Business Unit Manager for Warehouse Operations in Woodmead
Adcorp Shared Service Centre · Woodmead, Gauteng
Overview
Adcorp is looking for a Business Unit Manager to lead warehouse operations across multiple sites in Woodmead. You will drive strategy, manage large teams, and build strong client relationships. This senior role suits someone with deep warehouse or production experience who wants to shape business growth and operational excellence. If you are ready to take on a leadership position with real impact, this opportunity is for you.
About the role
As Business Unit Manager for Warehouse, you will provide strategic leadership and operational direction across a portfolio of warehouse sites. You will work closely with clients, manage large teams, and ensure that service delivery meets contractual agreements and client expectations.
What you will be doing:
- Contributing to business strategy as part of the Management Committee
- Overseeing warehouse operations across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with SLAs, SOPs, and client requirements
- Driving operational excellence through process improvement, technology integration, and regular site visits
- Managing financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, client profitability, and cost control
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders
- Leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams while ensuring HR and labour compliance
This role is based in Woodmead and offers a permanent, full-time opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic warehouse environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 to 10 years experience in senior leadership roles within process driven environments
- Warehouse, production, or hospitality industry experience is essential
- Tertiary business qualification ideally in logistics, supply chain management, or process or industrial engineering
- Strong operational management skills across multiple sites
- Experience leading large teams in a client focused environment
- Financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management
- Knowledge of labour legislation, CCMA processes, and compliance requirements
- Excellent stakeholder relationship management skills
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic operational insight and industry expertise to ensure commercially sustainable solutions
- Serve as a member of the Management Committee, shaping business strategy and operational direction
- Ensure operational delivery complies with client SOWs, SLAs, pricing schedules, and SOPs
- Conduct regular operational reviews, site visits, and inspections to monitor service delivery and KPI achievement
- Analyse operational performance and implement corrective and preventative actions
- Manage financial performance, including forecasting, client profitability, and cost control
- Develop client pricing schedules and support annual pricing reviews and negotiations
- Identify organic growth opportunities within existing clients and support business development
- Ensure compliance with legislation, company policies, and Department of Labour requirements
- Coordinate labour relations activities including disciplinary processes and CCMA preparation
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key client stakeholders
- Lead workforce planning, transformation initiatives, and talent development
- Foster a high performance culture focused on employee engagement and retention
Job details
- Organisation
- Adcorp Shared Service Centre
- Location
- Woodmead, Gauteng
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Senior (5+ years)
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- Warehousing & Stores
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
Hello there! This is a senior role at Adcorp in Woodmead, so if you have solid warehouse or production leadership experience and are ready to step up, this could be your moment.
When you apply, make sure your CV clearly shows how many people you have managed, the size of the operations you have overseen, and any client facing work you have done. Numbers speak louder than words here.
Also mention any experience with financial management, labour relations, or process improvement. Those are key parts of this job.
If you get an interview, be ready to talk about how you have handled difficult client situations or turned around underperforming warehouses. They want to see you can think strategically and solve problems on the ground.
Good luck, you have got this!
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