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Chief Executive Officer – Independent Luxury Fragrance House
PTR Global
Dubai, UAE
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Executive
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1 weeks ago
Strategic PlanningBrand ManagementP&L ManagementLuxury Brand CodesChannel StrategySupply Chain Management
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About the Role
An independent luxury fragrance house seeks a CEO to take full commercial and operational leadership, balancing brand stewardship with strategic expansion across retail, DTC, and international channels.
Key Skills for This Role
Strategic PlanningBrand ManagementP&L ManagementLuxury Brand CodesChannel StrategySupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
- Shape and agree on a 3 year commercial strategy with the Founder and Advisory Board
- Deliver annual business plans that balance long term brand building with near term revenue discipline
- Work closely with the Founder and perfumery collaborators to define creative direction
- Lead a multi channel go to market strategy; design pricing and channel architecture aligned with luxury positioning
- Build robust sourcing, production, and quality control processes
- Ensure financial planning and cash management discipline
- Recruit, develop and lead a high caliber team
- Act as the primary interface with the Founder, Advisory Board, external partners, and media
Requirements
- 15+ years in luxury, beauty and fragrance, with progressive leadership responsibility
- Strategic understanding of luxury beauty and fragrance trends
- Direct experience at scaling the international expansion of an international brand
- Direct experience in identifying and developing adjacent brand extensions that fit with brand strategy
- Prior P&L ownership in entrepreneurial or founder led settings essential
- Strong commercial acumen in pricing and channel strategy
- Fluency in luxury brand codes and multi market registration requirements
- Financial literacy essential
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Role Purpose
- The CEO will take full commercial and operational leadership, turning client’s creative vision into sustainable and focused growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape and agree on a 3 year commercial strategy with the Founder and Advisory Board; deliver annual business plans.
- Work closely with the Founder and perfumery collaborators to define creative direction; ensure commercial decisions reinforce brand heritage.
- Lead a multi channel go to market strategy; design pricing and channel architecture aligned with luxury positioning.
- Build robust sourcing, production, and quality control processes; ensure financial planning and cash management discipline.
- Recruit, develop and lead a high caliber team; foster a collaborative, excellence driven culture.
- Act as the primary interface with the Founder, Advisory Board, external partners, and media.
Candidate Profile
- 15+ years in luxury, beauty and fragrance, with progressive leadership responsibility
- Strategic understanding of luxury beauty and fragrance trends
- Direct experience at scaling the international expansion of an international brand
- Direct experience in identifying and developing adjacent brand extensions that fit with brand strategy
- Prior P&L ownership in entrepreneurial or founder led settings essential
- Strong commercial acumen in pricing and channel strategy
- Fluency in luxury brand codes and multi market registration requirements
- Ability to ensure operational rigor
- Ability to attract and develop talent
- Financial literacy essential
- Ability to demonstrate stakeholder credibility
Personal Attributes
- Entrepreneurial and hands on
- Discerning aesthetic sensibility
- Resilient and resourceful in ambiguity
- High discretion and judgement
- Collaborative with creative leadership yet confident in guiding commercial decisions
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