Job Opportunity in UAE as a General Manager with Al Futtaim Motors 2020
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Al Futtaim is looking for a talented General Manager to join the team and work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 2020.
Responsibilities:
Strategic planning and execution:
- Design strategy and set goals, KPI’s for growth and efficiency.
- Planning and developing short and long-term goals, time projects and objectives.
- Supporting the establishment of Al Futtaim Automotive mobility strategy and centres of excellence.
Data analytics and performance optimization:
- Review operational KPI’s, OPI’s and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement such as turn-around-times.
Day to day activities:
- Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members as necessary.
Set-up and management of core operations units:
- Financial Services operations (contract management, brokerage, banking relations)
- Fleet operations.
- Remarketing.
- Procurement and supplier management.
- Government relations.
- Rental operations.
- Lease operations.
- Customer service & retention (BDC).
Team development and performance management:
- Establish a succession planning framework and ensure that high performing staff are adequately motivated and rewarded with challenging opportunities to further develop, enhance and showcase their skills.
- Ensure regular reviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, with proper feedback and action plan to address any gaps.
- Establish & follow up on Personal/Individual Development Plans for the year.
Cost optimization:
- Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
- Control budgets and optimize expenses.
Banking relations, procurement, supplier and vendor management (including Govt. relations):
- Monitor businesses and agencies to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed services while staying within budgetary limits.
- Engage with key partner banks to ensure smooth functioning White Label brokerage operation.
Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
- University graduate with over 15 years of experience in Financial Services and Automotive of which at least 5 years should be as a head of a business unit with significant people responsibility
- Languages: Fluent English, Arabic is beneficial.
- Wide experience in Leadership & coaching.
- Motivating stakeholder & interpersonal management skills.
- Strategic planning ability and an eye for detail.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Data analytics.
- Communication & collaboration.
- Outstanding interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills.
- Strong collaborator on all levels.
About Al Futtaim:
Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.
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