Regional Commercial Director

Job description / Role

Regional Commercial Director Middle East & Africa

Regional Commercial Director Role covering the Middle East and Africa region for a leading blue chip organisation in the mechanical industry.

Client Details
Our client is a well-known, blue chip, leading global manufacturing firm in the mechanical industry with a number of highly regarded and well known product lines and a growing footprint across the Middle East and Africa region.

Leading all commercial activities for the Middle East and Africa region; duties of the successful candidate would be:
* Defining the commercial, sales and marketing strategy for the Middle East and Africa region
* Responsible for the developing and implementing a strategic road-map based on the agreed to strategy for the region
* Ensuring continued strong relationship management with the top customers across the region.
* Managing the local sales business units and leading key strategic decision making.
* Leading and Managing relationship and relationship strategies with key internal and external stakeholders.
* Provide Leadership, guidance, targets and management to the commercial team
* Responsibility for all commercial and support functions in the region
* Lead commercial growth in the region

Job Offer
Competitive tax free salary with benefits in a growing global blue chip organisation.

Requirements

* Candidate must possess a bachelor's degree in Technical/Business field with at least 15 years of relevant experience
* Candidates must have a strong track record in the mechanical industry or selling into the Mechanical / Automotive / Aftermarket / Oil and Gas industry
* Management / Leadership experience in a multinational company with an understanding of global reporting is essential.
* Experience managing commercial and support divisions with P&L responsibility

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.