Executive Manager: Product Development

SUMMARY:
An exciting career opportunity exists Western Cape, Somerset West for an Executive Manager: Product Development within a Manufacturing environment. If you have the following behavioral competency and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.

POSITION INFO:

An exciting career opportunity exists Western Cape, Somerset West for an Executive Manager: Product Development within a Manufacturing environment. If you have the following behavioural competency and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.

Requirements:

• BSc/BEng/BTech in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the development process of ammunition items or mechanical and electronic items for the defence industry. 8 to 10 years’ experience are preferred
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to interact with local and international contacts.
• Good communication, planning and organizing skills.
• Experience in line management functions preferable
• Strong computer skills
• The role calls for a highly energetic, self-driven, independent, self-motivated person with excellent problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Candidates must possess high levels of integrity together with strong self-leadership and team leadership abilities.

Duties include the following, but not limited to:

• Leads the technical group responsible for development of 40mm Ammunition, fuzes for ammunition and safety and arming devices for rocket motors and warheads.
• Strengthen and develop the mechanical and electronic technical knowhow and capabilities to support future fuze and ammunition strategies.
• Contribute to the strategic planning of product strategies for the various product portfolios with regard to fuzes for these product portfolios
• Contribute to the strategic planning of the 40mm product strategy.
• Plan and manage the allocation of manpower and budgets in the group to ensure effective execution of projects and optimum use of available people.
• Take final responsibility for the Technical Performance of development projects being executed in the Group.
• Conduct and execute succession planning in such a way that Critical Skills are timely identified, and successors are appointed and mentored to ensure continuity in core capability.
• Execute line management functions (Budgeting, Performance Management, succession planning, etc.)
• Provide support for marketers during marketing campaigns, proposal preparation and customer technical complaints
• Provide technical support to production or Quality during production and investigations.

Closing Date: 24 February 2021

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