Head - Operations - Distilleries & Ferro Alloys

Role Purpose:

Lead end-to-end operations across the distilleries, blending units and Ferro Alloy plants in Africa, ensuring flawless and cost-effective execution across manufacturing, distribution and sales operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead operational performance across ENA, blending plants and Ferro Alloy manufacturing entities.
• Drive quality, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Own demand planning, S&OP, production planning and inventory management.
• Integrate manufacturing with warehousing, logistics and distribution to improve customer service and product availability.
• Establish common operating standards, KPIs and performance-management routines across plants.
• Oversee waste management, effluent handling, environmental compliance and reduction of production waste and losses across all operating units.
• Develop strong plant leadership teams and build capability across the region.
• Spend significant time on the ground at operating sites, identifying issues and ensuring execution.
• EXTENSIVE TRAVEL REQUIRED.

Candidate Profile:

• 15+ years in manufacturing, operations or supply-chain leadership.
• Strong experience in spirits, beverages, FMCG, food or process manufacturing.
• Experience managing multiple plants, countries or regional operations.
• Strong understanding of distillation/blending, manufacturing, demand planning, logistics and distribution.
• Proven ability to improve plant performance and build scalable operating systems.
• Hands-on, highly analytical and comfortable operating in challenging environments.
• Africa experience strongly preferred.

Success in the Role:

Build a world-class, disciplined and integrated operations platform across Africa, connecting demand to production and distribution while improving safety, service, cost and operational performance.