General Manager BCSS

Responsibilities:

• Develop BCSS operational strategies and execute agreed strategy plans in line with the overall JV strategy, divisional directions, to achieve long term goals and results. 
• Responsible for business planning and control, marketing & sales, business development, and back office operations
• Manage budget plans for a department; could involve development or delivery (or both).
• Implement SHE policies and processes to suit changing dynamics and configuration of the business.
• Ensure BCSS operations are in compliance with legal obligations and Vopak fundamental requirements on process and service quality
• Lead the development and implementation of strategy for an important area of responsibility within a function, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, and ensuring integration with wider functional strategy.
• Develop and propose annual business plans for a given area or department, ensuring alignment with strategy. Recommend financial and headcount budgets; propose business targets (e.g., revenues or other key performance indicators); and schedule key activities/projects, ensuring integration with other elements of the organization.
• Enhance service touch points to ensure highest level of service delivery and entrenchment as an Operator embed services and strategies, for sustainability of the Company, by means of expanding service touch points
• Build and maintain close relationships with various external stakeholders such as JTC; JV partners, 
• Establish continuous clarity regarding business goals with end users, regulatory authorities, whilst leveraging business opportunities with them
• Draw on external stakeholder relationships to extend strategic ambitions and goals of JV partners
• Responsible for providing leadership, people management and development
• Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the business area or department; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Requirements:

• Degree with 10-12 years relevant experience in similar role and industry
• Preferably with good working knowledge  in Petroleum / Petrochemicals
• Experience in sales and marketing with strong managerial, team supervision/ development and stakeholder management experience 
• Experience in relevant industry with deep business process related understanding of technical and operational processes, initiatives, market trends and industry pricing structure
• Held leadership positions
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business, technical and operational processes.
• Strong knowledge of market trends and industry pricing structure.
• Leadership and people management skills
• Strong customer relationship and management skills.
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Possess strategic thinking