General Manager MENCA

At Electrolux we are passionate about improving everyday life for millions of
people and the planet. It's embodied in everything we do. We believe that
great tasting food brings people together. That our favorite clothes bring out
the best in us. And that the home should be a place for wellbeing, a place to
care for ourselves and our loved ones.
Due to an internal promotion, we are now looking for an energetic Sales Area
Head for MENCA (Middle East, Northern and Central Africa) based in Dubai to
drive our growth delivering a best in class Taste, Care and Wellbeing
experiences to our current and future consumers in the region.

We are looking for a dynamic, strategic and proactive leader, able to shape
the commercial agenda, with strong executive presence and capable of engaging
with colleagues, senior management and customers in order to grow and deliver
on business priorities.

This is a critical appointment and requires a leader with exceptional skills
in the commercial arena, change management and people leadership. With
experience within a large-scale, international and highly complex environment,
the successful candidate will have led substantial change initiatives that
create step-change improvements in company performance through the various
commercial and leadership initiatives.

The person will be an experienced and well-rounded commercial leader, with the
potential to grow further within the organization and to add to the "bench-
strength" for future succession into the senior business area roles.
Experience in Middle East and Africa markets is desirable.

In this role, you would be focused on :
* Leadership, development and delivery of the MENCA business strategy within overall business area and global Electrolux strategy
* Through great people and business leadership facilitate revenue growth within the sales area and growth of bottom line profitability.
* Enhance and challenge operating and management systems, ways of working and processes where necessary to improve efficiency and productivity.
* Providing hands on leadership to the sales teams, management of key customer relationships
* Attract, retain and develop top talent, focusing on succession planning and the cultivation of a best-in-class leadership team.
* Ensure that Electrolux's business operates in a way that is compliant aligns with Electrolux purpose, policies and procedures and statutory and / or regulatory requirements.
* Electrolux is open to a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but the ideal applicant will showcase proven business and people leadership experience with full P&L responsibilities. Consumer durables, B2C, appliances industries are preferred. We are looking for:
To be successful in this role, you need to have ;
* Strong GM experience leading complex businesses with multiple brands and channels.
* High impact executive with international exposure, gained within a consumer-focused organization.
* Proven track record of defining and leading organization transformation and business change initiatives.
* Leader who achieves consensus for change across diverse stakeholder groups, creates pace, and fosters a collaborative and positive working environment across diverse groups.
* Experience of developing GTM strategy and leading complex transformation and market initiatives, including M&A.
* Strong business acumen and working knowledge of business functions and processes (Sales, Marketing and Brand, Finance, Supply chain, etc.).
* Strong experience in multiple sales channels from project sales, retail omnichannel, e-commerce and after sales.
* Able to compare, analyze and prioritize effectively and to provide strategic solutions that can balance competing requirements around speed, quality, cost, innovation and simplification.
* Able to translate strategy into meaningful programs of work and drive to completion, with demonstration of effective portfolio governance, change management, the evolution of business processes and delivery of business benefits on time and on budget.
* Strong people-leadership and management skills preferably gained in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplined environment.
* Driving an inclusive, people first culture, with a track record of building own successors and strong talent development culture
* Strong appetite for change management and growth
* Strong communication, leadership, and influencing skills with the ability to work collaboratively across a matrix environment with enterprise and business unit leadership to influence and drive a broad strategic agenda.
* High energy and a passion for making things happen.
* Comfortable operating with uncertainty and ambiguity.
What we offer:

Becoming part of a leading Swedish brand, with a potential to further growth
Manage portfolio of market leading brands
Lead and coach a team of committed driven business leaders
Opportunities to get involved in cross sectors, global exposure

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Make sure you take reasonable care for your own health and safety, and
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