Chief Commercial Officer

Foreground LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC is seeking a Chief Commercial Officer to own the end-to-end commercial strategy across sales, trade marketing, pricing, and channel development. The role will lead large commercial teams and unify go-to-market execution across regions and categories.

A key mandate will be improving revenue quality, distributor effectiveness, and key account performance, while collaborating closely with operations and supply chain to align demand planning and execution.

Qualifications

• Senior commercial leadership experience in FMCG or large-scale distribution.
• Strong exposure to Saudi trade dynamics and channel complexity.
• Strategic thinking coupled with execution discipline.
• Experience leading large, geographically dispersed sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end commercial strategy, including sales, trade marketing, pricing, and channel development.
• Lead large commercial teams and unify go-to-market execution across regions and categories.
• Improve revenue quality, distributor effectiveness, and key account performance.
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain to align demand planning and execution.
• Support inorganic growth initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Senior leadership

Sales leadership

Channel development

Strategic thinking

Execution discipline

Team leadership

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a large consumer goods and distribution platform with nationwide reach across Saudi Arabia, supplying both modern and traditional trade channels. The business is repositioning its commercial model to support scale, margin improvement, and market leadership.

The Role

The Chief Commercial Officer will own the end-to-end commercial strategy, covering sales, trade marketing, pricing, and channel development. This role will lead large commercial teams and unify go-to-market execution across regions and categories. A key mandate will be improving revenue quality, distributor effectiveness, and key account performance. The CCO will work closely with operations and supply chain to align demand planning and execution. The role will also support inorganic growth initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior commercial leadership experience within FMCG, consumer goods, or large-scale distribution environments. Strong exposure to Saudi trade dynamics and channel complexity is highly preferred. The ideal profile demonstrates strong strategic thinking combined with execution discipline. Experience leading large, geographically dispersed sales teams is essential. Arabic language skills are beneficial but not mandatory.