Commercial Plant Manager

Recruiter:

Jackie Cory Recruitment

Job Ref:

1622880605

Date posted:

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Location:

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Admin and Purchasing

Financial and cost control management.
Advise Plant Management on all financial and performance matters.
Budgeting and detailed cost analysis.
Managing purchasing commitments, tenders and service contracts.
Administration management.
Liaising with BURS and Customs.
Coordination of IT, Finance and HR (having had necessary experience in large manufacturing
environments).
Broad understanding of payrolls and authorizations for payments to be made.
Ensuring and checking adherence of internal control processes.
Service contracts - pricing and delivery thereof.
Government and other Botswana entities.
Legal matters affecting company.
Internal control processes – ensuring and checking adherence of such.
Control and management of the purchasing processes.
Involvement tender processes for services.

Human Resources

Ensure effective and smooth running of all aspects and that department provides necessary support to the plant.
Having overview of personnel costs and head counts (act vs bud), authorization of payrolls, necessary analysis of deviations.
Authorizing of bonuses.

Controlling and Claims

Responsible for preparation of budgets and forecasts.
Monthly reporting to management.
Analysis of variances and implementation of necessary corrective actions.
Monthly controlling reports to KSAB.
Other necessary KPI reports as required.
Coordinate adhoc costs for claims to suppliers and customers.

Key Requirements

Degree in Accounting / Finance and ACCA; or any related professional qualification.
10 years’ experience in managing costs, budgets, and administration aspects of a business in
an automotive manufacturing environment, of which 5 years must be at plant manager level.
Data extraction tools for analysis.
Leadership and Project management skills.
Experience in HR related matters

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