New Vacancies - Saudi

Retail experienced candidates required for the following senior vacancies:-
Logistics Director - Riyadh
Warehouse Director - Riyadh
Technical Development Director - Riyadh
Marketing Director - Riyadh

Packages negotiable.

Roles suitable for retail experience Arabic Nationals only. Only suitable applicants will be contacted.

New Vacancies: -

Training Manager - Retail - Saudi - Jeddah
Head of Real Estate - Retail - Western Europe
Store Manager - Retail - Interior Design - Paris
Assistant Store Manager - Interior Design - Home Counties UK
Assistant Store Manager - Interior Design - South West UK
Assistant Store Manager - Interior Design - North London UK

Head of Retail Real Estate - Western Europe Required

Role Responsibilities: -Actively developing a strategic Real Estate Roadmap for WE in close liaison with the MD and  Global Head of Real Estate as well as identifying potential sites, assessing their viability, lease negotiations surrounding sites as well as ensuring that financial hurdles are met in the overall development of retail locations.
To contribute to the development of the Regional Retail strategy
To develop a five year strategic Real Estate Roadmap for Western Europe
To create and manage metrics and criteria for site selection decisions making (research analytics, financial proformas, revenue prediction models) and to negotiate letters of intent and key lease deal points to the brands’ advantage
To Identify and evaluate all real estate opportunities through site visits, site selection metrics and criteria, demographic analysis and research to insure the best locations for the brand are secured.
To evaluate existing store portfolio to actively drive rent reductions, recommend lease renewals and terminations and negotiate renewals and extensions where appropriate
To coordinate collaboration with architects, regional sourcing, legal partners, brokers, vendors, and general contractors
To maximize relationships with developers and landlords in real estate community
To serve as the internal brand expert for retail real estate opportunities and present the brands’ retail concepts to prospective landlords
To manage the capital approval processes
To account for the real estate organization performance and cost base by Concept across WE

Essential experience:-
8 years experience in real estate site selection, preferably with major retailer
Minimum of 4 years experience managing/negotiating external consultants and contractors
Strong relationships within retail real estate industry
A thorough understanding of the WE retail marketplace and its various channels – mall, high street, outlet
Exposure: apparel/fashion/shoes; demographic analysis

Package is negotiable.

Wal-Mart squeezed in the US ( from BBC news)

New Jobs today : -

Factory Manager - Food / FMCG - Riyadh - Arabic nationals only - package negotiable.

Store General Manager - Food Retail - Saudi Arabia - Arabic nationals only.

Send full CV with current package detail, reason for leaving current job role and Visa status to neil@globalretailrecruitment.com

IT Director vacancy

To plan, direct, manage and oversee the activities and operations of the IT Department; administer the IT budget, staff and physical facilities of the department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Develop Information Technology strategy in support of the company’s mission and core objectives.
Direct, control and motivate the staff of the Information Technology department.
Develop an annual business plan and operating budget for the department and monitor the implementation of these to ensure that the financial targets are met.
Negotiate service level agreements with both internal and external customers and service providers and monitor service delivery to ensure the agreed targets and standards are met. · Accountable for the management, mentoring and career development of all IT staff.
Defines and seeks approval for the level of IT resources required to meet these goals and prioritize and schedules major projects. · Direct the preparation and implementation of policies, procedures and standards relating to information and telecommunication systems. ·
Monitor network scrutiny and supervise the entire network system of the organization. ·
Responsible for researching and evaluating new technologies. · Direct, attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops to keep up to date with Information Technology issues.

Skills / Attributes Required
Proven senior IT Management experience within a retail environment
A proven track record of driving and defining complex IT strategy. Exceptional communication skills are essential in order to explain complex IT concepts to non technical colleagues
Experience of managing multiple IT disciplines i.e. software development, technical support, systems architecture etc.
A broad understanding of computer systems, applications and operating systems.
Educated to degree level in Computer Science or related field.
In depth experience of negotiating with and managing third parties

This role will be Riyadh based for a diverse group employing more than 8000 Employees.

Experience in Retail is essential. Please do not apply of you do not have large format retailing experience.

Arabic and English fluency is essential.

Operations Director Required - Alshaya leading brand

Director of Operations

M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world’s most recognized retail brands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, P.F. Chang’s, Office Depot, Boots, etc. The company operates more than 1,800 stores across several divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Services, Optics, Pharmaceuticals, Office Supplies, Home Furnishings, Limited Brands, etc. With more than 18,000 employees from over 60 nationalities Alshaya operates stores in 15 markets across the Middle East, Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe.
The company is currently looking for a proactive, commercially focused and profit driven Director of Operations - Starbucks. Based at Alshaya’s Head Office in Kuwait, the Director of Operations - Starbucks will mainly focus on improving the profitability of more than 400 store units across 9 countries in the Middle East.

The role:
• To improve the profitability of the existing portfolio of stores from an operations perspective
• To make a better conversion of sales into profitability
• To optimize the existing portfolio of stores
• To perform brand development & business planning
• To implement a structured cost control strategy
• To lead a team of operations manager across all Middle East countries

The person:
• Extremely dynamic and proactive • Commercially astute and profit driven • An influential, proactive and strong leader • A proven track record of delivering success through teamwork
• An excellent negotiator
• Comfortable managing complexity

The requirements:
• 10-15 years operational experience, including a minimum of 5 years in senior management positions
• Strong retail experience developing large chains of small box units
• The candidate must have a multi site / multi country background in a mature and complex organization
• Technical knowhow of business analytical tools
• The successful candidate must be an operator and not a franchisor

The package:
• Competitive tax free package (Middle East), including bonus and executive benefits
• Strong potential for personal growth and multi-regional career progression

Electrical Retail Jobs - KSA

Searching for Indian nationals for key vacancies in Saudi Arabia.

The candidates must have experience in Electrical retail i.e. Best, Extra, DSG, ALJ, Comet, Plug ins, Jacky's etc

The roles are :- Senior Operations positions and Senior Buying positions. You must have at least 5 years relevant managerial experience in the given area and educated to degree level or higher.

Ideally you will have MENA region experience but this is not essential. Large Asian electrical retail experience will be considered.

If these key opportunities are of interest to you or someone you know please email neil@globalretailrecruitment.com with a full CV, Reason for leaving current role and current package.

Electrical Retail Jobs - KSA

Electrical Retailers required in Saudi Arabia....

Searching for Indian nationals for key vacancies in Saudi Arabia.

The candidates must have experience in Electrical retail i.e. Best, Extra, DSG, ALJ, Comet, Plug ins, Jacky's etc

The roles are :- Senior Operations positions and Senior Buying positions. You must have at least 5 years relevant managerial experience in the given area and educated to degree level or higher.

Ideally you will have MENA region experience but this is not essential. Large Asian electrical retail experience will be considered.

If these key opportunities are of interest to you or someone you know please email neil@globalretailrecruitment.com with a full CV, Reason for leaving current role and current package.