SHAPE YOUR CAREER AT CEMENTIS

If you are interested in this challenge, you will report to the CEMENTIS Group CEO & COO. You will define and implement the management strategy in agreement with the shareholder, and ensure that objectives are met through an optimized, high-performance organization. You will also be responsible for representing the company with various external stakeholders, as and when required.

Your missions:

• Develop your subsidiary’s strategy and translate it into high-level action plans, ensuring that they are aligned with short-, medium- and long-term objectives
• Identify market trends and expectations in your territory, and design new offers to meet them or create new needs, with the aim of developing product sales
• Select, manage and motivate employees, and coach them to achieve excellence
• Oversee all operations (industrial activities, commercial & logistics) to ensure that they produce the desired results and are consistent with the company’s overall strategy and mission
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental regulations by the teams under your authority
• Enforce compliance with local legislation, legal guidelines and internal policies in order to preserve the company’s legal and ethical standards
• Analyze problem situations and provide effective solutions to ensure business performance
• Anticipate and continuously analyze all risks and opportunities related to the business, and take them into account when developing strategy to ensure the company’s sustainability and growth
• Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvements
• Build trusting relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Maintain a good knowledge of markets and activities in the building materials sector

Your profile:

• Proven experience (5 years minimum) in a management position in an industrial environment
• Good knowledge of the economic and social environment of Mauritius
• Recognized managerial skills and ability to develop the human potential and performance of teams
• Experience and ability to grasp the cultural diversity of a regional group and the complexity of the economic, social and industrial environment
• Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing a vision
• Solid understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles
• Good knowledge of the various functions within a company
• In-depth knowledge of corporate governance best practices
• You are fluent in English and French

Send us your application on: anoushka.appadoo@cementis.io , not later than the 5th March 2024

Educational Background / Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree
  

Profile Experience required:  

• At least 7 years in a similar position

Technical competencies 

• Good technical knowledge of production and maintenance in an industrial environment
• In-depth knowledge of the of the construction, engineering and building materials activities
• Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft office tools
• Holder of a valid and clear driving license

Behavioral and Management competencies

• Excellent analytical and management skills
• Priority and Time Management
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Results-focused
• Team player
• Corporate-minded

Language Skills

• Fluent in English, French and Creole

Main Duties & Responsibilities 

Production Management:

Ensure production of various types of blended cement by mixing with local raw materials while maintaining a high quality standard and adequate buffer stock:

• Liaising with local suppliers for continuous supply of quality raw materials and manage transport of same to terminal.
• Ensure production to always have adequate buffer stock based on market demand.
• Ensure proper sampling and testing of products and per quality standards.
• Ensure optimization of product mix while maintaining quality standard to increase margin per product.
• Ensure proper maintenance of blending plant to increase availability and reliability of plant.
• With the Logistics department, coordinate inbound and outbound logistics actions.

Financial Management:

Ensures the sound management of the finances of the terminal operations by:

• Preparing the annual budgets for terminal operations activities – OPEX and CAPEX
• Respecting company’s procedures with regards to capital expenditures
• Monitoring expenditures and taking appropriate actions to ensure that budgets are respected
• Continuously challenging prices through proper quotations of materials and services to minimize operational costs.
• Ensure proper trail for all operational expenditures carried out.
• Ensure execution and verification of services that are being contract out while ensuring proper documentations.

Projects Management:

Effectively manage development projects transforming the business strategies and profitability:

• Present project proposals to the management and group
• Feasibility study and conceptual designs
• Budgetary estimates and CAPEX requests
• Planning of Project
• Tendering and award of contracts for different category of works
• Follow up of project execution until commissioning and startup phase.
• Monitoring and approval of project budget and payments
• Ensuring successful completion of project by respecting the four pillars: H&S, Time, Cost and Quality

Health and Safety Management:

Complies with Cementis Health & Safety Management by:

• Abiding to  group Policies and following Procedures scrupulously
• Having a knowledge of the main requirements of group standards and advisories
• Reporting any dangerous situation, near misses or unsafe act/condition to management
• Participating in and contributing to safety month activities or other safety related events organized by the company
• Leading or attending tool box talks organized by your department
• Maintaining all PPE issued to you by the company
• Participating in the risk analysis of activities performed by you, as and when required
• Keeping management informed of all new work process put in place in your department to enable a proper risk analysis

Send us your application on: anoushka.appadoo@cementis.io , not later than the 05th March 2024