm

Knowledge/skills:
- Strong strategic and commercial acumen supported by sound commercial judgment within gabbro mining and crushing industry
- Thorough knowledge of mining activity as it relates to the operation of the mine and quarry
- Excellent Computer and Communications Skills
- Proven leadership skills with demonstrated ability to articulate the corporate vision and translate that into effective strategic initiatives and operational plans
- Must be a skilled manager in communicating, motivating and developing staff
- Must be able to communicate effectively with third party delivery partners, consultants, contractors and staff
- Energetic and with flexibility to respond quickly and effectively to high workloads, unplanned events and emergencies
- Excellent analytical reasoning ability and capable of making decisions on complex matters.

About the Company

AXIZ Consulting is based in the Dubai International Finance Centre and offers a bespoke, highly consultative recruitment service to local and international organisations across the GCC in both professional services and primary industries. Its founding two members come from a blend of executive search and contingent recruitment and they have taken some of the best practices of executive search and applied this to contingent recruitment in order to produce a service which offers maximum value to clients.

In order for us to build a successful company, we identified a core aim: to offer our clients a service that surpasses that of our competition. In order to do this, we have put into place both internal and external processes that ensure clients receive a consistent and professional service which gets the right results, in the right way.