Regional Director GWK - Kimberley

Regional Director | GWK

Lead a Region. Shape the Future.

Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

About the Role

GWK is seeking an exceptional executive leader to take responsibility for one of the organisation's most strategically important regions. This is an opportunity for a commercially astute and relationship-driven leader to influence regional strategy, unlock growth opportunities, strengthen market positioning, and build a high-performing culture that delivers sustainable value.

Reporting directly to the Group CEO, the Regional Director will provide strategic leadership across a diverse regional portfolio, ensuring strong financial performance, operational excellence, governance, and long-term growth. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in connecting people, strategy, and market opportunity while strengthening GWK's presence and impact across the region.

This role is ideally suited to a proven executive who combines strong financial and commercial acumen with exceptional people leadership and the ability to build trusted relationships at every level.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of regional strategy aligned with GWK's long-term objectives.
• Identify and capitalise on growth, trading, and market opportunities that strengthen regional and organisational performance.
• Contribute to executive decision-making and strategic planning at Group level.
• Drive sustainable profitability and strengthen GWK's competitive position within the region.

Financial Performance & Business Growth

• Oversee regional financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.
• Apply strong commercial and financial insight to support trading opportunities and business decision-making.
• Facilitate business development initiatives and expansion opportunities across the region.
• Ensure resources are optimally utilised to maximise return and value creation.

Leadership & Culture

• Inspire and lead high-performing teams across multiple business and support functions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, execution excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and industry partners.
• Champion the development of a world-class regional culture where people thrive and perform at their best.

Governance & Operational Excellence

• Ensure sound governance, compliance, risk management, and operational discipline.
• Strengthen collaboration across business units to improve efficiency, service delivery, and organisational effectiveness.
• Drive alignment between strategy, operations, and people to achieve sustainable business outcomes.

Who We're Looking For

You are a respected executive leader known for your commercial judgement, financial expertise, and ability to bring people together behind a common vision.

You can confidently move between boardroom strategy and operational execution, balancing growth ambitions with disciplined business management. Most importantly, you build trust naturally and create environments where strong relationships, collaboration, and performance flourish.

Your leadership style is characterised by credibility, humility, influence, and a genuine commitment to developing people and strengthening culture.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Agriculture, or a related field.
• More than 10 years' senior leadership experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Proven experience in financial leadership, strategic planning, and business performance management.
• Demonstrated success in driving business growth, market expansion, or commercial development initiatives.
• Experience leading diverse teams and functions within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, compliance, and performance management.
• Exposure to agriculture, agribusiness, commodity markets, or a diversified group environment will be advantageous.

Success Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Exceptional commercial and financial acumen.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capability.
• Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Executive presence and credibility.
• The ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
• Sound judgement in complex and dynamic environments.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a results-driven mindset.
• A passion for people leadership, team development, and culture building.

Why Join GWK?

This is more than a regional leadership role.

It is an opportunity to influence the future of one of South Africa's leading agricultural businesses, contribute at executive level, and leave a lasting legacy through sustainable growth, strong partnerships, and exceptional leadership.

If you are a visionary leader with the commercial capability, leadership maturity, and relationship-building strengths to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply.

Lead with purpose. Grow with impact. Shape the future with GWK.

Other Information

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