Chief Executive Officer
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About the Role
BD SELECT seeks a bold, entrepreneurial CEO to lead a company serving retail and food-service customers from Dubai. The role requires 10+ years of experience with at least 4 years as CEO or GM, strong P&L track record, and experience in retail/FMCG/food-service sectors.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Set the overall strategic direction and translate it into clear, measurable business plans and targets
- Own full P&L responsibility — revenue growth, profitability, cost discipline, and capital allocation
- Strengthen and expand relationships with retail chains, distributors, and food service / HORECA customers
- Drive commercial excellence across sales, pricing, category, and route to market strategy
- Lead operational and supply chain performance to ensure service, quality, and efficiency at scale
- Identify and execute growth opportunities: new markets, new channels, partnerships, M&A, and innovation
- Build, mentor, and hold accountable a strong executive leadership team
- Shape a performance driven, entrepreneurial, and customer obsessed culture
- Ensure sound governance, risk management, and compliance across all operations
- Report transparently to the board on performance, risks, and strategic progress
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience with a strong track record of increasing leadership responsibility
- At least 4 years in a CEO, General Manager, or equivalent top executive role
- Proven experience in, or serving, the retail and/or food service sectors (FMCG, distribution, food supply, or related B2B)
- Demonstrated success growing revenue, profitability, and enterprise value
- Strong commercial, financial, and operational acumen
- Fluent English with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred
Full Job Posting
The Opportunity
- We are looking for a bold, entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer to lead our company from Dubai and shape the next chapter of its growth.
- We operate at the heart of the value chain that serves retail and food service players — connecting products, brands, and distribution to supermarkets, convenience, HORECA, and food service operators across the region.
The Mandate
- Vision & strategy: Own the vision: define and drive a clear, ambitious strategy for a business serving retail and food service customers.
- Growth & P&L: Deliver sustainable revenue, margin, and cash flow growth while building long term enterprise value.
- Reinvention: Think out of the box: identify new business models, channels, partnerships, categories, and revenue streams beyond the current core.
- Leadership: Build, lead, and inspire a high performing executive team and a winning company culture.
- Stakeholders: Represent the company to the board, shareholders, key customers, suppliers, and partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Set the overall strategic direction and translate it into clear, measurable business plans and targets.
- Own full P&L responsibility — revenue growth, profitability, cost discipline, and capital allocation.
- Strengthen and expand relationships with retail chains, distributors, and food service / HORECA customers.
- Drive commercial excellence across sales, pricing, category, and route to market strategy.
- Lead operational and supply chain performance to ensure service, quality, and efficiency at scale.
- Identify and execute growth opportunities: new markets, new channels, partnerships, M&A, and innovation.
- Build, mentor, and hold accountable a strong executive leadership team.
- Shape a performance driven, entrepreneurial, and customer obsessed culture.
- Ensure sound governance, risk management, and compliance across all operations.
- Report transparently to the board on performance, risks, and strategic progress.
Required Experience & Background
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience, with a strong track record of increasing leadership responsibility.
- At least 4 years in a CEO, General Manager, or equivalent top executive role.
- Proven experience in, or serving, the retail and/or food service sectors (FMCG, distribution, food supply, or related B2B).
- Demonstrated success growing revenue, profitability, and enterprise value.
- Strong commercial, financial, and operational acumen.
- Fluent English with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
Advantage (Not Mandatory)
- Knowledge of the UAE / GCC market, customers, and business environment.
- Existing network across regional retail, distribution, and food service players.
- Arabic language skills.
- Experience scaling a business, entering new markets, or leading transformation / turnaround.
Leadership Profile
- Visionary yet hands on: you set bold direction and stay close to execution.
- Creative and unconventional: you challenge the status quo and see opportunities others miss.
- Decisive under uncertainty, with strong judgement and a bias for action.
- Inspiring communicator who builds trust with teams, customers, and the board.
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast moving regional market.
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