An International Food Manufacturing company is seeking to recruit a General Manager - Commodities .You will be reporting to the Chief Operating Officer. This position will be based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
PURPOSE OF ROLE
This role will have overall responsibility for leading and growing Brands and Commodities, and entail managing and supporting the Factory Manager and the Head of Sales, together with the Head of Finance and Administration, to ensure the successful implementation and delivery of the Company’s strategic goals for this sector.
Provide leadership and support to the Head of Sales and his team in implementing our sales strategy for the Brands & Commodities sector, increase brand awareness in our chosen categories, and driving sales and volume growth through managing existing key accounts and developing profitable new sales in new and existing markets and geographical areas.
Provide leadership and support to the Factory Manager and entail supporting and enabling him and his team to ensure high quality products are manufactured and delivered in a safe, hygienic, efficient manner to our customers, and that we have world class efficiencies, food safety, quality and hygiene standards.
This role will also be fully accountable for the P & L for Brands and Commodities and ensure both sales, costs of sales and overheads, together with EBIT meet expectations, and profits grow in line with the Company’s growth strategy.
In addition this role will be responsible for developing a supportive team working ‘safety first’ culture, where skills and performance increase year on year, and employees understand our vision and brand growth aspirations, are engaged and able to develop to be part of our talent pool.
This is a senior leadership position and the role holder will be expected to be an example, coach, support, and lead their direct reports and wider teams, and offer input and appropriate challenges to other parts of the business in support of the strategic objectives for Brands and Commodities and the business.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Growth in Market Share Brands
• Growth in Market Share Commodities
• Promotional Activities and Product Launches
• Customer Service Levels & CRM
• Health & Safety
• People Leadership & Development
• Quality & Food Safety
• Manufacturing
• Procurement, Storage, Logistics, Finance and Administrational
P & L
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
• Substantial leadership experience gained in a food manufacturing fmcg branded business.
• Previous experience of driving sales growth and brand awareness and achieving stretching targets.
• Experience of leading and managing large supply chain and manufacturing teams.
• Previous experience of enhancing employees’ performance and skills, and developing managers and new leaders in both sales and supply chain environments.
• Experience of world class manufacturing techniques and standards.
• Experience of managing multicultural and functional teams, and preferably having worked in a GCC or Asian location.
• Proven experience of improving manufacturing practices and supply chain activity through focused actions and continuous improvement techniques.
• Proven abilities and experience of having managed a full P & L and achieving
• profitable sales growth and cost reductions in an fmcg branded business.
Professionally qualified with a vocational qualification in marketing, category management, business, finance or food science or engineering.
• Be a graduate, preferably in business or managements studies.
تفاصيل الوظيفة
| 2014-08-03 | تاريخ الإعلان عنها: |
| جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية | منطقة الوظيفة: |
| الإدارة | الدور الوظيفي: |
| شركة توزيع سلع إستهلاكية; إدارة | قطاع الشركة: |
المرشح المفضل
| إدارة عليا/تنفيذي | المستوى المهني: |
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