Marketing GM (Arabic / English Speaking)

Job description / Role

Our client, a large family group with multiple international brands and locations across Saudi Arabia, has exclusively engaged Charterhouse to assist in a search for a Marketing GM (Arabic / English speaking) to be based in Riyadh.

The role focus will be to create strategy, tactics and actions in order to effectively meet the marketing plan and achieve company goals. You will be working as part of the senior management team, liaising on a day-to-day basis with commercial, merchandising and operational teams to create and carry out promotional activities.

You will be required to lead a marketing team including e-commerce, art work creation, advertising and CRM systems. In addition, you will be responsible for completing staff appraisals, managing performance, coaching and motivating the team to achieve goals and moving the business forward. In addition, you will manage budgets, analyse variances and create and manage a market research database.

Requirements

The successful candidate should be a self-motivated leader, experienced in the Saudi market with specific knowledge of the retail sector, ideally furniture and electronics. It is imperative that you are accustomed to high pressure situations and able to work to tight deadlines. Experience of e-commerce website development and content management is essential.

To be considered for this role you should be fluent in both English and Arabic. You should also hold a marketing Degree and have a minimum of 5 years marketing experience and 2 years experience in KSA. As this role will require travel across the Middle East, you should have the freedom to travel with no visa restrictions.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.