BRIEF DESCRIPTIONThe Head of Site is responsible for leading the campus, aligning various teams around site targets, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves managing production, quality, supply chain, and HSE teams to achieve operational goals.
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Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head of Site
Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Responsibilities
Lead the campus, turn group strategy into site operating plans and chair performance reviews. Align production, engineering, quality, supply chain, warehousing and HSE teams around site targets.
Deliver production, yield and efficiency targets. Improve capacity utilisation, remove bottlenecks and drive productivity and waste reduction across factories.
Ensure GMP and regulatory compliance and maintain audit readiness. Oversee deviations, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and the effectiveness of site quality systems.
Improve equipment reliability and availability through maintenance, utilities and asset management. Support capital projects, expansions and new installations.
Own site P&L and operating budgets. Control manufacturing, utilities and logistics costs, and optimise inventory and working capital.
Align production with demand planning and procurement to improve on-time, in-full delivery and prevent stock shortages and excess inventory.
Lead health, safety and environmental performance. Prevent incidents, meet statutory obligations, and build the capabilities and succession plans of plant managers and functional leaders.
Desired Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Pharmacy or Engineering. An MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
At least 20 years in manufacturing, including at least seven years in senior leadership, with experience managing multiple factories or large-scale operations.
Experience in pharmaceuticals, FMCG or another regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
Demonstrated P&L ownership, stakeholder management and ability to lead operational change.
Application Closing DateNot Specified.
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