PC&L Manager at Hire Power

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role of the PC&L Manager is based at the Uitenhage plant, which is one of several manufacturing plants belonging to this global automotive component organisation.  Your role will be to manage the production control and logistics activities of the plant at the lowest cost with the best service, deploy the PC&L standard processes and continuously improve their effectiveness, efficiencies, and sustainability.  In addition, you will be accountable for Plant Budget realisation (Inventories, Logistics and PC& L headcount) and for the execution of the PC&L standard processes as they relate to Customer management and deliveries, production planning, internal and external flows managements.
 
Managing a lean team and reporting to the Plant Manager performance areas include, but are not limited to:

Business Planning and Entrepreneurship:

• Build and commit on PC&L Budget, as per Division/BG PC&L strategy (inventories, transportation, digital tools, shared service scope).
• Ensure adequate staffing, training, and development of team.
• Lead the logistics team and set PC&L objectives according to ownership/accountability for the PC&L team members (as per described in the RASIC chart).
• Ensure the strict respect of SLA (service level agreement) with shared services and maintain constant communication with to ensure full alignment on strategy and execution.

Process Standardisation and Development:

• Ensure customer satisfaction: anticipate customer requirements and maintain good relationships, manage the launch of new programs within the plant, supervise day-to-day activities.
• Monitor logistics processes: From Long term planning set up to Day-to-day activities supervision: prepare and propose the Sales and Operations Plan (PIC) to the plant management committee, assure the responsibility of the Master Scheduling Plan (PDP) with Autonomous Production Unit (APU) managers, improve & enhance performance and relationships of suppliers and logistics partners.
• Monitor logistics performance and implement necessary improvement actions in coordination with other plant functions.
• Participate in the development of the Division/BG PC&L.

Technical competences:

• Knowledge of the APICS and Internal systems.
• Knowledge of the ERP processes and Tools, plus possess the logic to detect, understand and solve issues.
• Shopfloor management.

Business and Leadership Competences:

• Build some intimacy to have a good relationship with Sales and Customers, Purchasing and Suppliers, Program team and Engineering, plant staffing.
• Lead a team as a manager.

Management and Training: 

• Provide support (technical/managerial) to his team and escalade issues to his manager, when required.
  Cascade all important information to the team.
• Define the training plans in relation with HR.
• Conduct the annual assessments of team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post graduate degree in industrial or supply-Chain management. MBA is highly advantageous.
• Software Proficient (MS Office Suite, SAP or similar).
• Fluency in English and one other language. 
• Open to SA citizens with a clear criminal and credit history.
• Valid unendorsed Driver’s License is essential, with own vehicle (preferred).

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role with at least 2 years at managerial role.
• Experience in Operations, including Safety and Quality basics.
  Customer orientation coupled with demonstratable leadership experience. 

IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES:

• Must possess an ownership mentality and a willingness to take responsibility for tasks through to completion.
• Attention to detail, goal orientated and a desire to achieve your objectives.
• Highly organised, good at multi-tasking and able to deal with people at all levels.
• Customer orientation.
• Team spirit.
• Rigor.
• Autonomy.
• Openness to new ideas.