CEO – Bright Placements

CEO Opportunity: Lead our Company to Success

The CEO will create value by providing the vision, leadership, strategy, and general management skills necessary to grow the company into a dominant player in its industry. This will include driving and implementation of a strategic plan to advance the company’s vision, mission, strategies, and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability, and growth as an organization.

Together with the exco team, the CEO will enable the team to fulfil all required governance functions, will develop an open and communicative relationship with the team, providing informal and formal updates on Company strategy and business plans, performance, management direction and decisions, and will represent the Company as required.

Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership:
   • Develop, review, and refine the company’s business strategy in collaboration with the executive team.
   • Execute strategic plans to achieve a leading position in the marketplace.
2. Market Development:
   • Work with the management team to meet consumer needs and explore market opportunities.
   • Cultivate relationships with customers, partners, and stakeholders.
3. Brand Ambassadorship:
   • Represent the company in the public marketplace, building credibility and fostering relationships.
   • Serve as the primary spokesperson for the company.
4. Tactical Leadership:
   • Provide high-level guidance to the Board and management team.
   • Motivate the organization to achieve high performance and innovation.
5. Performance Management:
   • Develop performance metrics and ensure targets are met.

Required Skills:

• Business Development
• Strategic Thinking
• Decisiveness
• Leadership

Candidate Requirements:

Qualifications (NB):

• B. Comm Accounting with further studies, CA (SA) / LLB with BCom.

Age: 38 – 45

Fit:

• Cultural alignment with the company’s Vision, Mission, and Values, and Senior Management Team.

Experience:

• Over 10 years in Consumer Goods.
• Over 5 years as a CEO, successfully scaling and building businesses (minimum 300 employees).

Skills / Traits:

• Leadership (Leading and managing)
• Team development and management
• Strategic thinking and implementation
• Business development
• Marketing and Brand Building
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Problem-solving abilities
• Decisiveness
• Persuasion