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Black & Grey HR is partnering with a retail organization in the UAE to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The role carries full accountability for shaping strategic direction, strengthening organizational capability, and ensuring sustainable profitability across a complex, multi-site operating environment.
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Overview
- Black & Grey HR is partnering with a retail organization in the UAE to appoint a Chief Executive Officer.
- The role carries full accountability for shaping strategic direction, strengthening organizational capability, and ensuring sustainable profitability across a complex, multi-site operating environment.
- Strategic Leadership
- Define and lead the medium- and long-term business agenda in line with shareholder expectations.
- Identify growth opportunities across market expansion, format development, partnerships, and portfolio optimization.
- Translate strategic priorities into measurable business plans and execution roadmaps.
• Commercial & Operational Performance
- Drive revenue growth, margin enhancement, and overall business productivity.
- Oversee end-to-end retail operations to ensure consistency in execution, customer delivery, and service standards.
- Monitor business performance through clear KPIs and implement corrective action where required.
- Financial Stewardship
- Lead annual planning, budgeting, and capital allocation decisions.
- Ensure disciplined cost management while protecting growth investments.
- Maintain strong oversight of financial health, profitability, and cash performance.
• Organization & Leadership
- Build and lead a high-performing executive leadership team.
- Strengthen organizational capability, succession depth, and leadership culture.
- Foster accountability, agility, and cross-functional collaboration across the enterprise.
• Governance & Stakeholder Management
- Maintain strong engagement with shareholders, board members, and key external stakeholders.
- Ensure full compliance with UAE regulatory, governance, and corporate standards.
- Protect and enhance corporate reputation across the market.
Requirements
- 20+ years in a senior executive leadership role within a high-scale consumer-facing business.
- Strong track record of leading complex, multi-unit operations with full P&L ownership.
- Demonstrated success in driving transformation, growth acceleration, and operational improvement.
- Strong commercial judgment combined with strategic and executional depth.
- Familiarity with the UAE business environment is required.
Benefits
- Attractive compensation package.
- Why Join?
- Opportunity to lead one of the UAE’s most established and high-visibility consumer businesses at a pivotal stage of transformation and growth.
- Full enterprise leadership mandate with direct influence over strategy, performance, expansion, and long-term value creation.
- Platform to shape the future direction of a large-scale, multi-site operation with significant market presence.
- Work closely with shareholders and senior leadership on high-impact business decisions and strategic priorities.
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