National Concept Business Head - KSA - Retail Conglomerate

Description:

About the Organization:

Our client is one of the largest retail conglomerates operating across the Middle East, Africa & India, with a strong footprint in multi-category retail and large-format stores.

The group is now looking to appoint a National Concept Business Head for KSA to lead end-to-end country business performance for one of its established retail concepts.

Role Summary:

This is a full P&L leadership role with complete ownership of:

- Country retail strategy & growth

- Market expansion & property strategy

- Annual business planning & budgets

- Customer experience & loyalty

- Brand & marketing optimization

- Supply chain efficiency

- Store launches & CAPEX governance

- Building high-performance leadership teams

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive concept growth & market share in KSA

- Deliver topline & bottom-line performance

- Optimize stock levels & markdowns

- Lead expansion & new store rollout

- Align local operations with global HQ strategy

- Benchmark competition & drive operational excellence

- Develop succession pipeline & coach leadership teams

Candidate Profile:

- 15+ years of retail experience (multi-category preferred)

- Strong P&L ownership at large format level

- Exposure to GCC markets preferred

- Experience in multi-brand, multi-location environment

- High ownership mindset & execution focus

- Strong stakeholder management skills

Why Consider This Role?:

- Full country mandate

- Large-scale retail operations

- High visibility leadership position

- Strong expansion focus in KSA