General Manager

Job description / Role

General Manager - KSA Travel Group

Primary purpose of the job:
- Lead the company successfully using all available tools, market opportunities, and novel ideas
- Implement the Top Management directives, objectives, and visions
- Ascertain application of corporate identity, branding, and quality standards strictly in all forms throughout the company
- Liaise with Group headoffice units on major issues serving the overall company interest ie branding, legal affairs, contracts, etc.
- Communicate clearly and regularly with sub-ordinates and higher management to establish stronger ties, information transparency, and increase awareness of all developing matters at all levels
- Develop and present annual objectives, business plan & strategy, cost & revenue budget proposals, and policy alteration suggestions (as and when needed)
- Explore new business opportunities
- Use effective public relations and sales promotion methods to widen public awareness of the company's services and brand
- Work continuously on finding new working methods and/or tools leading to more efficiency and lower costs

Principal accountabilities:
- Achieve the set Sales, Revenue, Cost, and Profitability objectives
- Regular collection of all needful facts, figures, and market intelligence from all regions in an established systematic reporting mode.
- Report all relevant developments to Top Management including suggestions for alternative courses of action and corrective measures, in case of deviation from set goals.
- Effective application of control systems and measures in all units
- Transfer of professional knowledge for positive development of co-workers
- Lead by example and walk the talk (practical transformation of Company vision, objectives, directives, guidelines, etc.)

Requirements

- Leadership experience with a track record of managing and growing a diverse team
- An extensive experience of travel business in different functions eg sales, operations, finance, etc (Minimum of 8 years with 50% at least in management functions)
- Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated bottom line and top line growth
- Experience developing and executing growth and commercial strategies in the Middle East
- Fluent in English and Arabic

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.