Job Description

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• Degree or Diploma in one of the fields of Economics, Business Administration,

, or equivalent * Minimum 5 years of experience in project management or a strategy environment
ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Negotiating and decision-making experience at a senior level
• Financial analysis capability
• Automotive experience is an advantage
• Ability to operate across a wide range of complex business segments
• Ability to think, plan and execute at a strategic project management level
• Sound decision-making ability
• Ability to communicate with and lead teams at all levels
• Ability to plan, execute and make decisions on projects and initiatives according to approved KPIs
• Ability to monitor and track project progress, to anticipate, identify and resolve major issues and to report and escalate these to the Board or Steering Committees
• Leading and motivating inter-divisional teams in a pressurised environment
• Conflict management ability
• Experience in representing the company, locally and internationally, at any level
• Ability to operate and negotiate across cultural lines
• Ability to present to multi-national groups at all levels (Heads of Government, Ministers, CEOs, etc.)
• Ability to analyse the external environment, draw relevant insights and anticipate trends
• Ability to develop, analyse and present scenarios

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct project feasibility studies for local production activities in Africa, as well as to drive, plan and implement production facilities in Africa
• Act as project manager on new business and strategy development
• Lead inter-divisional teams across brands and cultures, and drive and coordinate the group's African footprint
• Negotiate with external partners such as governmental authorities and production partners, as well as engage with key stakeholders and determine internal and external factors affecting mid- (5 years) needs.
• Establish and evaluate scenarios for board decision-making
• Conduct project feasibility studies for local production activities
• Lead an inter-divisional team across brands and cultures
• Assume responsibility for the tracking and monitoring of project milestones as agreed by the board of management
• Anticipate issues and identify solutions and alternatives in advance by reviewing open tasks and deadlines, as well as motivating and encouraging team members to ensure targets are fulfilled
• Represent the South African operations within the group as well as externally
• Negotiate with external partners such as governmental authorities and production partners
• Engage with group, regional, local and external stakeholders to formulate, implement and monitor the corporate regional strategy
• Identify new business opportunities to promote sustainable development in African markets
• Manage the evaluation as well as the implementation of new projects, primarily local production activities, in Africa
• Support management in preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring internal resources to ensure the effective execution of assigned projects
• Assist management by acting as an internal consultant on new business and prioritised projects by engaging with stakeholders and determining internal and external factors affecting mid to long-term needs