General Manager Operations

General Manager – Operations

Location:

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (frequent travel to site)

Reports To:

Board of Directors (dotted line to Managing Director)

Role

Overall responsibility for strategy, operations, assets, and P&L of the company’s industrial solar salt business in Tanzania, including salt fields, processing facilities, and domestic/export operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and execute business strategy aligned with the Board
- Full ownership of operations, infrastructure, manufacturing, and asset performance
- Lead through site GM with strong governance and regular on-site reviews
- Full P&L responsibility: budgets, capex, costs, EBITDA, cash flow
- Provide strategic oversight to sales, pricing, and market expansion (domestic & export)
- Ensure regulatory compliance, risk management, and asset protection
- Build and lead senior teams; manage regulators, customers, financiers, and local stakeholders

Candidate Profile

- Engineering degree (Chemical preferred); MBA preferred
- 5–10 years in asset-heavy industrial/manufacturing businesses (chemicals/salt/minerals)
- Prior GM / Operations / Plant Head role with P&L ownership
- Africa experience preferred (East Africa ideal)
- Strong operational, financial, and leadership capability