Head of Business | Al Futtaim Automotive | Nile Trading

Job description / Role

Head of Business | Al Futtaim Automotive | Nile Trading | Egypt

Job Requisition ID: 163481

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

The role is responsible to ensure the team deliver on budgeted net sales, gross margin, net profit and the Customer Service Index (CSI) for all Nile Trading Automotive Brands in Egypt while developing and executing the brand and product strategy for growth in Egypt. They will have focus on the entire customer journey enabling the different functions to deliver a first-class customer experience and maintain a collaborative relationship with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

What you will do:
- Strategic development: Strategic development of the brand delivering the vision for the future that provides sustainable growth, as well as overseeing and enhancing the overall performance with direct responsibility for Sales, After Sales, Marketing, Planning, Pricing, and Performance.
- Budgeting: To prepare the annual budgets by considering the Units in operations, future units' sale, and past performance to ensure that the Company's Objective of growth is met and in line with the Market conditions.
- Revenue & Profit: To achieve and exceed the budgeted target on Net sales, Gross Margins and Net profit by maximising the revenue streams and optimising key Service KPI's of Productivity, Efficiency and Utilisation
- CSV: To develop, implement and improve the service process to enhance the Customer service experience and retain CSI number.
- Maintain Principle Standards: Work with OEM teams, Principal, and AF Group teams, to deliver a first-class customer experience through rigorous focus on the customer journey, business processes, technology and continuous improvement.
- Customer Retention: To develop, implement and improve CRM activities to improve Customer retention and service coverage ratio by proactively anticipating the changing Customer needs and demands
- Value Chain Optimization: Promote innovation & collaboration with AF Group divisions (Sales, Service, F&I, Used Car, Engagement Centre...etc..) to enhance customer experience and optimize Value Chain of Sales, including parts and service and leverage Group investments in technology to drive efficient sales.
- A/R and Stock Provision Management: Responsible for A/R and Stock Provision Management, requiring close coordination with OEM Operations for Marketing & Customer Relationship management.
- Culture Change: Create a culture of the OEM way of working throughout the organization embedding OEM business practices as a way of doing business whilst also leveraging the Al-Futtaim and Trading Enterprises cultural strengths
- Staff Retention & engagement: To develop and implement systems for motivating the team members to increase their engagement levels and attract newcomers to be a company of choice through training & development, regular meetings and defining career path for highly engaged workforce
- Talent Development: Drive a talent and nationalization development system that creates professionals recruited correctly and future orientated, developed by education, coaching and performance management, and engaged through succession planning and a sense of purpose and meaning for developing the brand.

Required skills to be successful:
- Leadership experience.
- Financial acumen.
- Customer centric experience.
- Operational excellence.

About the team:
The role reports to the General Manager - International, managing a team and will interact with mutliple internal and external stakeholders across business.

What equips you for the role:
This position requires business maturity, excellent judgment and a hands-on entrepreneurial spirit. Successful candidates generally have 10 - 15 years of professional and Automotive industry experience with a minimum of 5 years' proven success in a senior management role.

- Experience in strategic planning and execution.
- Street-smart with acute understanding of automotive market dynamics.
- Strong empathy for the customer with insights and understanding of their behaviour.
- Understanding of market segmentation and product marketing as well as service and parts operations.
- Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management.
- Experience in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures.
- Experience in formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
- Ability to develop financial plans and manage resources.
- Knowledge of public relations principles and practices.
- Knowledge of communication and public relation techniques.
- Proven to be able to identify and secure funding/revenue sources.
- Ideally has experience in Egypt market and has worked for some time in an Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) but mostly with Retail Automotive/Dealership experience.
- Ideally has experience working with a mass market automotive brand.

About Al-Futtaim Automotive

A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world's most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.