Hamilton Lloyd Job for a General Manager, July 23rd 2013

Our client operates exclusively in the dynamic and fast-moving region of West Africa, specifically Ghana and Nigeria. They provide a range of essential support and value-added services to industry and to the corporate sector and also operate a number of self standing business products. They are major players in the following sector: Logistics, hospitality, travel, power & ship broking.

They have a franchise to sell and maintain a leading brand in the Material Handling Equipment (MHE) IN Nigeria, which includes mainly forklifts and other MHE.
Due to their internal expansion, they have decided to hire a General Manager.

Job Title: General Manager

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, manage and monitor the workings of the material handling division.

• Review financial statements and data. Utilize financial data to improve profitability.

• Develops specific plans to increase revenue and participants in the sales of the company’s products.

• Manage relationship with key customers and vendors.

• Preparation of operational budgets.

• Control of inventory.

• Improve processes and policies in support of organizational goals.

• Formulate and implement departmental and organizational policies and procedures to maximize output.

• Monitor adherence to rules, regulations and procedures.

• Establish work schedules, monitoring and procedures

• Development of strategic plans for the division

• Sales

• Start up experience would be useful

• Industry knowledge is compulsory

• Experience in writing with electrical rather than mechanical equipment

• Expatriates are open to apply.

• Open to relocation

• Excellent analytic and communication ability, both verbal and written.

• Must be a computer literate.

• B.Sc in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent would be an added advantage.

• Minimum of 8 years demonstrable work experience in a related field