Operations Director Kenya

African Management Services Company recruiting for Mobius Motors

African Management Services Company recruiting for Mobius Motors www.mobiusmotors.com

Our client is seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional earlymid career automotive professional to lead the endtoend development of vehicle production operations, including initial rollout and scaleup of manufacturing, procurement and supply chain management functions – a truly unique opportunity to create impact on a global scale. The role will require a close working relationship with the venture's CEO, Supply Chain Associate, Automotive Engineer,Cost Engineer, Marketing Associate and future manufacturing, procurement and logistics teams as well as various international vendors.1 Create and review a production scaling strategy – considering capital investment, cash flow, volume targets, human resource, external suppliers etc. – with CEO and Operations group.2 Create and review a detailed production plan both for initial delivery of 2012 production units and longerterm scaling of production volume with CEO and Operations group.3 Lead overarching production operations to ensure endtoend delivery of high quality vehicles – ensuring full compliance with local vehicle regulations – against annual production targets.4 Collaborate with R&D group to ensure manufacturability and costefficiency of ongoing design and engineering work.5 Collaborate with Sales & Marketing group to ensure ongoing production schedules meet shortterm vehicle orders and longerterm customer demand requirements.6 Lead a growing team of manufacturing, procurement and supply chain staff; including ongoing performance review feedback to members of your team.7 Support supply chain function to identify, evaluate and select suppliers and contract manufacturers to deliver the production of costeffective vehicle parts and subassemblies.8 Support supply chain function to define sourcing and schedule requirements and material ramp strategy for progressively sourced domestic production components.9 Support supply chain function to critically evaluate key Tier 1 suppliers and determine appropriate improvement and incentive strategies.10 Identify optimal scope of initial internal vehicle production capability (potentially within Kenya) with CEO, Operations group and key expert advisors.11 Lead endtoend setup of initial vehicle production facility with external equipment and constructor suppliers and oversee staff training program to ensure a skilled workforce.12 Support all involved functions to ensure continuous operation and maximal achievable efficiency of the internal production line.13 Support manufacturing function to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across the production line ensuring minimal disruption to the output of the line.14 Support manufacturing function to identify and implement best practice lean manufacturing methodologies into a rapidly evolving internal production capability and factory infrastructure.15 Support supply chain function to identify logistics requirements and other operational needs that may significantly impact the successful delivery of production and total cost of product.16 Approve all commercial terms and conditions with suppliers for the procurement and delivery of parts, materials, tools, equipment and services.17 Act as senior contact point for key supplier relationships and activities, both strategic and tactical, for components and subsystems.18 Provide timely support as needed with critical manufacturing, procurement and supply chain issues, including onsite implementations and crossfunctional process improvements.19 Work flexibly in a highly crossfunctional team environment involving Supply Chain Associate, Automotive Designer, Automotive Engineer, Cost Engineer as well as future manufacturingand product development teams, buyers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers and Logistics Coordinators and Finance personnel.Project Management20 Take ownership of projects; plan milestones, timelines, budgets, resources and identify potential risks to deliver supply chain aspects within agreed completion dates.21 Be proactive regarding task completion and periodically advise wider team on project status, timing, resources, issues, and ability to deliver ontime with excellence.22 Ensure adherence and compliance to general automotive industry production standards and best practices; maintain structured and versioned data outputs daily and backup data weekly.23 Work as an active member of the team, ensure effective communication between colleagues and positively contribute regularly to meetings and briefings.

Keywords : Vehicle Manufacturing, Automotive, Strategy and Corporate Planning, Project Management, Production Planning