Managing Director

Foreground LLC; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Managing Director to take full P&L responsibility and steer manufacturing, commercial, and supply chain operations. You will enhance production efficiency, quality, procurement, sales, and distribution while driving margins and strategic growth with shareholders.

The role requires strong factory-floor leadership, commercial acumen, and the ability to align operational initiatives with long-term strategic goals in a fast- pace FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Experience with plant operations, quality standards, and supply chain.
• Saudi Arabia work experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing, commercial, and supply chain operations.
• Improve operational margins and drive disciplined execution.
• Lead capacity expansion and new product lines in collaboration with shareholders.

Skills

Senior leadership

P&L management

Operations leadership

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a well-established food manufacturing company supplying both domestic and regional markets, with strong brand recognition and industrial-scale operations. The business is focused on operational optimisation and regional expansion.

The Role

The Managing Director will assume full P&L responsibility and lead all aspects of manufacturing, commercial, and supply chain operations. This role will oversee production efficiency, quality assurance, procurement, sales, and distribution. A key focus will be improving operational margins, strengthening leadership capability, and driving disciplined execution across the plant and commercial teams. The MD will work closely with shareholders on strategic growth initiatives, including capacity expansion and new product lines. The role requires strong factory-floor leadership combined with commercial decision-making.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior leadership experience within food manufacturing or FMCG production environments. Strong exposure to plant operations, quality standards, and supply chain management is mandatory. Experience operating in Saudi Arabia is highly advantageous. The ideal profile combines operational depth with commercial awareness and people leadership. A track record of managing large workforces and delivering performance improvements is essential.