Supply Chain Executive Talent

Recruiter

Network Recruitment

Job Ref

NPr003851/KavN

Date posted

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Location

Pretoria, South Africa

SUMMARY

There are executives who maintain operations…

And then there are those rare leaders who scale businesses, transform manufacturing environments, drive operational excellence, and create measurable commercial impact across entire organisations.

I’m Kavian Naidoo, Specialist Recruiter at Network Recruitment, partnering with high-performance industrial, manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain businesses seeking elite operational leadership talent.

I am actively engaging with Executive Operations Professionals who have proven experience leading large-scale operations, driving profitability, optimising manufacturing performance, and building operational structures that support long-term growth.

POSITION INFO

Who I’m Looking For

• Chief Operating Officers (COOs)
• Operations Directors
• Executive Operations Managers
• Manufacturing Executives
• Plant & Industrial Operations Leaders
• Supply Chain & Operational Excellence Executives

The calibre of executives I’m interested in typically has:

• Strong Industrial Engineering or Technical qualifications on Masters Level
• Extensive industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or operational leadership experience
• Proven success scaling operations and improving profitability
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and operational excellence initiatives
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Experience leading high-performance operational teams
• Expertise across manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, production, and operational strategy

The strongest operational leaders understand

Operational efficiency drives profitability. Structure drives scalability.Execution drives growth.

If you have successfully

• Scaled manufacturing or operational environments
• Improved plant productivity and operational efficiency
• Reduced operational costs and improved margins
• Built operational accountability and process discipline
• Led complex industrial or engineering operations
• Delivered measurable business transformation

— then I want to speak with you confidentially.

This is not about simply filling vacancies. This is about connecting exceptional operational leaders with organisations that value strategic execution, operational intelligence, and long-term business growth.

If you are an executive operations professional exploring strategic leadership opportunities within industrial, engineering, manufacturing, technical textiles, supply chain, or operational environments, let’s connect.

Kavian Naidoo

Specialist Recruitment Consultant

Supply Chain | Manufacturing | Engineering | Executive Operations

Network Recruitment