- Holds overall responsibility for the operations department including the administration functions of the department to ensure the operations activities run smoothly and efficiently
- Responsible for the management and development of the operations team, including performance management, training compensation and resourcing matters
- Leads and manages the day to day operations
- Translates company's strategic plans into defined operational plans
- Defines Key Performance Indicators to monitor operational success against objectives
- Key interface with clients for the operations team and ensures clients requirements are met in a timely manner
- Develops and manages budget planning to minimise operations expenditure
- Stays up to date to technological changes within the industry
- Develops leadership / coaching programs to increase operational effectiveness
- Assists top management in setting goals that promote company growth
- Develops operations planning and projects schedules for the operations team daily routing to ensure quality service delivery of clients projects
- Streamlines operations procedures and develops plans to manage turnover and workloads to increase productivity
- Works closely with other departments to promote efficient business optimization
- Ensure team members to have clear defined roles, responsibilities, goals and objectives that will deliver measurable results to the company
- Provides budget and cost planning for new project implementation
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- At least 5 years of proven experience in the cleaning industry, facility management or building maintenance with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity
- Leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity
- Strong organizational and strategic planning skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (both verbal and written) and client interfacing skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and driven to achieve results
- Strong decision making, planning and prioritization skills
- High motivated with passion to drive changes for the business operations
