Export Manager - FMCG Food - Lebanese Nationals

A great opportunity for an experienced Export Manager to join a leader in the field of FMCG / Food production. This role will be Jeddah based and visa's are available for Lebanese nationals.


Main Duties
• Creating, developing and then evaluating business opportunities arising from developments in the international market. Then, incorporating these developments within the strategy and processes of the company’s export volume and margins directions.
• Constructing of a detailed market/customer business plan to match production and logistics capabilities that will meet the volume, profit and turnover requirements of both the company and the customer.
• Mobilizing the organization to implement individual customer/ market plans.
• Monitor and report competitive intelligence.
• Planning of approaches, tactics and offers for specific transactions with individual customers based on in-depth knowledge of the customer’s business aims and processes and the application of influencing and negotiation skills to ensure their profitable realization.
• Knowing the customer, networking with customer’s organization, negotiating and closing the deal, and maintaining the relationship.
• Continuous search for best freight options and rates possible that will directly contribute to the profitability of the company.
• Management of sales transactions such as customer response, orders, payments, delivery schedules, customer complaints and service levels.
• Management of sales shipments through effective coordination between various departments and suppliers involved such as production dept., dispatch, sales logistics, transporters, freight forwarders, shipping agents, customer agents, charters...etc
• Development of Sales forecast by customer by market in line with overall strategy and objectives.
• Train and coach export team with periodical assessment to sustain a focused and motivated team

Skills & Qualifications
• Previous experience in Export, Sales or Business Development
• 7-10 yrs experience in relevant field.
• Bachelors Degree from a reputable University /Post-Graduate Studies is highly desirable.
• Previous experience as Regional Export Manager is a plus
• Strong leadership skills.
• Previous Food/FMCG experience is highly desirable
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience in multinational environment.

Brand Manager - FMCG / FOOD

Your chance to join a leading food production group who export across the Kingdom, Region, Asia and Europe. Role will be based in Jeddah.
Visa's available for Egyptian nationals only.

Main Responsibilities
• Manage the development of Marketing strategy & objectives for the assigned brand.
• Manage the development & implementation of Marketing activities according to plans in order to maximize brand share & long term profitability
• Manage spending within budgets
• Recommend, initiate & implement timely pricing adjustments in order to optimize profit
• Lead the development & implementation of effective advertising & promotional campaigns for the brands, stimulating creativity, working closely with agencies & ensuring strategic direction
• Work closely with Market Research & Product Development, Identify opportunities & recommend the launch of new brands
• Manage the development of accurate Volume Forecasting
• Monitor performance against plans, recommending & making changes` as necessary
• Initiate & manage Market or Consumer Research, following up with appropriate recommendations
• Monitor competitor activity & recommend appropriate responses
• Train, develop & appraise subordinate
• Completes reports & carries out effective communication & handover activities in accordance with Company policy
• Works safely at all times, observes all quality & housekeeping policies, and keeps own work area clean & hygienic.

Required Skills

- 2 – 3 years experience in the same role with multinational company..
- Excellent communication & presentation skills
- FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) or food industry experience is a MUST!



Personal Qualifications

• Holds extremely high moral and ethical values
• Self-initiative, and able to work under pressure.
• Creative, analytical, and systematic mind.
• Team Player, with excellent people skills.
• Willing to learn.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, in reading, writing, and conversing.
• Presentable and pleasant

Senior Product Manager - Fashion - Western Europe

Negotiable Package, including relocation
Experienced Product Manager required for global sports/lifestyle brand. Experience within a sports/peformance business essential. However, exposure to fashion/lifestyle product also an advantage.

Key skills include: The ability to balance and priortise multi-projects at any one time. Working to tight deadlines and the pressures that this creates. Comfortable with networking across other diverse departments in order to deliver.

Personal attributes: Confident, skilled influencer/negotiator, effective communicator at all levels, diplomatic, trustworthy, with an interest in sports/fashion

Country Managers Required - Fashion - Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan

A great opportunity to join a leading group in an emerging market.

Accountable for the fiscal and operational oversight; leadership and direction of an international business to provide quality service, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency that ensures growth and profitability goals and objectives are met. Responsible for implementation and compliance with company policies and procedures and other applicable regulatory guidelines.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
• Graduate in Retail Sales Management preferred
• At least 4-5 years experience within a General Management role (i.e. Regional / Country / Manager / Director )
• 5+ years experience within Fashion or Luxury Retail ideally
• Must have experience with launching new brands, introducing new brands into new markets, implementing a brand, building a brand from scratch, experienced at managing and delivering multiple store openings to brand requirements at one time etc
• Should ideally have experience in Footwear, Kid’s wear, Men’s wear, Women’s wear & Accessories.
Key Character Requirements – A people’s person, a strong, confident, and passionate, over achiever capable of over delivering on the KPI’s, a real desire to achieve who sees obstacles as opportunities, and able to make management changes where necessary, while multi tasking.

COMPETENCIES: (Technical, Operational, Managerial, Human & Cultural Requirements)
Languages and Communication Skills:
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with people from multi-functional and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, employees, clients and vendors.

Computer Skills:
• Computer literate
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based and job specific software applications.

Other Skills/Experience:
• Demonstrated success in leading, supervising, managing and developing managers, senior staff and high performance teams.
• Excellent planning, time management, collaboration, decision making, organization, presentation and negotiating skills.
• Strong background in sales and marketing and a proven track record in business development and growth.
• Demonstrated success in managing (KPI’s) Key Performance Indicators.
• Demonstrated success in problem solving through use of data and information metrics and improvement to performance process.
• Proficient in project management methodologies with a focus on managing solution driven strategy plans to achieve goals.
• Experienced in financial management (P&L's, Balance Sheets, forecasting and budgets).
• Manages complex customer situations promptly and professionally meeting commitments for service and assistance.

Package is competitive.

Head of Merchandise Planning- Europe - Fashion Retail

Currently searching for a ' Head of Merchandise Planning - Europe' - candidates must have senior level Vertical retail experience from a major fashion retailing business in Europe Cv's to neil@globalretailrecruitment.com

GM's, Directors vacancies in Riyadh - RETAIL & FEC

NEW VACANCIES - Arabic or S African nationals only. GM Retail, GM FEC, Malls Director and FEC Director - RIYADH based. Exp in MENA a must
Various positions available for a diverse and expansive group based in Saudi Arabia.
If you have significant Senior executive (GM, Director, VP, P) MENA experience in Retail or Family Entertainment Centers please forward a full CV to neil@globalretailrecruitment.com

Note:- Visas available for Arabic or S African nationals only.