Country Manager - Logicom Distribution - Muscat, Oman

Job Overview

The Country Manager will have the responsibility to manage the daily operations, as well as the execution of the Group’s strategy, and the achievements of the Company’s objectives and deliverables in Oman.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Setting up and expanding the Company’s footprint/ operations in Oman in line with the Company’s objectives, standards and guidelines, with the support and guidance of the Executive Management Team and/ or other appointed Executive(s).
• Building, enabling and retaining the Team by employing the appropriate, skilled and competent resources in the right roles and positions.
• Overseeing the implementation and achievement of the corporate business objectives and strategies.
• Assuming complete ownership and delivery of the Company’s P&L budget.
• Ensuring the sound financial performance of the Company.
• Developing and maintaining solid/ successful working relationships with key stakeholders, including Customers, Channel Partners and Vendors.
• Acting as the main ambassador of the Company, safeguarding and promoting its reputation in the market.
• Assuming the overall responsibility for the operational functioning of the Company.
• Ensuring the Company’s Compliance and Governance policies as well as those of the Vendors, are always adhered to.
• Continuously taking applicable measures to ensure the Company is in a leading market share position.
• Driving high performance through leadership and continuous Team/ Staff inspiration and motivation.
• Overseeing the deployment and execution of the Company’s policies locally, through coordination within the different divisions, in liaison with the relevant Head Office Teams whenever applicable.
• Leading and orchestrating the activities both with internal (Sales, Product and Marketing Teams) and external (Partners and Vendors) stakeholders to design and implement effective and sophisticated marketing and sales strategies and plans to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Assuming the overall responsibility of account receivables (AR), maintaining healthy DSO and WoS.

Skills & Qualifications

The successful candidate will be a dedicated and driven individual with a proven track record in corporate/ business leadership and achievement in the relevant market/ geography, and is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Over 10 years’ experience in the ICT industry, of which at least 5 years covering the Oman market/ ecosystem.
• Over 5 years’ experience in managerial and leadership positions.
• Degree in Business, Management, Finance, Technology or a related field.
• A Master’s degree or other post-secondary degrees will be considered an advantage.
• Ability to own, understand and manage complete P&L statement.
• In-depth understanding of Accounting and Finance, Sales and Marketing, Operations and HR.
• Broad understanding of Technology Products and Solutions, and Technology solutions delivery.
• Experience in managing large scale, diversified channel ecosystems.
• Capacity to operate in a fast paced, complex and challenging business environment.
• Experience and track record in managing multi-cultural Teams and individuals.
• Robust knowledge and understanding of Compliance and Corporate governance.
• Strong and clear ability to build, present and execute on strategic business planning, both with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational, interpersonal and managing people skills.
• Capacity to successfully identify and resolve challenges and problems.
• Fluency in English. Arabic will be considered an advantage.

Remuneration

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate according to qualifications and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Logicom is committed to provide equal employment opportunities for all regardless of their race, color, sex/gender, religion, age, marital status, cultural background, disability, nationality and political opinion. Employees are hired solely based on a specific vacancy’s requirements, taking into consideration the qualifications, previous experience and potential of each individual candidate.

Disclaimer

We reserve the right to remove the announcement from circulation at any point in time when a satisfactory number of applications has been received.

Only applicants whose previous experience and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position will be contacted.