Job description

Job Role: Retail Director (Director, Project Management)

Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Experience: 10+ years

Responsibilities:

• Managing and guide staff towards maximum performance
• Keep abreast of market trends to determine the need for improvements
• Ensure the work fulfils all legal health and safety guidelines
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing a project budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Project Plans: Accountable for account-level master project plan creation and management
• Process improvement: Proactively identifies opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies
• Quality Control: Structures and leads project status reviews; leads cross-team post-mortem sessions
• Informing: Partners with the account/ marketing team to provide appropriate and consistent communication directly to client(s) in an effort to clearly manage expectations.
• Risk Management: Leads large teams to develop and manage risk mitigation plans
• Problem Solving: Team’s chief problem solver and talent choreographer
• Agency process: Develops key operational tools (i.e. team or brand specific processes)
• Growing Talent: Demonstrated ability to grow mid-level producer talent; able to effectively manage performance issues

Requirements:

• Proven experience as Retail Director (Director, Project Management)
• Knowledge of retail management best practices
• Problem Solving: Team’s chief problem solver and talent choreographer
• Technology: Continuously learning technology. Advanced Microsoft Project and Excel ability.  Strong understanding of today’s digital technologies
• Knowledge of materials, branding, production & installation techniques, and project execution.
• Talent Selection: Demonstrates the ability to hire and retain highly capable people while fostering diversity and career development
• Analytical mind and familiarity with data analysis principles
• BSc/BA in business administration, sales or relevant field
• Client finances: Collaborates (with Business Manager if available) to provide accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
• PM Approach: Ensures that the project management team utilizes a flexible project management approach
• PM Technical Skills: Leads large teams to drive complex programs/campaigns to completion based on scope and budget. Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in multiple channels and understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver

To learn more about the role and apply, email your updated resume to [email protected]