Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Executive Placements · Kensington

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The organisation provides innovative, technology-enabled warehouse management solutions that improve operational efficiency, productivity, inventory accuracy, and supply chain performance for leading businesses across South Africa. Through a combination of operational expertise, skilled people, robust processes, and technology-driven solutions, the business partners with customers to optimise complex warehouse and logistics environments.

This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial executive leader to shape the future of a successful and established business within a diversified services environment.

Key Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for accelerating growth, strengthening market positioning, enhancing operational performance, and building a high-performance culture.

Key strategic priorities will include

  • Developing and executing a clear growth strategy aligned to market opportunities.
  • Expanding the customer portfolio and strengthening strategic client partnerships.
  • Driving operational excellence across complex warehouse management contracts.
  • Leveraging technology, data, and automation to improve productivity and customer outcomes.
  • Enhancing profitability, scalability, and long-term business value.
  • Building a leadership team capable of delivering sustainable growth.

Job Experience and Skills Required: Experience Required: The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience as a CEO, Managing Director, Executive Director, or Business Unit Executive within industries such as:
  • Warehousing, logistics, or functional outsourcing environments
  • Supply Chain Services
  • 3PL / contract logistics
  • Industrial Services
  • Outsourced Operations

• Workforce Solutions Demonstrated success managing:

  • Full P&L responsibility
  • Large-scale operational environments
  • Multiple customer contracts
  • Significant workforce populations
  • Complex service delivery models

Qualifications

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Business Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Operations, or related discipline.
  • MBA or equivalent executive qualification would be advantageous.

Why This Opportunity? This role offers the opportunity to lead a respected and established logistics services business within a successful South African group.

The CEO will have the mandate to shape strategy, unlock growth opportunities, improve operational performance, and create lasting val

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