Country Manager

Mindfield Resources; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindfield Resources is seeking a Country Manager to lead growth in the Saudi market for a global consumer goods brand. You will drive performance across modern and traditional trade, owning P&L, distributor economics, and senior stakeholder relationships.

The role demands a commercially strong, hands-on leader with deep market insight and hands-on channel management. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in consumer goods sales/commercial leadership, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive commercial/sales experience in the consumer goods industry.
• Deep understanding of street-level, modern and traditional trade dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth across channels including distributor and principal ecosystems.
• Own business economics, channel choices, and distributor strategy.
• Manage senior relationships with distributors and stakeholders to balance objectives and economics.

Skills

Sales leadership

P&L ownership

Distributor management

Saudi market knowledge

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

We are hiring a Country Manager for a global name in the consumer goods industry.They run a lean operation with a large third-party distribution network. The role requires a commercially strong, hands-on leader who understands the Saudi market deeply and can drive growth through all channels. You have grown up through sales and distribution management. Deep understanding of the street level and have progressed upwards to manage the business economics, channel choices and distributor strategy and stakeholder relationships. You have owned the P&L (revenue + gross margin + trade spend + forecasting) , managed a substantial distributor relationship. Walk the balance between principal objectives and distributor economics. Commercial maturity to manage senior leadership in an established distributor. Can manage the two different ecosystems of modern and traditional trade through your team and know what is happening on the ground. 15+ years of progressive commercial / sales experience in the consumer goods industry. Strong command of Saudi route-to-market dynamics, wholesale, retail execution and distributor economics. Strong senior-level negotiation and stakeholder management capability.

An ideal mix of experience - combination of distributor and principal.