GENERAL MANAGER
Lebone Paarl Labels (Pty) Ltd · Paarl, Western Cape
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The General Manager, reporting to the shareholders, will be responsible for managing the entire business.
He / She will lead teams across departments to ensure efficient business functions and growth from
overseeing daily operations and process to drive revenue growth, maximizing sales opportunities and
developing business in new and existing markets.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Determining strategic business objectives and goals.
Ensuring a talented and appropriate management team is in place.
Development of management team members.
Overseeing all commercial aspects of the business.
Development and implementation of strategies with the aim of expanding the customer base in order to grow market share and profitability.
Co-ordinate between Production and QC to ensure consistent quality and lead times to customers.
Managing a full management team, including Finance, HR, Production and Sales.
Managing all the customer front-end functions of the business
Managing the Sales team within the organisation.
Managing the Estimating team within the organisation.
Managing the CRM team within the organisation.
Overseeing Production Planning and efficiency optimisation across various printing processes.
Customer relationships and contractual negotiations.
Overseeing procurement of raw materials.
Building longstanding relationships with customers and suppliers.
Compliance with legislation.
Establishing sales objectives through forecasting and a sales process.
Ensuring the development of new business relationships.
Ensuring client retention to achieve business targets.
Ensuring the building of strong client relationships and customer satisfaction.
Ensuring internal processes are followed.
Providing solutions to clients based on the market and industry segments in which they operate.
Skills and Competencies
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Strategic thinking and decision-making.
Financial and operational acumen.
Leadership ability.
The ability to engage with clients and suppliers.
Effective negotiation skills.
Presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
High level of accountability and responsibility.
Interpretation of market data to ascertain growth opportunities.
Analytical skills.
Complex problem-solving skills.
Resilient and able to work under pressure.
Requirements
Tertiary degree and further postgraduate studies will be a distinct advantage, with strong commercial acumen.
Proven experience within the label printing industry.
Five or more years of experience managing a business of a similar nature.
Interested?
If you meet the above requirements and are keen to take up this exciting challenge within our
dynamic team, please apply.
Closing date for the application on 30 November 2026