Strategic Production Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The Strategic Production Head will provide high-level leadership and oversight of the company's multiple production operations. The company produces a diverse range of products for multiple industries, from home to automotive, and hardware to outdoor.

This role ensures that business strategy is implemented in:

• Production planning,
• Factory output, and
• Operational efficiency

This is achieved by:

• Maintaining a forward-looking production plan,
• Integrating business intelligence insights into factory operations, and
• Ensuring the production line runs at optimal capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Production Planning: develop a 12 month rolling production forecast and anticipate raw material requirements to reduce down time
• Operational Leadership: lead direct reports and oversee production line teams ensuring productivity, safety, and quality standards are consistently met
• Business Intelligence (BI) reporting: align BI with factory operations to drive performance and cost efficiency
• Stakeholder engagement: Collaborate with executive management on operational strategy, capacity planning, and business priorities

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in production management within a manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven experience in SAP for production planning, reporting, and inventory control.
• Strong track record in managing production teams and optimising line performance.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate BI tools into operational workflows.
• Experience in presenting to and working with executive leadership.

This is a full time role based in Woodstock, Cape Town and will suit a strategic Production Manager, who has a track record of using intelligent insights to drive optimum performance in a manufacturing and factory environment.