General Manager, Business Unit

Black & Grey HR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a General Manager to oversee a large-scale business unit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This role demands strategic leadership with a solid focus on P&L, commercial growth, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven experience leading multi-functional teams and achieving strong client growth. The position offers an attractive salary with benefits and is designed for forward-thinking leaders with a hands-on approach.

Benefits

Attractive Salary

Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a General Manager, Business Unit Head, or Senior Leader owning P&L.
• Strong commercial strength with a track record in client growth and negotiation.
• Deep understanding of costing, margins, budgeting, and operational finance.
• Ability to lead multi-function teams across operations and commercial.
• Strong leadership presence, decision making, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute business strategy to drive growth and profitability.
• Lead key accounts, partnerships, pricing, and negotiations.
• Oversee end to end operations including production planning and logistics.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, costing, and performance reporting.
• Lead, mentor, and build a performance-driven leadership team.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and local regulations.

Skills

Business leadership

Client growth

Operational finance

Multi-function team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

Full time | Black & Grey HR | United Arab Emirates

Job Information

FMCG/Foods/Beverage

Work Experience 15+ years

City Abu Dhabi

State/Province Abu Dhabi

Job Description

We’re hiring a General Manager to lead a large scale UAE business unit of a leading holding company with strong regional reach, complex operations, and a serious commercial mandate. This role is built for leaders from industrial manufacturing and distribution, formulation based production, specialty ingredients, commodities processing and trading, high volume supply chain environments, and adjacent sectors like premium nutrition products, additives, supplements, organic lines, sustainable inputs, and value added processing. You will own the full picture: P&L, commercial growth, cost and margin control, operational performance, and leadership. If you can drive scale, profitability, and customer confidence at the same time, you’ll thrive here.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Leadership: Define and execute business strategy to drive growth and profitability; Identify market opportunities and convert them into revenue.
• Commercial Ownership: Lead key accounts, partnerships, pricing, and negotiations; Build strong customer relationships and expand the client base.
• Operations and Supply Chain: Oversee end to end operations including production planning, procurement, logistics, and delivery; Improve efficiency, quality, service levels, and scalability.
• Financial Management: Own budgeting, forecasting, costing, and performance reporting; Track variances and implement corrective actions fast.
• People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and build a performance driven leadership team; Drive accountability, collaboration, and execution discipline.
• Compliance, Risk and HSE: Ensure compliance with internal policies and local regulations; Lead HSE standards, audits, and risk controls across operations.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a General Manager, Business Unit Head, or Senior Leader owning P&L.
• Strong commercial strength with a track record in client growth and negotiation.
• Deep understanding of costing, margins, budgeting, and operational finance.
• Ability to lead multi-function teams across operations and commercial.
• Strong leadership presence, decision making, and stakeholder management.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Attractive Salary + Benefits.

Candidates with a strategic yet hands-on leadership approach, supported by a strong operational and commercial foundation, are highly encouraged to apply!