- Production/Printing &Branding
- Determine production (graphic design and printing) priorities by reviewing customer order requirements and production schedules; analysing equipment, materials, and employee availability; coordinating schedules with sales and delivery date.
- Synchronize all production departments’ functions and collaborations and overseeing quality of work.
- Review, improve and enforce departmental work policies and procedure as well as production and scheduling efficiency.
- Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards and manage supply and materials inventory.
- Lead production and vendor team to effectively manage to ensure high quality, cost effective and timely production.
- Organize, control and monitor the flow of printed materials in the company and Process and track mock-ups, prototypes and Communicate the client’s requirements to vendors.
- Check schedules, confirm product specifications, arrange adjustments, oversee the work of staff in the department, monitor the quality of the product and ensure deadlines are met.
- Plan effectively and organize production schedules for orders. Re-negotiate timescales or schedules as necessary.
- Work with finance on budgeting, forecasting, and actual product cost analysis compared to proposed
- Selecting and negotiating with vendors to agree on best price, quality, and the due date.
- Examining finished samples and approving the quality before delivery to the client.
- Conduct due-diligence and quality assurance on sample and final products and Reviewing, negotiating, and approving final invoices for payment.
- Overseeing production processes is seamless, identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise.
- Plan effectively for delivery of novelty merchandise to the client in good time and make follow up of delivery from the client focal point.
- Operate the print shop production equipment and machinery
- Marketing and Sales
- Develop and monitor marketing and sales objectives, targets and strategies with the
- Executive Director and Head of the Department.
- Ensure the achievement of marketing and sales objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees.
- Work with and support the marketing and sales team to achieve financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances, initiating corrective actions.
- HR
- Review, develop and enforce work ethics, policies and procedure.
- Select, train, schedule and manage employee performance.
- Communicate job expectations and targets; plan, monitor, appraise, and review performance.
- Responsible for problem solving, conflict resolution, and multi-tasking project management.
- Oversee, payroll, manage staff benefits and disciplinary actions.
- Finance:
- Develop and monitor annual budget in coordination with the Executive Director.
- Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls.
- Develop and monitor departmental budgets in coordination with the head of departments.
- Payroll management, including arrangement of accrued employee benefits.
Knowledge, Experiences and Skills
- Minimum 5 years of work experiences including a minimum of 3 years of experience in the print industry.
- Exposure to Somalia market – desirable
- A bachelor’s degree in creative design and graphics will be considered
- Background of working in a print and Brand Company is highly advantageous.
- Solid exposure to the printing press industry, book binding, and graphic design is desirable
- Experienced in managing workers in large production/manufacturing environments
- Pre-press knowledge (Software and Hardware) – desirable
- Good oral and written communication skills both in English and Somali language
- Strong PC/Computer Skills – essential
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