COMPANY BACKGROUND 

Tadesse Desta Business Group (TDBG) is one of the seasoned and prominent private companies in Ethiopia. It incorporates three legal business entities namely; Tadesse Desta Import and Export, AZTAD Industrial and Trading PLC and Azeb Tadesse Coffee supplier under its umbrella. It engages in import/export, transport and manufacturing business. 

Job Summary 

The Deputy CEO – Operations is responsible for planning, managing and coordinating all core business units, review goals, strategic and operational plan of the company and provide professional advice to the CEO on overall improvement and growth of the company operations. In addition, he/she will be overseeing, Business lines performance evaluation against targets, ensure all business management relationships, correspondence with stakeholders and handle the marketing and sales process of each item.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, directs and control overall business activities of the operation and take timely action as required.

• Participates in formulating the strategy and define company policies, directing and coordinating all business activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives meet business and profitability growth.

• Develops, reviews, updates, and implements business strategic planning, including sales, financial performance, and new product development.

• Oversees Work units to review operating reports and resolve operational problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays and to meet future growth.

• Reviews operations and plans to meet requirements for sales planning and to determine manufacturing or outsourcing 
  requirements to develop new markets

Reports to; CEO
Directs Reports include: - Director-Export, Director-Import, Director-Freight transport, Director-Forwarding operation

Job Requirements

Required Educational background, Work Experience and competencies: -

• MA/MBA in Management, Accounting, Marketing, Business Management or related fields and 12 years’ experience in Business Management, particularly in import and export business and having 6 years in a leadership position.

• Preferably, he/she is required to have International Business management exposure.

• Broad knowledge and experience in commercial law, organizational planning, organization development,

• Ability to motivate & empower others to reach company goals,

• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills,

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with the different stakeholders is also other skill required for the position

How To Apply

• Interested and qualified applicants fulfilling the above criteria are invited to send their application along with non-returnable CVs and copies of relevant credentials within seven consecutive working days from the first publication date via email address ceo@tadessedesta.com by mentioning the Job Title on the subject line of your email or apply in person, at its head office, Afework building, 9th floor.

• Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted