General Manager, Business Unit

We’re hiring a General Manager to lead a large scale UAE business unit of a leading holding company with strong regional reach, complex operations, and a serious commercial mandate. This role is built for leaders from industrial manufacturing and distribution, formulation based production, specialty ingredients, commodities processing and trading, high volume supply chain environments, and adjacent sectors like premium nutrition products, additives, supplements, organic lines, sustainable inputs, and value added processing.

You will own the full picture: P&L, commercial growth, cost and margin control, operational performance, and leadership. If you can drive scale, profitability, and customer confidence at the same time, you’ll thrive here.

• Define and execute business strategy to drive growth and profitability
• Identify market opportunities and convert them into revenue

• Lead key accounts, partnerships, pricing, and negotiations
• Build strong customer relationships and expand the client base

• Oversee end to end operations including production planning, procurement, logistics, and delivery
• Improve efficiency, quality, service levels, and scalability

• Own budgeting, forecasting, costing, and performance reporting
• Track variances and implement corrective actions fast

• Lead, mentor, and build a performance driven leadership team
• Drive accountability, collaboration, and execution discipline

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and local regulations
• Lead HSE standards, audits, and risk controls across operations

• Proven experience as a General Manager, Business Unit Head, or Senior Leader owning P&L
• Strong commercial strength with a track record in client growth and negotiation
• Deep understanding of costing, margins, budgeting, and operational finance
• Ability to lead multi-function teams across operations and commercial
• Strong leadership presence, decision making, and stakeholder management
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred

Attractive Salary + Benefits

Candidates with a strategic yet hands-on leadership approach, supported by a strong operational and commercial foundation, are highly encouraged to apply!