Business Head

Our Client: Our client is an established food services and catering company in KSA. With a strong catering business alongside food-service activities, the organization is seeking an accomplished business leader to oversee the Catering business and drive its next phase of profitable growth. This is a leadership opportunity suited to an experienced General Manager or Business Head with a proven track record in contract catering. Your Role: As the General Manager, you will lead the complete business, with contract and institutional catering at the heart of its operations. Reporting to the Board, you will take full ownership of strategy, commercial growth, service delivery, financial performance and organizational leadership. Key responsibilities include: • Lead the overall business strategy, annual plans and growth initiatives in alignment with Board objectives. • Drive new catering contract acquisition, tendering, commercial negotiations and strategic account development across corporate, government and institutional clients. • Oversee large-scale catering delivery, central kitchens, food production, multi-site operations, logistics and customer service. • Own the full P&L, budgets, forecasting, pricing, food and labor costs, working capital and sustainable margin improvement. • Ensure strong contract execution, service-level performance, renewals, client retention and measurable operational KPIs. • Oversee procurement, supplier management, food safety, HACCP / ISO 22000 compliance and efficient distribution. • Lead cross-functional teams, strengthen organizational capability and provide regular strategic and performance reporting to the Board. Must-Have: • 15+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in a senior business leadership position. • Strong direct experience leading contract, industrial or institutional catering businesses, beyond purely restaurant or hotel F&B operations. • Proven ability to secure, price, negotiate and grow major B2B catering contracts and strategic customer relationships. • End-to-end accountability for catering operations, central kitchens, service delivery and multi-site workforce management. • Demonstrated full P&L ownership, financial planning, cost control and profitability improvement. • Ability to lead an entire food-service company, including complementary production and support functions, and report to a Board. • Saudi Arabian market experience is strongly preferred; substantial GCC experience will also be considered.

15+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in a senior business leadership position. Strong direct experience leading contract, industrial or institutional catering businesses, beyond purely restaurant or hotel F&B operations. Proven ability to secure, price, negotiate and grow major B2B catering contracts and strategic customer relationships. End-to-end accountability for catering operations, central kitchens, service delivery and multi-site workforce management. Demonstrated full P&L ownership, financial planning, cost control and profitability improvement. Ability to lead an entire food-service company, including complementary production and support functions, and report to a Board. Saudi Arabian market experience is strongly preferred; substantial GCC experience will also be considered.

Lead the overall business strategy, annual plans and growth initiatives in alignment with Board objectives. Drive new catering contract acquisition, tendering, commercial negotiations and strategic account development across corporate, government and institutional clients. Oversee large-scale catering delivery, central kitchens, food production, multi-site operations, logistics and customer service. Own the full P&L, budgets, forecasting, pricing, food and labor costs, working capital and sustainable margin improvement. Ensure strong contract execution, service-level performance, renewals, client retention and measurable operational KPIs. Oversee procurement, supplier management, food safety, HACCP / ISO 22000 compliance and efficient distribution. Lead cross-functional teams, strengthen organizational capability and provide regular strategic and performance reporting to the Board.