Ekurhuleni: Managing Director posted by Secure Jobs

About the Role

Secure Jobs is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join our global underground business as Managing Director in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our construction and mining department, you will be responsible for driving growth and development across South Africa, aligning with our global strategic plan. With full P&L responsibility, you will lead and develop a large sales and service organization, overseeing brand positioning, product portfolios, sales targets, marketing strategies, operations, supply chain management, customer support, financial management, and human capital & leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and driving the vision, mission, and long-term business plans in alignment with global business strategic goals
• Ensuring compliance with local laws and corporate governance and reporting to senior leadership on performance
• Overseeing brand positioning, expanding product portfolios through new product development focused on efficiency, cost control, technology adoption, and market adoption potential
• Setting and monitoring sales targets, guiding marketing strategies, and ensuring competitive product placement and pricing in the South African market
• Identifying new market opportunities within South Africa and potentially across the broader African continent
• Developing dealer networks as required
• Overseeing the manufacturing and supply chain for locally manufactured products and parts aftermarket products across South Africa
• Focus on product quality, efficiency, cost control, and ensuring parts availability and aftersales service excellence
• Overseeing the aftermarket parts and customer field service support to ensure business continuously improves and exceeds customer service expectations across South Africa
• Initiate market relevant aftermarket programs to increase customer support and aftermarket growth opportunity
• Full P&L accountability for financial results of hard rock South Africa business including cash flow, capital allocation, and balance sheet

Requirements

• 15 years in sales and/or aftermarket management in mining industry with strategic customer partnerships
• Strong knowledge or experience in underground hard rock mining product application and industry methods
• Judgment and intuition acquired through experience in working with executive mining professionals and securing large capital sales
• Demonstrated experience developing business growth strategies within business to include and aftermarket sales and customer support strategy development and execution plans
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities to drive resource development in assigned territory and ensure business growth is maintained through strategic talent management of territory resources

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or Mining

Salary & Benefits

Salary will be highly negotiable