Business Relationship Management, People Management, Regulatory Compliance, Pharmaceuticals, Investing, Diversity, Financial Management, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Executive Management, International Markets
Job description
Nautilus Pharma is a trusted South African contract manufacturer in the pharma sector with over 75 years experience as part of the Vital-Group . The company has gained superior expertise in the development, testing and manufacturing of quality complementary medicines, health supplements and neutraceuticals in a variety of packaging formats and dosage forms. The manufacturing site, situated in Kuilsriver, Cape Town is a fully accredited GMP facility licensed with SAHPRA. Furthermore, the facility is certified by The British Retail Consortium and is Halaal.
Nautilus Pharma offers specialised services to the Pharmaceutical, Complementary Medicines, Vitamin and Supplement sectors in South Africa and various International markets. The facility has a fully equipped analytical laboratory and a highly skilled technical team. Specialised services include Regulatory advisory and support, Research and Development including formulation development and product optimisation, analytical method development, optimisation, and validation. The fully equipped technical centre offers stability testing and storage which includes raw materials and finished product testing.
The company prides itself in ethical practices to ensure that a safe and efficacious, quality product is produced consistently for its customers.
Core values are centered around client facing solutions from concept to final product. Agility, flexibility, and innovative thinking set us apart as a leader in the industry. The business prides itself as a solutions business with a family-oriented culture. Nautilus Pharma takes great care in attracting the right candidates and retaining our valuable employees. Investing in training, workshops, learning and development opportunities is at the core of what we do.
As a progressive health company, we believe in diversity and recognising individual opinions and creative ideas. We encourage employees to learn, excel at their jobs, and grow to their full potential. At the end of the day, were about more than business. Were about people.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Nautilus Pharma Pty Ltd is looking to recruit a Managing Director to lead and grow the business to execute on its mandate and to achieve its objectives in a sustainable and profitable manner.
The role will report to the Board and will manage a team of functional leaders.
As the Managing Director you will be fully accountable for all aspects related to the performance of the company. Typical key performance indicators related to this role include profit, revenue and revenue growth, operational efficiencies, brand performance, balancing regulatory compliance with competitiveness, ESG and BBBEE.
Your responsibilities will include:
Organisational leadership
- Strategy development.
- Culture and climate.
- Performance management and development.
- Change management.
Management
- Business and operational planning.
- Budget management.
- Operational implementation and execution monitoring.
- Reporting.
- Operational efficiency management.
- Workflow and alignment management.
- Resource and capacity management.
- Organisational structure and role clarity.
- Governance and compliance / risk management.
- Managing industry and stakeholder engagement and relations
Minimum qualification:
A relevant Bachelors degree (Engineering, Finance or Business) or relevant post-graduate qualification, or equivalent.
Experience:
At least 10-15 years experience at senior management level at a manufacturing company preferably FMCG or pharma with a proven track-record of working within cross functional teams.
Knowledge and skill requirements:
- Operational competence regarding production and people management to ensure good efficiencies.
- Technical competence understanding quality assurance, quality control and regulatory compliance as it relates to the industry.
- Financial management skills.
- Organisational change management skills.
Behavioural competencies:
- Deciding & initiating action (pro-activity).
- Leading and direction setting.
- Interpersonal relationships.
- Communication and influencing.
- Analysing and problem solving, including strategic thinking capability and ability to deal with complexity.
- Planning and organising.
- Adapting and responding to change and innovating.
- Coping with pressures and setbacks.
- Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking.
