Country Manager

Job description / Role

• Planning and implementation and increase distribution through wider trade coverage and sales strategy.
• Manage budgets for market activations and channel incentives to meet sales targets. Ensure market research and analyses is completed and facilitates improved business planning, improvement and growth.
• Conduct market visits for existing and new markets.
• Business Development: Establish and manage new downstream channel partner networks and key accounts.
• Establish relationship with local regulatory, Tobacco authorities and government officials to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
• People & Performance: Ensure achievement of assigned monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Recruit, develop, motivate and manage team performance. Provide guidelines, support and coaching to ensure that country team is resourced and have the competencies, capabilities and tools to consistently deliver individual and team objectives
• Develop and upgrade the best tools and processes to optimize operational efficiency at all levels by driving new ways to add value to the business.
• Lead in identification, assessment of potential risks and developing approaches to mitigate the probability and impact of risks.

Requirements

Suitable candidates will have a Bachelor Degree in Business or any other related field with 8-10 Years of experience, out of that 5 years should be in Country Manager or General Manager level in running a LLC company in Saudi.

• Must have holistic knowledge in all areas of business.
• The job holder must have excellent leadership skills.
• Should be able to run a LLC entity in Saudi
• Excellent resource management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead and build enthusiasm for change.
• Proven developer of talented people and high coaching skills.
• Strong analytical approach, with the ability to provide strategic direction and make decisions

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.