Plant Director

My client is an American multinational food manufacturing company headquartered in United States. 

Responsibilities:

• Plan or assist in planning annual or project-specific budgets, ensuring that budgets and financial performance are in accordance with business strategic initiatives.
• Manage overall financial performance of department, including reviewing and analyzing financial statements and data and other appropriate financial information, to monitor attainment of financial goals; Develop and implement effective cost containment/reduction strategies that result in demonstrated savings.
• Make strategic decisions, considering immediate and long-term implications, benefits and costs, and risks associated with decision alternatives.
• Identify and implement new ideas, technologies, or processes to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and cost-savings.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the organization's strengths, weaknesses, and resources, identifying potential organizational problems and opportunities.
• Monitor the execution of business plans to ensure successful completion of action plans.
• Set and communicate performance expectations and goals, and how these contribute to the strategy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in Management, Business, Supply Chain, Manufacturing; or Master's Level University Degree in Management, Business, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or related field
• Strong Financial Acumen with Plant Manufacturing/Plant Budgeting experience
• Strong Operations Management through Root Cause Analysis, Loss Analysis, Cost Improvement, Operations Improvements, Operations Capability, Process/System Assessment, Operations Strategy
• Workforce Management
• General Operations: New Product Launches, Best Practices and/or Process Management
• General understanding of Safety/ Food Safety Regulations Quality Standards experience