Operations Director

Our client is a well-known multinational production company operating for many years in Albania in the FMCG industry.
On their behalf, AIMS International Albania is seeking to recruit an Operations Director, to sustain the company’s ambitious plans and further expansion of their activity.

Role:

The Operations Director will report to the General Manager and will lead a team of 95 people working in the following departments: Production, Technical, Quality Control, and Logistics. He/She will make sure the achievement of the company objectives by designing and implementing operations department policies, and by strategically planning and executing investments and projects, as per Top Management guidelines and company objectives.
He/She will make timely evaluation of production activities and will manage cost efficiency and quality. The successful candidate will be a strong leader and manager with deep technical knowledge of the production process in all relevant components.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

•Establishes and implements strategic objectives for the Operations Department; prepares the overall department’s budget and monitors expenditures; develops continuous models of operational production activities.
•Supervises production and quality performance; maximizes efficiency and minimizes wastes; establishes, monitors, and reviews operational objectives.
•Ensures that the production department activities are integrated with the company’s requirements for the management of Integrated Quality System, policies, and international norms
•Ensures compliance with national laws, guidelines, and regulations.
•Assures adherence of related facilities to safety and operating policies.
•Ensures the optimal utilization of materials, manpower and machinery through appropriate production planning & control.
•Leads and coordinates department activities cross-functionally.
•Reviews plant production equipment environment (technology, systems, quality, cost, efficiency, yield) and recommends process improvements.
•Develops logistics strategy and budget (warehouse, transportation, etc.), and assure its activities are performed in line with company strategy and standards.
•Designs and guarantees the implementation of the optimal organizational structure for the Operations Department; analyses key processes, supervises correct resource allocation and defines key responsibilities of business units.
•Leads, evaluates, and develops a team of managers and professionals to ensure that activities are performed efficiently and in line with the company guidelines.
•Manages investments and projects in the Operations Department.

Employee development:

•Assigns clear responsibilities to team members, defines expectations and criteria for performance assessment.
•Provides adequate guidance and supervision by motivating employees to achieve target objectives.
•Periodically evaluates performance of operations senior team and takes necessary followup actions.
•Identifies high potential employees and proposes to Top Management their promotion.
•Support teams’ development and growth to achieve full potential of individual and group.
•Promotes and stimulates initiatives and improvement suggestions from employees.

Requirements:

•University Degree in Engineering profile – Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic.
• 7-10 years of progressive work experience in production, out of which 5 years in a management position or senior leadership role. Experience in FMCG manufacture is highly preferred.
•Experience in structured and process driven international organizations is highly valued. Working knowledge of GMP elements are a plus.
•High level of competency in the FMCG Industry and strong interpersonal skills.
•Proven budgetary, cost control, and effective reporting skills.
•Proven people and business development skills.
•Strategic thinking skills combined with sound technical expertise.
•Ability to influence across the business and delegate effectively.
•Ability to learn quickly new systems to improve efficiency at work.
•Very good command of Albanian and English. Italian is a plus.