Job Description
About the Opportunity:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead a prominent consumer goods business within the food and beverage sector. This role is ideal for a professional with 20+ years in the industry, a strong background across blue-chip multinationals and respected regional organizations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Business Health & Growth: Drive and sustain the overall health of the business with a focus on market share, sales value and volume, profitability, and return on capital employed (ROCE).
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement long-term business plans, financial budgets, and targets for the Business Unit. Oversee and align departmental plans across Sales, Marketing, Factory, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Finance.
- Business Expansion: Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand market reach and product offerings.
- Sales & Contracting: Oversee and negotiate export, domestic sales, and manufacturing contracts, ensuring alignment with agreed-upon margins and transfer prices.
- Operational Efficiency: Lead initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, benchmarking costs with internal and external industry standards.
- Product Development: Drive the innovation pipeline, overseeing new product development and market introductions.
- Performance Management: Establish and ensure a structured review of business performance against predefined targets, KPIs, and strategic objectives.
- Team Leadership: Guide, coach, and mentor the executive leadership team, including Heads of Sales, Marketing, Factory, SCM, and Finance, to deliver on business goals.
- Market Positioning: Build and sustain the company’s competitive positioning in the market, ensuring effective product positioning and market share growth.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to local laws and regulations concerning business operations, employment, health, safety, and environmental standards.
- System Implementation: Spearhead the introduction and implementation of world-class systems, including ERP, to optimize business processes and information flow.
- Organizational Development: Collaborate with HR to develop organizational structures, systems, and staffing that align with company policy and build a high-performance culture.
- Internal Communication: Lead employee engagement initiatives across all levels, fostering a motivated, results-driven, and cohesive organization.
Must Have:
- 20+ years of progressive experience in the consumer goods industry, with a solid portfolio across foods and beverages.
- Proven experience in managing profit centers, developing and executing business strategies, and overseeing production units.
- Prior exposure to manufacturing within the food and beverage sector is essential.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a culturally diverse team, with a strong understanding of emerging market dynamics.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with a track record of achieving business growth and operational excellence.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
Managing expectations: “At Mindfield, we strive for exceptional results, and we achieve this by understanding the needs of both our clients and candidates. We ask that you take note of our “must-haves” to ensure a successful application process. We look forward to building a long-term relationship with you. Mindfield – making a difference.”