About the position
Our client, a leading logistics and distribution organisation is seeking a highly experienced Regional General Manager to oversee a key depot operation, based in Windhoek
The role is responsible for overseeing end-to-end inbound and outbound operations and resources within a single depot environment, ensuring seamless supply chain execution
Education and Experience:
- Degree or Diploma in Logistics Management or related field
- 8 - 10 years' experience within a logistics, sales, and merchandising environment
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior leadership role, managing multi-disciplinary teams across warehousing, transport, sales and merchandising functions
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end depot operations across logistics, sales, and merchandising functions
- Drive execution of regional strategy, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, stock control, fleet utilisation, and service delivery performance
- Lead sales and merchandising teams to achieve revenue, volume, market share, and in-store execution targets
- Manage key customer and principal relationships, ensuring strong service levels and issue resolution
- Drive commercial performance including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and margin optimisation
- Ensure compliance with risk, safety, food safety, and governance standards across all operations
- Lead, develop, and motivate high-performing multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment
- Monitor key performance indicators across logistics, sales, merchandising, customer service, and finance
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong leadership capability with a proven track record of execution and team engagement
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain, warehousing, transport, and logistics principles
- FMCG sales, merchandising, key account management, and retail execution knowledge
- Strong commercial and financial acumen (budgeting, forecasting, revenue growth)
- Working knowledge of ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and data-driven decision-making
- Understanding of risk, health & safety, environmental legislation, and compliance requirements
- Strong planning, organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- High resilience, adaptability, and ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
- Strong people leadership focus on performance, development, and accountability
Please note: Only Namibian nationals or South African citizens currently residing in Namibia will be considered
Desired Skills:
- "Regional General Manager"
- Inbound
- outbound
