Chief Commercial Officer

Foreground LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC in Saudi Arabia seeks a Chief Commercial Officer to own end-to-end commercial strategy, covering sales, trade marketing, pricing, and channel development. The role requires senior-level FMCG or large-scale distribution experience and a strong understanding of Saudi trade dynamics.

This leader will manage large regional teams, unify go-to-market execution across regions and categories, and drive improvements in revenue quality, distributor effectiveness, and key account

Qualifications

• Senior commercial leadership experience within FMCG or large-scale distribution.
• Strong exposure to Saudi trade dynamics and channel complexity.
• Experience leading large, geographically dispersed sales teams.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Senior leadership

FMCG experience

Large-scale distribution

Saudi trade dynamics

Strategic thinking

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.