General Manager at Chemicaland Limited

Description

• Are you a visionary leader ready to turn around, scale, and transform an ambitious mid-sized agri-manufacturing company?
• Chemicaland seeks an exceptional General Manager with deep experience in turnarounds, operational excellence, cashflow management, and strategic leadership to transform the business into a high-performance, growth-driven enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead Chemicaland’s strategic growth, operations, and transformation agenda.
• Manage full P&L, cashflow, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Strengthen systems across production, sales, marketing, QC, finance & HR.
• Build a high-performing, self-driven company culture with strong accountability.
• Lead expansion into new regions, distributors, and product lines.
• Ensure quality, occupational health & all regulatory compliance.
• Lead cross-functional teams and oversee all departmental heads.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture, or related field.
• MBA or Master’s in Strategy/Leadership highly preferred.
• Professional certifications in leadership, strategy, or finance are an added advantage.

Experience

• 10+ years senior leadership experience, at least 5 years in manufacturing, agri-inputs, FMCG, or chemicals.
• Proven turnaround, restructuring, or rapid-growth achievements.
• Strong experience managing budgets for SMEs.
• Demonstrated success in building high-performance teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Cashflow forecasting & working capital management.
• Strategic planning and execution.
• Leadership, people management & culture-building.
• Strong understanding of sales, marketing & operational systems.
• Negotiation and crisis management skills.

Personal Profile

• Age: 35 – 50 years.
• High integrity, disciplined, analytical thinker, firm but fair.
• Highly self-driven and innovative.