General Manager (Manufacturing)

We’re looking for a General Manager /Plant Manager to join our Signify Gila Lighting Technologies in Egypt.

We are Signify, formerly Philips Lighting.

Working for Signify means being creative and adaptive while working in a fast-paced company. Our culture of continuous learning and commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that allows you to build your skills and career while transforming our industry.

As the world leader in lighting, we’re constantly ahead of the curve. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we’re breaking new grounds in data analytics, AI, and smart homes, offices, cities and more!

Signify is one of the few companies in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and our next sustainability goals are even bolder: doubling our positive impact on the environment and society by 2025.

What you’ll do

Operational

• Is responsible for driving the safety culture and being an example in the site. Covering all activities, either executed by own people, subcontractors, outsourced, etc.
• Establishing good professional relationships & collaboration with the related Business/Division/Function and where applicable with the country organization.
• Leads all entities of plant in collaboration with department managers (Manufacturing, Engineering, HR, Quality, SCM, Purchasing, Finance and others)
• Drive the digitization transformation of the plant with low-cost solutions and maximize the benefit of the already implemented systems.
• Leads operational activities related to manufacturing and deliveries of goods and services according all Signify standards and local legal requirements (including quality standards, environmental regulations)
• Create a pace of follow-up / routine. Maintains energy level, focus and drive.
• Stimulate a culture and set conditions for continuous improvement to achieve best in class results for productivity, cost of non-quality, product quality and LEAN.
• Maintaining, implementation and improvement of quality management systems (e.g. ISO – FDA – OHSAS)
• Manage and coordinate the necessary internal and external relationships (unions / suppliers/ certification bodies/ “local’ governments etc.)
• Promotes best practice sharing and receiving from other sites and functions to build a strong collaboration network
• Manage the business in line with the Integrity Code, PSCS, Values and rules stipulated in Signify Company Manual, all relevant internal instructions and legislation in the country
• Driving flexibility of workforce and able to adapt to fluctuations in demand, availability of material, customer requirements

Financial

• Focus on business results, realizes annual productivity targets and sets longer term directions
• Collaborate with business units on longer term cost roadmap
• Defines, and drives productivity improvement, incl. pipeline, high fluctuation of demand, low orderbook visibility, availability of labor and components

Customer

• Build customer insight to understand customers’ requirements and embed this in longer term strategic plan and translate to daily operations to provide best in class products and services.
• Deploy customer NPS and define improvement activities to meet customer expectations

People

• Creates an environment where openness, transparency, Signify’s business ethics, diversity, and inclusion are embedded  throughout the whole organization.
• Create and foster a performance driven effective and efficient organization whereas people development, talent management and engagement are key to achieve benchmark results
• Inspirational for his people (challenge, develop, coach, recognize, reward)
• Build talent pipeline and longer term succession plans

What you’ll need

• Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing operations, with a strong track record of driving operational excellence and efficiency in a manufacturing setting.
• Proven Stakeholder Management with Government Bodies
• Knowledge of Industrial Regulations in Egypt and proven ability to navigate and ensure compliance with legal frameworks.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic languages
• Strong understanding of organization’s products and services
• Knowledge of relationship to other disciplines for efficient production
• LEAN methods and tools
• Supply Chain & Procurement

What you’ll get in return…

We’re offering multiple opportunities for career development, like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure for dynamic profiles. Learning is fundamental to our culture. Through continuous learning, we are transforming the industry. You have the chance to learn every day, acquire new skills and perspectives through customized online programs, and on-the-job experiences.