Director Business Development & Operations – FMGC

Salary Range : AED 20K to 25K per month

We are looking for creative, highly intelligent, and driven individuals from across a variety of FMCG backgrounds who are passionate about working with CG Sales & Distribution, and in developing overseas business, B2B, Business development and helping our clients win in the MENA region.

The Role, FMCG is responsible for the formulation and execution of the strategic plan.

He/she will be a strong dynamic leader with extensive experience, vision, and knowledge of the FMCG Industry and of high-volume processes associated with large scale operations.

He/she will support and lead new product commercialization, growth, and continuous cost & quality improvements in the business.

Key skills:

The role is to formulate and lead execution of operating strategies, plans, budgets, and programs to support company objectives:

Working across a portfolio of clients and engagements with Luxury and Premium brands in the region with a core focus on business issues around consumers and markets:
Work with markets research on proposal design and winning presentations/creative client pitches.
Manage key client relationships through executing successful projects working with key stakeholders.
To work across verticals with a focus on qualitative, digital and quantitative engagements with a core ability to solve business problems that result in increasing market share for clients.
Report writing and presentation creation including client recommendations and conducting workshops , with the ability to work independently under pressure.
Report writing and presentation creation including client recommendations and conducting workshops , with the ability to work independently under pressure.
Actively participate with executive management to establish policies and support the attainment of business goals and objectives.
Actively participate with executive management to establish policies and support the attainment of business goals and objectives
Develop and sponsor initiatives to drive performance in all operational key metrics.
Effectively partner with other functions to ensure smooth introduction of new products and new manufacturing technologies.
Establish and implement policies and procedures.
Set and achieve key performance targets for: delivery; cost; turns; expense; cycle time; and other measurements of operational performance.
Establish and lead execution of operation strategies.
Build infrastructure and process for effective and efficient manufacturing of products.
Operate in compliance with all appropriate food health regulatory requirements.
Provide leadership for the organization, mentoring of high performing staff and ensure all staff are adequately trained and appropriately utilized.

Desired Skills & Experience:

Bachelor/Master’s 5- 10 years of industry experience in a professional services firm with experience and exposure in at least one of these areas: business development for professional services, consulting, consumer insights, research, analytics and data.

Proven sales record and BD experience with good contacts and networks with senior executives across brands

Ability to manage portfolio and take ownership of projects and multitask under pressure

Able to work across various industries with a key focus on premium brands,

Self driven , passionate and results focused with strong problem-solving skills

Ability to consult with clients and be creative in reporting

Excellent written & verbal communication and presentation skills

Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Strong team player mentality and superior customer servicing skills

Business development and consultative selling experience beneficial

motivated and with high integrity with willingness to travel in the region and work remotely where needed

Job Category: FMGC
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Dubai

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