Commercial Initiatives Manager
Published | September 24, 2024 |
Expires | October 24, 2024 |
Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Category | Management |
Job Type | Full Time |
Working Hours | 40 |
Salary Unit | Month |
Description
The team is looking for a self-starting, enthusiastic and passionate individual who can partner with the UAE Food leadership team to ideate and execute on new initiatives that will drive business growth. It is a high visibility role that requires strong stakeholder management skills to drive outcomes and push our thinking to new levels. This role reports into the GM of the UAE food business.
What you'll do
Ideation of commercial projects:
Identify areas of opportunity for growth for the business, both in terms of topline as well as bottomline improvement, including liaising with multiple stakeholders to flesh out the details. This could include new revenue streams, on ground efforts to boost customer acquisition and community engagement activities as well as driving operational excellence.
Execution :
You will be responsible for the heavy lifting required for these projects to see the light of day. This will require both, stakeholder management (internal and external), as well as a bias for execution
Program Management:
Lead work streams and projects independently in cross-functional settings. Mitigate risks and obstacles to ensure project success.
Industry and competition:
Continuously monitor industry trends and gather competitive intelligence to identify opportunities/threats and feed into plans/strategy.
Analytics and insights:
Work closely with the data & analytics team to uncover strategic insights that help shape future plans, projects, etc. and aid regular decision making as well as use data to ideate on areas of future potential for growth.
What you'll need
The ideal candidate would be someone who has 3+ years of work experience in commercial and project/program management roles (experience in a high-growth tech startup and/ or a top-tier consulting environment highly desirable). Additional qualifications and skill sets include:
Top notch problem solving and analytical ability
Exceptional communication skills with a spike on executive communication
Strong program management and change management skills
Strong commercial and business acumen (in food tech is a bonus)
Is passionately curious about the business and the market
Is able to collaborate effectively and build stakeholder relationships
Is solution-oriented and practical
Is ambitious, self-driven and acts like an owner
Incredibly strong stakeholder manager that can hold others accountable
What we’ll provide you
We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:
Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
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