General Manager

The General Manager s role in Trans Skills would be to monitor the daily operations of the business. He/ she needs to make sure that the organization operates according to its vision and goals. The GM would also supervise employees to perform their tasks effectively throughout the day. The GM will also have overall responsibility for the respective operational departments. On a daily basis, the GM will be involved in promoting the goals of the organization while working towards reducing costs and improving profits. At TransSkills, we are looking for a candidate who can manage the overall business functions, by co-ordinating with the different stakeholders and also act as a bridge between the Management and the employees.

Responsibilities Include:

Environment:

• Professional knowledge of function, business unit or country operations. Understand organizational resources, priorities, needs and policies.
  
• Evaluating current business processes and systems.
  

Communication/Negotiation:

• Guide other professionals. Adapt communications and approaches to conclude negotiations with various partners, resulting in common agreements.
  

Problem Solving:

• Analyze complex/new situations, anticipate potential problems and future trends, assess opportunities, impacts, and risks. Develop and implement solutions.
  

Contribution/Leadership

• Leads multi-functional teams, or conducts special projects, or manages department. Has vision of functional or organization mission. Influences people and organizations, including executive management, when issues are complex/difficult and require considerable diplomacy. Considerable knowledge as well as experience in responsibilities to define and decide on tools, processes, priorities and resources following general business unit directives. Recognized as an expert in their field.
  
• Supporting sales teams and key account managers in retention of existing clients.
  
• Defining long-term strategic goals and developing clear plans to implement them.
  
• Improving internal processes and ensuring employees work as a cohesive unit.
  
• Supervising departmental heads, including areas such as hiring, training and managing the performance of each employee.
  
• Approving spending for relevant departments based on data and critical thinking.
  
  

Impact on Business/Scope:

• Accountable for projects or programs involving multi- functional, country-wide or regional teams. Responsible for overall functional program success. Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact functional, business unit, or country costs or expenses.
  
• Planning, coordinating and managing all business operations to achieve corporate goals.
  
• Developing and maintaining budgets. This can include budgets for individual departments or overall areas of the organisation.
  

Requirements

• Min 8 years of experience with the same role or similar roles
  
• Must know P&L management.
  
• Good in numbers/costing.
  
• Able to fully prepare an entire proposal (Technical to financial) to submit for biddings.
  
• Experience in working with HR organizations or consultancies is an added advantage.
  
• Preference for those who have worked for government projects.
  
• CVs with numbers, project values, estimates, project completion will be preferred.
  
• PMP certification is preferred.
  
• Great relationship building with clients.
  
• Fluent in Arabic.