Senior Business Director

4 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Markham Full time

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Director to lead our Fabiani & G-star menswear brand into the future. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for driving business growth and profitability across our omni-channel retailing platforms.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of senior management experience, with a strong understanding of the retail business mechanics that drive financial targets, such as Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). You will be an agile leader who can adapt to change and innovation, making the customer central to all decision-making processes.

As a Senior Business Director, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Strategy Development: Translate the broader Group strategy into clear direction, priorities, and objectives for the Fabiani & G-star business.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and deliver on the strategy by empowering a multifunctional management team to execute set functional objectives and targets.
  • Financial Management: Optimize business profitability through superior customer and employee experiences, leveraging data-informed decision making, a strong stable supply chain, and capability, strategy, and processes for efficient flow of goods from concept to consumer.
  • KPI Achievement: Deliver on all set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including financial targets, budget forecasting, control, and expense management, inventory management, business transformation targets, supply chain/procurement strategy, e-commerce trading targets, customer acquisition, location, and expansion strategy.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A minimum 10 years working experience at a senior management level, preferably with cross-functional management experience.
  • A relevant tertiary qualification.
  • Exceptional financial acumen, analytical ability, and a solid understanding of the retail business mechanics that drive all KPIs.
  • Sound judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong written, verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  • High resilience and agility with the ability to work well under pressure and deliver to aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • High emotional intelligence and experience in leading diverse teams and individuals.
  • Ability to drive change, persuade, and influence both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Exceptional leadership skills, including the ability to attract, hire, retain, and motivate a senior cross-functional team and a talent pipeline.

We offer a competitive salary package, estimated to be around $120,000 - $180,000 per annum, depending on experience. Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.



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