- Salary
- $480k – $600k/yr
- Location
- City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Seniority
- Lead
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU
Are you a commercially driven operations leader with a passion for performance, growth, and people development?
Our client is seeking an experienced Area Manager to oversee a portfolio of multiple sites, driving operational performance, profitability, and leadership capability across a large, geographically dispersed team.
Reporting directly to the Regional Manager, you will take ownership of business performance across your portfolio, drive growth and operational improvement, and develop the management talent needed for long-term success.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be accountable for the performance and profitability of multiple sites, including:
- Leading a portfolio of 5-10 locations.
- Driving sales growth, profitability, and operational performance.
- Leading and developing approximately 20 managers.
- Providing leadership oversight across 180-350 employees.
- Owning P&L performance, budgets, forecasts, and key operational metrics.
- Driving operational efficiencies and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Leading site turnaround and performance improvement initiatives, through structured improvement plans.
- Holding managers accountable for business, people, operational, and financial outcomes.
- Building succession pipelines and developing future leaders.
- Embedding a culture of ownership, accountability, and high performance.
- Supporting regional growth strategies and broader business objectives.
OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE
Essential Experience
- Proven experience managing multiple stores, branches, depots, business units, or operational sites.
- Experience overseeing 5-10 locations simultaneously.
- Responsibility for teams of approximately 180-350 employees.
- Experience leading and developing management teams of approximately 20 managers.
- Demonstrated P&L ownership and financial accountability.
- Proven success in driving operational improvements and business growth.
- Experience managing managers rather than frontline teams.
- Strong performance management and accountability capability.
- Experience developing talent and building succession pipelines.
- Experience within one or more of the following multi-site environments preferred:
- Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) / Restaurant Operations/ Retail/ FMCG/ Logistics and Distribution/ Franchise Operations/ Convenience Retail.
Key Competencies
- Commercial acumen
- Multi-site operations leadership
- P&L and financial management
- Strategic planning and execution
- Performance management
- Operational excellence
- Change leadership
- Succession planning and talent development
- Coaching and people leadership
YOUR REWARD
- Salary: R45,000 – R50,000 per month
- Opportunity to lead a significant multi-site portfolio
- Exposure to senior regional leadership and strategic business initiatives
- Strong long-term career growth opportunities
- Available Locations: Western Cape (responsible for a portfolio within the Western Cape region) and Rest of SA Region (responsible for operations across the remaining four provinces within the region)
- Reporting Line: Reporting directly to the Regional Manager
If you are a results-driven multi-site leader with a proven track record of driving growth, improving profitability, developing managers, and delivering operational excellence at scale, we would like to hear from you.
For more roles, please have a look at our website (www.60degrees.com) or follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/10287263/)