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Redstone Commodity Search are working with an international metals supplier looking to hire a Chief Commercial Officer to join their HQ in the Middle East.
Key Responsibilities / Tasks.
- Responsible for creating and executing aluminium sales, marketing and procurement strategies with intent to significantly increase commercial success of the group.
- Develop initiatives across all commercial functions, set budgets and goals / KPI's for respective teams to achieve.
- Enhance company's brand / reputation globally, creating a culture of success within the group and positively influencing current sales and procurement teams.
- Oversee new product development initiatives, lead competitor analysis / market research duties and strengthen customer partnerships through excellent relationship management skills.
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities and performance to obtain planned upward mobility role reports into CEO and will be a focal point for critical business decisions.
Key Qualifications / Experience
- 15+ years of experience in a commercial role (ideally sales and procurement expertise, if only one aspect then sales will be slightly preferred) within the aluminium sector.
- Ideally bringing C-suite / executive level experience within an aluminium downstream industry (can consider from within the domain of aluminium as a whole, and individuals one step below this level of seniority but ready to step into this type of role will be considered too).
- Strong, global knowledge of the aluminium downstream industry preferred but overall expertise if transferable is welcomed (e.g. track record successfully developing sales strategies for any of flat rolled products / slabs, billets, foundry alloys, wire rod, sheets, plates etc).
- Fluency in English, knowledge of Arabic an advantage.
- Position based in Middle East.
