Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Executive Placements · Kensington
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Start free — we apply for you →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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