Group Executive: Strategy And Business Development

Recruiter:

Recruiters of Distinction

Job Ref:

JHB000021/JOBS

Date posted:

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
A leading organization in the transport sector is seeking a Group Executive: Strategy & Business Development to provide strategic leadership in shaping business direction, driving growth, and enhancing competitive market positioning. This role is instrumental in ensuring long-term business stability and sustainability.

POSITION INFO:
KEY PERFOMANCE AREAS (KPAs):
- Facilitate the development and review of the organization’s strategy and business plans
- Explore new business opportunities, including expanding
passenger services, retention and expansion of the customer base, entering new geographical markets, and developing innovative service offerings.
- Management of stakeholder relationships
- Evaluate and lead mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities,
identifying potential targets for acquisition or partnership to
enhance market presence or operational capabilities
- Reporting and advisory services.

KNOWLEDGE:
- Business acumen
- Knowledge of the transport industry
- Contract, people and financial management principles and practices
- Risk and project management principles and practices
- legislative frameworks.

SKILLS:
- Leadership and management
- Problem solving and decision making
- Communication and interpersonal effectiveness
- Collaborating and negotiation
- Strategic and tactical thinking.

BEHAVIOURAL ATTITUDES:
- Adaptable and innovative
- Honesty and integrity
- Tact and diplomacy
- Detail and result-oriented
- Customer centricity.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- NQF 8 Postgraduate qualification in
Business Administration/Engineering/Transport Management/ Economics

ADDED ADVANTAGE: Master of Administration or Master of
Business Leadership (MBA/MBL)

EXPERIENCE:15 years’ strategy or business development experience within the passenger transport, rail logistics or related infrastructure sector of which 5 years should be at executive level.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- 24/7 availability
- Extended working hours
- Travel locally and international

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