Executive Director

Role Overview

Required Experience

• At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience.
• Strong industrial or manufacturing sector experience, preferably in a similar company.
• Previous CEO, General Manager, Executive Director, Operations Manager, or equivalent leadership experience.
• Practical experience leading companies or business units and delivering financial and commercial results.
• A proven record of measurable achievements, not only length of management experience.

Qualifications and Skills

• University degree in management, engineering, finance, economics, or a related field.
• An equivalent executive qualification is preferred.
• Deep knowledge of the industrial sector, markets, and supply chains.
• Strong understanding of Saudi Arabia's economic and organizational environment.
• Advanced ability to analyze financial and operational data.
• Strong negotiation, relationship management, change management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Strategic Leadership and Growth

• Develop strategy with the board and stakeholders and build a measurable growth roadmap.
• Identify expansion opportunities through market studies, competitor analysis, and industry trends.
• Translate strategy into initiatives, projects, resource allocations, implementation monitoring, and corrective actions.

Business Development

• Develop businesses, markets, customer relationships, products, services, strategic partnerships, and alliances.
• Evaluate expansion, investment, and new project opportunities and convert performance into tangible results.

Financial Performance

• Improve margins, returns, profitability, cash flow, and resource utilization.
• Analyze product and customer profitability, reduce costs and waste, and oversee budgets and financial plans.

Operations and Productivity

• Improve production planning, supply chain management, quality, delivery schedules, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Reduce downtime, waste, rework, manufacturing costs, and unit costs.
• Implement continuous improvement, operational excellence, technology, and automation initiatives.

Organization and Leadership

• Evaluate and reorganize structures, processes, roles, and responsibilities to support growth.
• Build management systems, accountability, performance reviews, and a results-focused culture.
• Lead the executive team, attract leadership talent, and improve employee productivity and retention.

Governance and Stakeholders

• Manage relationships with clients, suppliers, partners, the board, and other stakeholders, including strategic negotiations.
• Ensure governance, compliance, quality, safety, ethics, transparency, and risk management.
• Provide data-based reports and recommendations to the board and implement its decisions.