Production and Distribution Manager

Gulf Cryo A.Ş.

For over 60 years, Gulf Cryo has been manufacturing and supplying industrial, medical and specialty gases to a wide range of industries across the Middle East. Established in 1953 as the Kuwait Oxygen and Acetylene Company, the Gulf Cryo group now comprises of over 30 production and distribution sites operating in 12 countries.

Job Summary

Ensures plant and distribution operations are run smoothly in all sites as per annual plans or new realities to occur along the year for filling, production, logistics, maintenance, quality and other relevant operational aspects. Find smart ways to make the company more productive, efficient and profitable by implementing or modifying existing processes on areas of production and distribution cost, material loss minimisation, asset management, safety stock management, maintenance at own and customer sites for company assets, fleet management. Develop organisational skills by talent management in cooperation with reporting leaders, GM and HR Partner.

We are looking for a Production and Distribution Manager, to our company with the required skills listed below;

·        Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission – specifically support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.

·        Play a significant role in role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared towards operational excellence. Formulating Management Information System ( MIS ) reports related to production and distribution activities & submitting them to the top management for facilitating the decision making process.

·        Prepare opex and capex budget for production and distribution and ensure execution is done timely to deliver annual objectives set

·        Create the SOP(Standard Operating Procedure) for safety, production, maintenance and distribution and ensure all work done accordingly

·        Devise efficient production methods to control losses and efficient logistics management system to ensure availability of distribution fleet and delivery of products as per committed timelines and cost.

·        Assure product quality and buffer stock to achieve outstanding customer satisfaction.

·        Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and statutory local requirements ( production and distribution).

·        Align the operations and distribution teams for an outstanding performance in asset management for PG and liquid business

·        Partner with relevant functions like IT and finance for having a best-in class infrastructure for asset management

·        Support sales growth through asset optimisation for highest cycle rate and also raw material stock optimisation

·        Identify processes that need improvement and initiating continous improvement actions.

·        Supervise and coach site managers, shift leaders and dispatchers.

Note: Only CVs in English will be considered.