Business Manager

Job Overview

Salary : R420 000 to R456 000 per annum CTC commensurate with qualification and experience

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop timing plans based on key tasks and key deliverables to achieve results.
• Engage in verbal and written communication due to external engagements with clients.
• Understand and document business processes.
• Have automotive component or OEM experience / background, especially working knowledge of the APDP.
• Incentive mechanisms would be a distinct advantage.
• Ability to travel domestically at short notice.
• Monitor new client engagement, from scoping of requirements to full onboarding and handover to the Operations team.
• Conduct rotational reviews of current clients’ portfolios together with the Operations team.
• Develop reporting interface between the COO and the current Operations team – manage business meetings, track status of key deliverables, and ensure timely follow-up to completion.
• Provide financial support to the COO.
• Coordinate reporting of monthly results in conjunction with finance, client revenue investigations, and annual budget inputs.
• Drive new business development opportunities outside of the current service offerings of the organization (developmental role).
• Engage with new clients to understand and document the provision of company services, the client’s scope of work required, agreed take-on dates, and roles and responsibilities including information requirements from all parties.
• Ensure that agreed timelines with the client and the operations team are managed considering client expectations and business capacity.
• Undertake rotational reviews of existing clients – scope of work, revenue.
• Participate in management / operations reviews and ensure that risk areas, open issues, and related actions are documented / minuted and follow-up actions are instituted within acceptable time frames.
• Coordinate further engagements with management, staff, and clients to address individual matters requiring resolution.
• Focus on working with the Technical Manager to understand and monitor critical new IT system deliverables.
• Manage business deliverables focused on short-term issue resolution.
• Ensure business monthly results are prepared and reported in a timely manner to the Group Finance team.
• Review payroll and operating expenses for approval before being processed by Group Finance.
• Resolve overdue debtors with client and Operations Managers.
• Review client revenue and assist management team to optimize business results.
• Assist CEO with annual budget inputs.
• Conduct timely monthly reviews of operating results.
• Maintain debtors within terms.
• Work with CEO, Customs Specialist, and outside parties to identify new business opportunities for the business unit.
• Work with Marketing to frame these opportunities to introduce to the client.

Desired Experience & Qualifications :

Package & Remuneration :

R420 000 to R456 000 per annum CTC commensurate with qualification and experience.

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