Joint Ventures Management Professional

This is full-time expatriate, residential position based in Saudi Arabia

Overview

We are seeking a Joint Ventures (JV) Management Professional to join our International Retail Department.

The International Retail Department (IRD) is the custodian of Aramco’s retail business outside Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is responsible for strategy formulation, business development, M&A and management of retail fuel subsidiaries and Joint ventures (JV’s). Downstream growth and financial resilience is a key focus area for Aramco and IRD is contributing to this initiative by integrating demand centers with refineries and securing marketing margins by developing retail businesses in high-value regional and global markets.

The primary role is to be responsible for integrating the newly acquired entity within Aramco system, establish board and governance processes and work with management team of the new entity to ensure delivery of strategic objectives through effective operational and financial performance of the company.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Board of Directors of the JVs to oversee and guide the subsidiaries towards the defined strategic objectives.
• Assist in reviewing and preparing board material, conducting pre-board engagements, facilitating board meetings, monitoring board decisions and ensuring alignment with Aramco's strategic goals
• Establish an investment review process and implement a regular performance analysis for new investments to verify the achievements against the original business plan parameters. Provide recommendations on investment planning and definition of assumptions
• Provide support and guidance in all fields of business operations of Aramco International Retail subsidiaries and establishing strategic and operational plans
• Direct the planning and financial performance process and its link to the Aramco corporate relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between central corporate functions at Aramco's HQ in Dhahran and the subsidiaries.
• Drive the accomplishment of strategic objectives of refined product placement and brand deployment in JV’s.
• Oversee the development of the retail operating models, the merchandising strategy, supply chain and partnerships for the c-store operations.
• Oversee the introduction of specialty products and coordinate pricing strategies across markets and affiliates. Ensure the transfer of best practices in retail operations across the markets and affiliates.
• Deliver clear and effective presentations to Senior Management related to ongoing projects and initiatives, anticipating possible questions and objections. Demonstrate the ability to adapt presentation style to the time, and reactions of senior management.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Marketing, Economics or Engineering discipline from a recognized and approved program. An advanced degree like MBA would be an advantage.
• At least 15 years of experience in fuel retail or related businesses gained at different organizational levels within major international oil companies.
• Must have exposure to corporate international oversight roles and business P&L accountability
• Additionally, have knowledge of board governance matters and a good understanding of key governance principles.
• Experience in managing board-level relationships and driving alignment between the board and the executive team will be highly advantageous.
• Must be highly articulate with excellent written and verbal English communication skills. You must have highly commercial mindset with ability to understand P&L, Balance sheets and key drivers for value generation.
• Ability to work independently, maturity to deal with Senior stakeholders, excellent communication skills and flexibility to work on diverse subjects are key skills to be successful in this role.