Senior Consumer Logistics Growth & Strategy Lead

DSV Road GmbH; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV in South Africa seeks a Senior Business Development Manager for the Consumer, Air & Sea vertical to drive regional strategy and customer value in Kempton Park. You will translate customer needs into practical supply chain solutions and influence across functions.

You will lead growth, manage pipelines, support major tenders and executive engagements while coordinating with sales, operations and finance to deliver measurable outcomes for customers and DSV.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in freight forwarding, logistics, supply chain, retail logistics or related commercial leadership roles.
• Proven experience in business development, strategic sales, key account management or vertical leadership.
• Strong understanding of Consumer, Retail, FMCG, Fashion, Lifestyle, Homeware or related supply chains.
• Experience engaging senior customer stakeholders and internal executive teams.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including margin, profitability and pipeline management.
• Operationally credible, with the ability to understand service failures, process gaps and customer risk.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel across branches and countries when needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the regional Consumer Vertical strategy across SA and SSA.
• Translate global Consumer priorities into practical regional commercial plans.
• Monitor market changes, customer trends, retail dynamics and supply chain developments.
• Represent SSA in Consumer Vertical discussions and provide feedback for regional and global forums.
• Provide clear guidance to sales, operations and leadership teams on priorities, risks and opportunities.
• Drive and direct revenue, gross profit, margin protection and growth performance across the Consumer vertical.
• Lead or support business reviews, strategic workshops, escalations and customer growth discussions.
• Protect retention, deepen relationships and position DSV as a strategic supply chain partner.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Logistics

Business development

Key account management

Strategic leadership

Education

Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics / Business

Tools

TradeCloud

myDSV

Control tower tools

Purchase order management

SCM systems

Job description

DSV in South Africa seeks a Senior Business Development Manager for the Consumer, Air & Sea vertical to drive regional strategy and customer value in Kempton Park. You will translate customer needs into practical supply chain solutions and influence across functions.

You will lead growth, manage pipelines, support major tenders and executive engagements while coordinating with sales, operations and finance to deliver measurable outcomes for customers and DSV.