Senior Manager - Commercial

MAJID AL FUTTAIM; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly environment

Leadership Model

45k+ colleagues

Regional market leadership

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Manager – Commercial Promotions to own the promotions workstream end-to-end, building a cross-functional operating model that aligns Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations around a single process.

You will lead strategy, planning, execution and post-evaluation, scale best practices across countries, manage risks and milestones, and drive measurable improvements in trading performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with management specialization.
• Master’s in business administration is advantage.
• 7–10 years overall and 5+ years in retail.
• 8–10+ years of experience leading cross‑functional projects or programs.
• Demonstrated experience building functions, processes or operating models from scratch.
• Retail commercial background: trading, category, pricing or promotions.

Responsibilities

• Role purpose: development of best-in-class commercial processes and standards.
• Guarantee implementation of best practices and standardization across countries.
• Coordination with Data Analytics and Merchandising & Sourcing to develop & implement strategy.
• Overseeing the development and execution from ideation to commercialization, cross‑functional teams, managing timelines, and milestones.
• Identify risks and set up ways to reduce them.
• Turn early structures into scalable standards and lead implementation.
• Prototyping and testing/pilots: test before rolling out.
• Set clear objectives aligned with leadership strategy.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Retail knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in management

Master’s in Business Administration

Job description

Job description

JOB TITLE
Senior Manager - Commercial | MAF Retail | Head Office UAE
ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Manager – Commercial Promotions takes end-to-end ownership of the Promotions workstream. Building on the initial foundations already in place, the role holder will design, build and embed a cross-functional promotions operating model – from strategy and planning through execution and post-evaluation – aligning Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations around one integrated promotional process.

ROLE PROFILE

• Role purpose (adapted): development of best-in‑class commercial processes and standards
• Concept Rollout: guarantee implementation of best practices and ensure standardization in all countries.
• Coordination with Internal Stakeholders: working with Data Analytics and Merchandising & Sourcing teams to recommend appropriate solutions to develop & implement strategy.
• Project Management: Overseeing the development and execution from ideation to commercialization, cross‑functional teams, managing timelines, and ensuring milestones are met.
• Risk Management: identifying risks and setting up ways to reduce them.
• Workstream ownership and build‑up: Assess the current state, define the target operating model (processes, governance, roles and responsibilities/RACI, tools) and lead its implementation. Turn early structures into scalable standards.
• Prototyping and Testing/pilots: test before rolling out,
• Setting Goals: clear objectives aligned with leadership strategy.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree with management specialization .
• Master’s in business administration is advantage.
• 7–10 years overall and 5+ years in retail.
• 8–10+ years of experience, with a proven track record of leading complex, cross‑functional projects or programs, ideally in retail, FMCG or consulting.
• Demonstrated experience building functions, processes or operating models from scratch (greenfield or turnaround).
• Retail commercial background: trading, category, pricing or promotions.

WHAT WE OFFER

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
• Work with over 45,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.