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General Manager
Fynde Global Recruitment
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Manager
Onsite
3 days ago
Manufacturing OperationsBusiness StrategyP&L ManagementLean ManufacturingAutomationSupply Chain Management
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About the Role
Fynde Global Recruitment is seeking a General Manager for a globally established leader in premium beauty packaging to lead the launch and growth of a new manufacturing operation in Dubai.
Key Skills for This Role
Manufacturing OperationsBusiness StrategyP&L ManagementLean ManufacturingAutomationSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
- Lead the successful launch and ongoing development of the new Dubai manufacturing operation
- Develop and execute the long term business strategy in line with global objectives
- Build a profitable, scalable and sustainable operation capable of supporting significant regional growth
- Act as the senior leader for the business, creating a culture focused on accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
- Establish robust operational processes and governance across all functions
- Drive profitable revenue growth across the Middle East and surrounding regions
- Develop and execute the commercial strategy, identifying new markets, customers and growth opportunities
- Build long term strategic partnerships with leading beauty and personal care brands
- Lead major commercial negotiations and customer relationships
- Oversee the commissioning and successful launch of the new manufacturing facility
- Ensure production, quality, engineering and supply chain functions operate efficiently
- Drive operational excellence across manufacturing performance, productivity and customer service
Requirements
- Significant leadership experience within manufacturing
- Previous responsibility for full business operations including commercial, operations and finance
- Proven experience managing full P&L accountability
- Demonstrated success delivering profitable top line growth
- Experience establishing or significantly expanding manufacturing operations would be highly advantageous
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing, operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Experience implementing automation or advanced manufacturing technologies
- Proven success building and developing high performing teams
- Strong background leading cross functional organisations
- Experience working within international or multinational businesses
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About the Opportunity
- Fynde has partnered with a globally established leader in premium beauty packaging to appoint a commercially driven and entrepreneurial General Manager to lead the company's next phase of international growth.
- With a strong reputation for innovation, quality and customer partnership, our client supplies some of the world's leading beauty and personal care brands across multiple international markets.
- As part of its ambitious global expansion strategy, the business is making a significant investment in the Middle East through the launch of a new manufacturing operation in the Dubai.
- This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a business from the ground up, combining strategic leadership with a highly hands on approach.
- The successful individual will play a pivotal role in establishing the facility, recruiting a high performing leadership team, developing customer relationships and creating a scalable operation capable of supporting long term regional growth.
- This position would suit an ambitious leader who enjoys building businesses, thrives in fast paced entrepreneurial environments and is passionate about delivering sustainable commercial success.
Key Responsibilities Business Leadership
- Lead the successful launch and ongoing development of the new Dubai manufacturing operation.
- Develop and execute the long term business strategy in line with global objectives.
- Build a profitable, scalable and sustainable operation capable of supporting significant regional growth.
- Act as the senior leader for the business, creating a culture focused on accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Establish robust operational processes and governance across all functions.
Key Responsibilities Commercial Growth
- Drive profitable revenue growth across the Middle East and surrounding regions.
- Develop and execute the commercial strategy, identifying new markets, customers and growth opportunities.
- Build long term strategic partnerships with leading beauty and personal care brands.
- Lead major commercial negotiations and customer relationships.
- Work closely with global teams to maximise opportunities across international accounts.
Key Responsibilities Manufacturing & Operations
- Oversee the commissioning and successful launch of the new manufacturing facility.
- Ensure production, quality, engineering and supply chain functions operate efficiently.
- Drive operational excellence across manufacturing performance, productivity and customer service.
- Develop lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure all health, safety and quality standards are consistently achieved.
Key Responsibilities Automation & Process Improvement
- Lead the implementation of automation technologies across the facility.
- Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, productivity and cost performance.
- Champion operational innovation and digital transformation.
- Work closely with engineering teams to future proof the manufacturing operation.
Key Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
- Recruit, develop and retain a high performing leadership team across commercial, operations, engineering, finance and support functions.
- Inspire, mentor and develop future leaders within the organisation.
- Foster a collaborative, high performance culture built around accountability and continuous development.
- Build organisational capability to support future expansion.
Key Responsibilities Financial Management
- Take full ownership of the site's financial performance.
- Manage P&L, budgets, forecasting and overall business profitability.
- Deliver sustainable top line growth whilst maintaining strong margin performance.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation and operational efficiencies.
- Report performance against agreed KPIs to the executive leadership team.
Key Responsibilities Customer Excellence
- Ensure exceptional customer service standards across all areas of the business.
- Develop trusted relationships with strategic customers.
- Act as the executive point of contact for key client partnerships.
- Ensure the business consistently delivers against customer expectations for quality, delivery and innovation.
Candidate Profile
- The successful candidate will be an experienced General Manager, Managing Director, Site Director or Business Unit Leader with a proven track record of leading manufacturing businesses through periods of growth and transformation.
- You will combine strong commercial acumen with operational excellence and possess the leadership capability to build and scale high performing organisations.
Experience Required
- Significant leadership experience within manufacturing.
- Previous responsibility for full business operations including commercial, operations and finance.
- Proven experience managing full P&L accountability.
- Demonstrated success delivering profitable top line growth.
- Experience establishing or significantly expanding manufacturing operations would be highly advantageous.
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Experience implementing automation or advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Proven success building and developing high performing teams.
- Strong background leading cross functional organisations.
- Experience working within international or multinational businesses.
- Beauty, cosmetics, personal care, packaging or adjacent manufacturing sector experience would be advantageous.
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