Sales & Operations Director

Our client is a Saudi-based industrial manufacturer and part of a wider group. They’re hiring a Sales & Operations Director to lead the business and drive its next stage of growth.

The role

You’ll lead the business end to end, with full P&L accountability. Your focus is winning new customers and growing revenue, with disciplined operations behind every commitment.

What You’ll Do

• Own the P&L and build profitable growth through demand generation, customer development and disciplined pricing.
• Personally open doors and win new customers in Saudi Arabia.
• Connect sales commitments with production, procurement and inventory so orders are delivered on time.
• Improve margins through better purchasing, less waste and sound product costing.
• Shape the organisation’s structure, skills and processes as the business grows.
• Turn business plans into clear KPIs and build an accountable, collaborative team.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Full P&L ownership in industrial manufacturing or a related sector, such as pumps, pipes, industrial components, fabrication or contracting.
• Clear examples of customers you won personally, revenue you grew and margins you improved.
• Hands-on experience linking sales forecasts with production and procurement planning.
• Experience leading a small or mid-sized business.
• An engineering background with a practical grasp of production, quality and costing.
• Solid Saudi market experience and relationships with local industrial customers.
• Fluent Arabic and English.
• A confident presence and the judgement to make difficult decisions while treating people fairly.
  
  

As part of our hiring process, this role may use artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist with reviewing and matching applications. These tools support, but do not replace, human judgment in making hiring decisions.

Please note that your application is only complete once you finish the registration process on the Keystone AI platform—including creating your profile, uploading your CV, and submitting your application. The AI interview is optional and encouraged, but it is not required for your application to be counted.