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General Manager


Job Location:

Accra - Ghana

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 27 August 2026 (19 days ago)
Application Deadline: 24 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

NOTE:People and Partners Group is currently hiring for various roles across industries. For more opportunities visit or send your CV to

About People and Partners Group

People & Partners Group (PPG) is a leading Pan-African executive search and strategic human capital partner headquartered in Accra Ghana. We excel in placing C-suite and senior leaders across Africa and beyond with a 98% retention rate 5-days TAT 15-day completion timeline access to 100K top talents and 1-year free replacement guarantee.

Our services include Executive Recruitment Employer of Record (EOR) and HR Outsourcing helping international organizations hire pay and manage talent compliantly across African markets without setting up local entities alongside Payroll Management Compensation Structuring Performance Management HR Audit Salary Surveys and Corporate serve multinationals and high-growth businesses including Fortune 500 companies across FMCG Construction Heavy Industry Real Estate Technology Agriculture Healthcare and Manufacturing expanding into key African markets the UK USA and Middle East. Compliant with global best practices we co-design agile frameworks to drive your success. Build Outstanding Teams with PPG. Join Africas growth story.

About Our Client

A leading bulk distribution oil company operating in Ghana that specializes in the procurement supply and distribution of energy products such as Super (Petrol) Diesel Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bitumen and Lubricants.


Job Description


Role Overview

The General Manager will primarily provide a strategic mandate in securing and leveraging appropriate financial instruments to support the companys oil trading activities while overseeing the overall BDC operations.


Key Responsibilities
  • Develop strategic business and leadership Strategy & oversee effective implementation
  • Strong ability to secure financial instruments for revenue growth
  • Set monthly target on profit margins achieve targets and report
  • Make pricing investment and resource allocation decisions within your mandate
  • Build customer and partner relationships that protect and grow key revenue
  • Ensure legal regulatory and company policy compliance across the unit
  • Represent and report results risks and roadmap
  • Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Ensure Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
  • Effective Financial & Budget Management
  • Oversee Business Development/Sales Marketing & Client Relations
  • Effective Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Own the business unit P&L and deliver revenue margin and profit targets
  • Lead and align department heads across sales operations finance and support functions


Requirements
  • 1020 years experience in General Manager or senior leader roles
  • A degree in business administration/finance or a related field. An MBA or MSC will be an added advantage.
  • Experience in the oil industry or a similar operating model
  • Experience leading a turnaround integration or rapid growth phase
  • Familiarity with the markets or regions the unit serves
  • Proven work experience as a General Manager or senior leader with multi-department responsibility
  • P&L management experience including budgeting forecasting and margin improvement
  • Track record of delivering revenue and profit targets in a comparable business
  • Ability to lead leaders: setting direction coaching and holding department heads accountable
  • Strong commercial judgment across sales pricing and customer relationships
  • Solid grasp of operations enough to challenge plans and spot problems early
  • Excellent communication skills with staff customers and senior stakeholders



Required Skills:

1020 years experience in General Manager or senior leader roles Experience in the oil industry or a similar operating model Experience leading a turnaround integration or rapid growth phase Familiarity with the markets or regions the unit serves Proven work experience as a General Manager or senior leader with multi-department responsibility P&L management experience including budgeting forecasting and margin improvement Track record of delivering revenue and profit targets in a comparable business Ability to lead leaders: setting direction coaching and holding department heads accountable Strong commercial judgment across sales pricing and customer relationships Solid grasp of operations enough to challenge plans and spot problems early Excellent communication skills with staff customers and senior stakeholders


Required Education:

A degree in business administration/finance or a related field. An MBA or MSC will be an added advantage.