Provide strategic and operational direction in order to drive superior execution of pre-determined strategic imperatives.Create seamless strategic alignment on the integrated value chain between sales, operations, supply chain management as well as information technology.Provide leadership and direction with regards to managing strategic and operational risks as well as compliance with corporate governance best practices.Drive credibility and authority for finance leadership to provide accurate and credible financial reporting.Effective revenue generation and cost management to drive sustainable liquidity and organic growth as well as creating value for all stakeholders.

Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and share empirically grounded insights with key stakeholders to assist them to make well informed decisions.Advice business partners/stakeholders on the need, viability and impact of social and environmental investment within the parameters of corporate governance.Manage business to business relationships with key stakeholders/Stakeholder management.Plan and deliver CAPEX for marketing investment project and marketing research initiatives.Plan, manage and drive the execution of projects from start to completion.

Efficient and effective property/asset management on a more profitable and sustainable business. Develop stakeholder management plan/strategy to effectively ensure long-term sustainable relationships with key stakeholders.Ensure the achievement of R222 million budgeted monthly property sales targets.Evaluate and manage new initiatives and business opportunities to maximize revenue.Identify which areas in the property portfolio are declining, stagnating or performing and institute corrective action to drive those that are declining and stagnating into a positive trajectory.

• Develop and provide strategic input to enable group-buying strategies into effectiveselling formats.• Effective communication and management of group initiatives in order to optimizesustainable profit growth.• Analyze and review previous seasons selling strategy and make recommendations for futureselling strategies.• Conduct quarterly space productivity analysis to influence trading opportunities.• Define and Outline scope of group initiatives and projects and input into business cases.Deliver group Capex (Capital Expenditure) requirement for new initiatives.• Manage stakeholder relationships as per SM integration matrix.

• Key Performance Areas: Managing strategic key accounts (Spar Tops, Pick n Pay, PicardiRebel Group, Diamonds Group and Metcash group).• Driving and influencing joint business planning through commercial and market analyticsin order to harness mutually beneficial opportunities.• Develop a compelling customer centric plan to drive long term profitable relationships.• Negotiate quarterly promotional grid and in-store product positioning to maximize visibilityand rate of sales.• Ensuring continuous evaluation of sales projects to ensure ROI.• Drive alignment on targets for metrics that are shared between brand, trade marketingand sales teams.• Drive route to markert strategy to increase our distribution footprint as well as sales output.• Strong focus on executional excellence that differentiates the business from competition.• Ensure efficient and effective promotional spent to validate economies of scale