CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, an International Retail Company, we are seeking to recruit a highly experienced, capable and commercially-aware Managing Director to lead their operations in Cyprus. The successful applicant will ideally have extensive Senior-Management experience from the Retail Sector and possess excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Key Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Developing and executing business strategies to achieve short and long-term goals.
• Reporting to the board, providing market insights and strategic advice.
• Developing and implementing business plans to improve cost-efficiency.
• Maintaining positive and trust-based relations with business partners, shareholders, and authorities.
• Overseeing the company's business operations, financial performance, investments, and ventures.
• Supervising, guiding, and delegating executives in their duties.
• Ensuring company policies and legal guidelines are clearly communicated.
• Assessing, managing, and resolving problematic developments and situations.
• Building and enhancing the company's public profile at events, speaking engagements, etc.
• Management and development of the licences portfolio - process of obtaining the licensees, exercising copyrights.
• Developing the licensees portfolio.
• Analysis of the market and competition.
• Reinvestment of the incomes.

Key Skills/Experience: 

• Degree in business, marketing or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Extensive experience as a Managing Director or in a similar role, ideally within the Retail Sector.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic and business plans.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to excel in high-pressure situations.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.