Job vacancy Country Manager - Egypt - FMCG

Our client is an international Food group with diverse products catered to animal' consumption. As they are expanding their activities, we are recruiting their new Country Manager based in Egypt for their African markets

Based in Egypt and reporting to the Head Office, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Lead the development of a commercial strategic plan to re-structure the different teams and oversee all commercial efforts.
• Elaborate an annual budget plan and ensure its application and supervise all financial reporting to the head offices
• Provide administrative support at group level by scheduling group meetings, doing research, and creating reports as it pertains to your markets.
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Organize office operations and procedures
• Represent the company with local key customers and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and leadership to employees and manage Human Resources, prepare payroll and review all supply requisitions

To be suitable for this role, you will have more than 10 years' experience in the Animal food industry preferably with domestic, Pet food. You have a prior experience in Egypt and are fluent in Arabic and English, a prior experience in Egypt would be a plus. You have a strong Sales and operations background managing profit centers and/or industrial business units. You are familiar with purchasing, retail, and negotiation in the Egyptian Food sector. Possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills, you have a strong drive for autonomy and are known to lead and empower teams.