General Manager, South Africa

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations of the business unit or organization.
• Ensure the creation and implementation of a strategy designed to grow the business.
• Manage sales targets and profitability on a monthly basis and ensure year target and profit is met.
• Understand income and expenditure balance sheet.
• Manage SBU report.
• Manage and understand financial reports and submit at the end of every month in a timely fashion.
• Meet reporting deadlines.
• Work closely with FM manager in terms of sales, costs, and profitability.
• Manage local and global key accounts and develop new business in vertical markets and grow the Africa region.
• Travel will be compulsory to build African regions with existing clients, secure new projects, and identify agents for African regions to manage AMS and projects.
• Manage DOS with accounts department.
• Manage MTPT levels and days.
• Analyze and improve operational effectiveness as well as define program objectives and establish access control standards, policies, and budgets required.
• Involve in the process of hiring employees.
• Evaluate performance and productivity.
• Analyze accounting and financial data.

Key Competencies:

• Must be a team player and work together in solving problems.
• Must be able to work without supervision and under pressure.
• Highly motivated individual who takes initiative.
• Excellent telephonic and communication skills.
• Well-groomed & presentable at all times.
• Ability to present to top executives, directors, and decision-makers.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, work independently and as part of a team, and meet deadlines.

Skills Required:

• Leadership skills: Responsible for leading entire business units or divisions of an organization.
• Strategic planning skills: Must ensure the development and implementation of a clear strategic plan for an organization or business unit.
• Financial planning skills: Responsible for looking at the future of the business and making key investments and investment recommendations.
• Interpersonal skills: Must be able to support the development of a healthy internal culture that retains key employees and encourages their professional development.

Essential Qualification and Experience:

• 5-7 years' experience in managing a Unit/Division, preferably in the Hospitality industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate.
• Sales and Marketing Diploma/Degree will be advantageous.
• Key accounts management experience preferred.
• Technical background with knowledge in basic electronics.
• Experience in the hotel industry, preferably selling technical products.
• Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office.
• Understanding and ability to do costings, manage margins.
• Experience in managing employees.
• Financial reporting experience.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of security and access control required.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.