Job Description

Job Identification

Plant Control Manager

Mission Statement

To serve as a Business Partner to Supply Chain in devising business strategies and teaming up with them for the implementation of the same. Ensuring adequate Internal controls are in place at all Plants and compliance of all Company's SOPs/Policies & Procedures. Partnering with Supply Chain to identify opportunity areas in all production facility, standardization in processes, benchmarking, identification and implementation of opportunities & best practices across all plants.
This position is also accountable for safeguarding all Company's assets and their effective/efficient utilization.

Main Responsibilities

1. Devise Strategies to ensure adequate operational controls at all Plants & Warehouses, investigation and resolution of any internal control lapses
2. Provides value added decision making and analytical support on business opportunities, threats and challenges and shares with Director Supply Chain and Plant Operation Team for effective planning, decision making and control
3. Collaboration with the Plant Operation Team to develop plans, drive, control and report progress of plant related efficiency measures for value creation and apprise to Supply Chain and Finance Leadership team at Head Office
4. Benchmarking, Identification and replication of best practices across manufacturing locations
5. Driving the physical verification and stock count activity for Fixed Assets, Raw materials, Finished Goods, Stores & Spares inventory at all operating locations (plants and Warehouses) and resolution of differences, if any, with respective area owner. Identification of root cause for the differences and implementing the controls to fix the issue permanently.
6. Drive & Implement steps for efficient utilization of identified idle assets and slow-moving inventories in collaboration with Plant Operation Team.
7. Ensuring to share Yield reports and its financial impact on Daily basis with all respective Operation Managers as a handy tool for quick decisions to improve Yields and for better financial results. Benchmarking across Pakistan, identification of key drivers for best results, sharing those with other plants for evaluation/implementation for value addition and improved results. Sharing the same with senior management on monthly basis.
8. Guiding & Implementing the process for Scrap movement, completeness of quantitative record, corroborating it with yields, identification of abnormal differences and its quantification and sharing the same with leadership team for corrective measures.
9. "Review and finalize monthly MOH provisions for all plants in coordination of territory teams for monthly financial closing.
10. Extending support to HO Finance and Supply Chain in providing in-depth analysis of key OPEX [Power & Utilities, Freight, Repair etc.] vs LM, BP & LY and giving rationale for the current numbers corroborating with the business activities
11. Partnering with Supply Chain & Finance Function in arriving at the numbers for key OPEX for the next year business planning.
12. Improve standards of reporting by introducing efficient digital tools and standardized formats
13. Ensuring implementation of internal controls as envisioned, their effectiveness throughout and their surprise testing as well.
14. Taking prompt action to assess any implication on internal control environment due to any change in business process, highlighting the risks, if any, to higher management for corrective measures.
15. Ensure compliance of Company’s internal control policies, procedures, Chart of Authority and all internal audit recommendations.
16. Leading, Coaching, evaluating, mentoring and developing high quality finance professionals

Candidate Education

CMA, CA Qualified, ACA Certificate (desirable); or equvilent

Minimum Total Experience: 8-10 Years