Managing Director – Vivo Energy

Vivo Energy is the company behind the Shell brand in Africa. It offers customers the very best of Shell’s products and services, including supply reliability, technical expertise, and unmatched customer service, in the countries in which it operates. In doing so, it has in place industry-leading health and safety standards, and is committed to delivering Shell’s high-quality fuels and lubricants in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

The company invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the following position tenable in Gaborone:

MANAGING DIRECTOR

1. Job Purpose:

The Managing Director is responsible for leading the development and execution of Vivo Energy Botswana strategic and operational direction to deliver the five-year business plan and shareholder value. This entails implementing the mandate received by the VE Board and VE CEO to deliver long-term and short-term plans and responsibility for all day-to-day management decisions in leading the downstream sales and marketing operations for Vivo Energy Botswana.

2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maximise Business Potential and Deliver Results:
• Lead the formulation of strategic objectives and priorities for the business in Botswana aimed at giving a competitive and profitable edge to the company.
• Provide strategic leadership and operational guidance for the effective and efficient management of the business.
• Drive the growth agenda and build a strong culture of high performance and urgency.
• Deliver the business plan – ensure the delivery of key Financial, HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environmental) and Customer Satisfaction targets.
• Reputation:
• Build the reputation of VE with all key stakeholders, internal and external, including Government, the press and media.
• Protect our product and employer brand.
• Demonstrate visible safety leadership.
• Ensure highest standard of ethics and compliance in the way we do business, with both internal and external legal and compliance requirements.
• People Leadership:
• Continuously drive staff competence and identify and develop key staff to drive the business and also contributing to the pool of future business Ipnrlprs
• Results driven and thrives in a high performance environment, with a strong focus on local accountability.
• Displays a sense of urgency, resilient and calm under pressure (manage competing priorities and changing demands).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to focus on what matters, make tough calls and

2.3 People Leadership:

• Continuously drive staff competence and identify and develop key staff to drive the business and also contributing to the pool of future business leaders.
• Develop and grow a culture that will foster a high-level of staff commitment and motivation, increased accountability at country level, and a winning mindset.

4. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Appropriate business degree with suitable experience as Country Managing Director, will be an advantage.

• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.

• Fully fluent in English.

3. KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCES

• Dynamic self-starter, demonstrating excellent personal and managerial effectiveness.
• Courageous with a strong sense of self confidence to challenge the status quo.
• Proven track record of managing significant change and business transformation under challenging circumstances.
• Results driven and thrives in a high performance environment, with a strong focus on local accountability.
• Displays a sense of urgency, resilient and calm under pressure (manage competing priorities and changing demands).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to focus on what matters, make tough calls and manage/deal with substandard performance.