General Manager at ReneSola Ltd.

Job description

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for managing the Lighting business in South Africa: setting up the team, creating brand recognition, building business relationships and develop projects.

The job responsibilities may contain but are not limited to the following:

• Formulating and directing at the strategic level the overall operation of South African entity, analyzing economic, social, legal, and other data to formulate business plans;
• Consulting with subordinates to formulate, implement, and review company/organization policies. Authorizes funding for policy implementation and institutes reporting, auditing, and control systems;
• Coordinates headcount planning, assists headquarters in selecting new employees, and develops and implement’s employee training initiatives.
• Involved in counseling and disciplining managers when necessary, while communicating corporate values, strategies, and objectives;
• Establishing performance review and employee development programs through planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, developing incentives, and providing further learning opportunities;
• Developing strategic plans by evaluating government/local authority departmental activities while engaging in discussions with the entities to formulate South African company policy assumptions and objectives;
• Accomplishing subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, allocating resources, monitoring & measuring progress, and making mid-course corrections;
• Coordinate and streamline operations efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, and technical services policies and practices.
• Building company and brand image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees, while enforcing ethical business practices;
• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, bench-marking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies.

Personal Requirement

• Educated with a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 10 –15 years’ experience in the lighting industry, preferably in a sales capacity;
• Well networked with experience in developing a client base and growing market share within the South African and surrounding markets. Target clients will be installers;
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the capability to manage large teams;
• In depth knowledge and experience in the pricing and selling of lighting products;
• Open and able to frequently travel.

Skill Requirements

• Assertive leadership skills combined with the ability to make critical business decisions;
• Create a culture of teamwork while motivating the sales team;
• Excellent written/ verbal negotiation, presentation, and public speaking skills;
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate across different levels with various employees and clients.