Job description

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a retail organization in the UAE to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The role carries full accountability for shaping strategic direction, strengthening organizational capability, and ensuring sustainable profitability across a complex, multi-site operating environment.

1. Strategic Leadership

- Define and lead the medium- and long-term business agenda in line with shareholder expectations.

- Identify growth opportunities across market expansion, format development, partnerships, and portfolio optimization.

- Translate strategic priorities into measurable business plans and execution roadmaps.

2. Commercial & Operational Performance
- Drive revenue growth, margin enhancement, and overall business productivity.

- Oversee end-to-end retail operations to ensure consistency in execution, customer delivery, and service standards.

- Monitor business performance through clear KPIs and implement corrective action where required.

3. Financial Stewardship

- Lead annual planning, budgeting, and capital allocation decisions.

- Ensure disciplined cost management while protecting growth investments.

- Maintain strong oversight of financial health, profitability, and cash performance.

4. Organization & Leadership

- Build and lead a high-performing executive leadership team.

- Strengthen organizational capability, succession depth, and leadership culture.

- Foster accountability, agility, and cross-functional collaboration across the enterprise.

5. Governance & Stakeholder Management

- Maintain strong engagement with shareholders, board members, and key external stakeholders.

- Ensure full compliance with UAE regulatory, governance, and corporate standards.

- Protect and enhance corporate reputation across the market.


Requirements- 20+ years in a senior executive leadership role within a high-scale consumer-facing business.

- Strong track record of leading complex, multi-unit operations with full P&L ownership.

- Demonstrated success in driving transformation, growth acceleration, and operational improvement.

- Strong commercial judgment combined with strategic and executional depth.

- Familiarity with the UAE business environment is required.


Benefits- Attractive compensation package.

Why Join?

- Opportunity to lead one of the UAE’s most established and high-visibility consumer businesses at a pivotal stage of transformation and growth.

- Full enterprise leadership mandate with direct influence over strategy, performance, expansion, and long-term value creation.

- Platform to shape the future direction of a large-scale, multi-site operation with significant market presence.

- Work closely with shareholders and senior leadership on high-impact business decisions and strategic priorities.