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Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. The group is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and is complemented by offices in Australia, Belgium, Turkey, and Jordan.

Established in 1994 by Ghassan Aboud, a highly successful entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist, the group has evolved from its early foundations in the Automotive industry to a conglomerate holding some of the most highly coveted brands in multiple sectors in the region and beyond.

Our motto at Ghassan Aboud Group is very simple yet profoundly inspiring, “Building a better future, together”.  We have taken major strides throughout our 27 years to provide innovative and enriching products, services, and experiences to our customers, partners, clients, and communities; and the journey continues, we are ambitious and always wanting to accomplish more.

Roles & Responsibilities Head of Product Management - Supermarket Responsibilities Define end to end product roadmap by analyzing business and customer needs, operational processes, and implications with clear hypotheses, problem statements and research Supervise and coach product managers & analysts in the team. Engage with Engineering, UX, Sales, Operations, Logistics, Commercial, Legal, and other functions to assess product priorities, establish a roadmap, and develop detailed product requirements Set up analytics, monitor and report key performance metrics related to the product. Working with Business Intelligence team to analyze product behavior data to improve customer and business metrics. Lead product & new feature launch & communication with customers and key stakeholders. Undertake customer research visiting customers to gather feedback on the product and features to inform future roadmap. Build awareness and understanding of the product internally and externally Desired Candidate Profile Bachelor's degree in a technical/engineering field or equivalent practical experience. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience as product manager 8 years including cross-functional teams across customer facing and back end/ internal products Must have to B2C food e-commerce,platforms experience Strong technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development. Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills in breaking down complex problems. Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g. Sales, Engineering, Design, Category Management, Finance, Legal, etc.). Conversant with program management of feature development using tracking tools Experience collaborating with User Experience Research (UXR) on user studies. Entrepreneurial drive with a deep passion for product excellence and user satisfaction. Experience in data analytics, A/B testing, SQL, Tableau or equivalent. Developed and managed a product with continuous feature development to a large user base.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & Responsibilities Ghassan Aboud Cars, Divisional Manager for New and Used Machinery and Mining Equipment ; In the role of Division Manager, primary responsibility will be to formulate and execute the strategic objectives for the Sales and Procurement Function. This includes driving profitability, enhancing promotions, bolstering the division's digital presence, and fostering its growth in alignment with the overarching GAG Strategy and objectives. Developing local and export market sales strategies, to achieve the revenue targets and market share. Cultivating relationships with customers and industry partners. Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors Plan and execute regular market studies to track and evaluate changes in the (New / Used construction and mining Equipment) including products offered by the company’s competitors. Manage, motivate, and develop the sales team (talent attracting, developing, and retaining the required skills, according to the strategy and growth plan) Attend monthly sales meetings and completion of fortnightly updates to relevant areas of the business to ensure overall visibility of sales pipeline and order status. Desired Candidate Profile Bachelor's degree Proven experience in sales, management, or operations in the used machinery and equipment industry. Strong leadership and team management skills. Excellent communication, negotiation, and customer relationship-building abilities. Knowledge of industrial machinery and equipment, including technical aspects.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & Responsibilities We are currently seeking a PR& Communication Manager - Emirati national for our HQ office in Dubai. About Ghassan Aboud Group: Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. PR & Communication Manager Developing Marketing Strategies: Create and execute marketing strategies to achieve the organization's goals, such as increasing brand awareness, generating leads, or driving sales. Public Relations: Manage the organization's relationship with the media, press, and the public. This may involve writing press releases, organizing press conferences, and responding to media inquiries. Content Creation:Create and curate content for various marketing channels, including websites, social media, email campaigns, and print materials. This content should align with the brand's messaging and target audience. Social Media Management:Develop and implement social media strategies to engage with the audience, build brand loyalty, and drive website traffic or sales. Monitor social media accounts, respond to comments, and analyze performance. Market Research: Conduct market research to identify target audiences, analyze competitors, and understand industry trends. Use this information to make informed marketing decisions. Advertising and Promotion:Plan and execute advertising campaigns across various media channels, such as online ads, print ads, TV, or radio. Monitor and adjust campaigns to optimize performance. Event Planning: Organize and promote events, trade shows, webinars, or product launches to showcase the organization's products or services. Public Speaking and Networking:Represent the organization at public events, conferences, and industry gatherings. Build relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and influencers. Crisis Management: Prepare for and respond to potential PR crises that could harm the organization's reputation. Develop crisis communication plans and work with leadership to manage crises effectively. Budget Management:Develop and manage budgets for marketing and PR activities, ensuring efficient allocation of resources. Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, product development, and design, to ensure consistency in messaging and news agencies. Stay Current: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in marketing and PR. Measurement of ROI:Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing and PR campaigns by measuring return on investment and making adjustments to strategies as needed. Legal and Ethical Compliance:Ensure that all marketing and PR activities comply with relevant laws and ethical guidelines, including copyright and data privacy regulations. Developing Marketing Strategies:Create and execute marketing strategies to achieve the organization's goals, such as increasing brand awareness, generating leads, or driving sales. Public Relations: Manage the organization's relationship with the media, press, and the public. This may involve writing press releases, organizing press conferences, and responding to media inquiries. Crisis Management:Prepare for and respond to potential PR crises that could harm the organization's reputation. Develop crisis communication plans and work with leadership to manage crises effectively. Desired Candidate Profile Bachelor’s degree from reputed institute 5-8 years experience in PR& Communication, Must have good relationship with WAM.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & Responsibilities We are currently seeking a Software Engineering Manager for our HQ office in Dubai. About Ghassan Aboud Group: Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. Responsibilities in Brief: Develop the Digital Strategy and roadmap on the digital initiatives/projects for the organization Build, lead and sustain product engineering teams to deliver technological excellence and innovation Work very closely with various stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive the execution of technology for multiple businesses Define Digital Strategy and Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end Build and deploy B2B and B2C Marketplaces and Ecommerce ecosystem for retail businesses Drive high standards on quality, delivering solutions on time and within budgeted cost Adapt, champion and institute tool-based engineering governance. Setup processes and standards for engineering rigor and adherence across projects Be responsible for guiding and leading product discovery, backlog grooming, execution, monitoring, and assigned features/ project(s) to keep on schedule and on budget. Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluating progress and quality against defined threshold, managing issue resolution process, and taking corrective action as necessary Desired Candidate Profile 15 years of work experience in in building enterprise scale digital systems for Retail, Ecommerce and B2B Marketplaces Experience should include at least 5 years in full lifecycle product engineering services Extensive experience in Full stack technologies, MERN and M.A.C.H. Hands on in Java and Microservices Should have led an engineering team to develop and deploy complex ecommerce and marketplace ecosystems that includes native mobile apps (ios and android), PWA, internal delivery and picker apps We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary; other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & Responsibilities We are currently seeking a Senior Content creator for our HQ office in Dubai. About Ghassan Aboud Group: Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. We are looking for a Senior content creator who is a creative leader and good team player with high motivation to help take our visual content game to the next level. Reporting to the Head of creative, the senior content creator shall oversee all creative content projects both offline and online from conception to execution. Incumbent must have extensive experience in digital content creation, photography and video, motion graphics and post-production. Desired Candidate Profile The standard adobe creative suites, meticulous attention to detail. Technical and equipment expertise are top priorities. Creative and strategic problem solving is very important. Minimum 5 years as content creator and bachelor’s degree in marketing, visual communication, or related field The senior content creator will be responsible for creating new assets, sourcing stock photography, shooting both stills and videos and post-production creative motion graphics, creating info-graphics and conceptualising new ways to deliver our brand marketing strategy. Interested candidates are request send their CV along with the portfolio We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary; other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & ResponsibilitiesWe are currently seeking an ERP Delivery Manager for our HQ office in Dubai. About Ghassan Aboud Group: Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. Responsibilities in Brief: Project Management:Overseeing the entire ERP implementation project, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and budget management. They are responsible for ensuring that the project stays on track and within scope.Team Leadership: Building and leading a team of professionals, including ERP consultants, developers, analysts, and other specialists. They need to ensure that the team works cohesively toward project goals.Requirements Analysis: Collaborating with key stakeholders to gather and document business requirements. This involves understanding the needs of different departments within the organization and translating those requirements into ERP system configurations.Vendor Management: If the organization is working with an ERP software vendor or consulting firm, the ERP Delivery Manager is responsible for managing that relationship. This includes contract negotiations, service level agreements, and ensuring that the vendor delivers on their promises.Customization and Configuration: Overseeing the customization and configuration of the ERP system to align with the organization's specific business processes. This may involve making decisions about which modules to use, how to configure workflows, and any necessary software development.Testing and Quality Assurance: Ensuring that the ERP system is thoroughly tested before deployment. This includes coordinating user acceptance testing (UAT) and resolving any issues or bugs that are identified.Change Management: Developing and implementing change management strategies to help employees adapt to the new ERP system. This may involve training programs, communication plans, and providing ongoing support to users.Data Migration: Managing the migration of data from existing systems to the new ERP system. This is a critical task to ensure that historical data is preserved and accessible within the new system.Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitoring the performance of the ERP system and making improvements as necessary. This includes optimizing system performance, resolving performance issues, and planning for system upgrades.Security and Compliance: Ensuring that the ERP system complies with security standards and regulations. This involves implementing access controls, data encryption, and other security measures to protect sensitive data.Reporting and Analytics: Setting up reporting and analytics capabilities within the ERP system to provide valuable insights to decision-makers in the organization.Documentation: Maintaining comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures. This documentation is essential for troubleshooting, training, and future system enhancements.Budget and Cost Control: Managing the budget for the ERP implementation project and ensuring that costs are controlled within the approved budget.Stakeholder Communication: Keeping stakeholders informed about the progress of the ERP project and addressing any concerns or issues that arise.Post-Implementation Support: Providing ongoing support and maintenance for the ERP system, including addressing user queries, troubleshooting problems, and making enhancements or updates as needed. Desired Candidate ProfileBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, or other related field Or equivalent work experienceProject Management certification is required, preferably on Agile methodologiesUnderstanding of one or more of the domains – Automotive, Retail/eCommerce/Marketplace, Logistics, HealthcareTypically has 15 to 18 years of IT and business/industry work experience and at least 10 years in the ERP implementation and maintenance preferebaley in Navision or Microsoft Dynamics.Must have previous experince of minimum 8 full cycle ERP implemention . We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary; other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Posted 2 years ago

Roles & Responsibilities Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Media, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Facilities management, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces. The group is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and is complemented by offices in Australia, Belgium, Turkey, and Jordan. Abu Dhabi Food Hub is being developed in public-private partnership between Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Ghassan Aboud Group, in collaboration with Rungis International Market, the world’s #1 wholesale food market. The Abu Dhabi Food Hub will be the largest and the first such wholesale food market, trade and logistics hub in the Middle East and this major new trade hub will drive efficiencies in food supply chains and help improve safety, affordability and sustainable access for wholesalers in the UAE and the region. The project is also a fundamental part of UAE’s National Food Security Strategy. Global Auto Hub is being developed in a public private partnership between Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Ghassan Aboud Group. The hub spanning across 3.3 sqm in KIZAD, Abu Dhabi will offer state-of-the art infrastructure to support automotive and mobility trade and logistics. The physical hub will also be complemented by a robust digital platform. Develop and execute the overall business marketing strategy and plan for the Abu Dhabi Food Hub and Global Auto Hub covering both physical and digital channels. Forging strategic relationships and network with external partners, trade associations and agencies and other key facilitators Execute marketing campaigns, representation at key industry events, conferences and exhibitions locally and globally. Create and execute internal/owned events in close partnership with agencies and/or internal teams. Develop marketing material and awareness programs designed to enhance our partners’ and the industry understanding of the two companies. Responsible for development of compelling content/copy for both physical and digital marketing Support development of customer value proposition, solution building and develop associated collateral. Work closely with cross-functional counterparts (Sales, PR, Measurement, Creative, etc.) to ensure cohesion and scalability for marketing, messaging, campaigns and events. Define clear KPIs and develop scalable ways to use data and metrics to drive decision making, influence and impact. Implement measurement and reporting systems to support the above. Maintain accurate budgeting, forecasting and management processes. Desired Candidate Profile • Master’s degree in business management or related areas with 6+ years’ of relevant experience. • Demonstrated capacity for developing industry leading marketing strategies in a B2B environment. • Knowledge and hands-on experience in digital and ecommerce marketing • Deep knowledge and network in the advertising/marketing industries across various global markets. • Worked in marketing/advertising agencies or has had experience managing external creative agencies, events vendors, and international projects • Experience working with senior marketers at both agencies and global brands and expertise supporting and enabling a sales organization • Strong experience in structured reporting using MS office, CRM • Strong decision-making skills and experience in influencing cross-functional teams • Creative flair to bring fresh ideas to positioning and marketing campaigns. • Must possess exceptional communications skills and a marketing mindset that is strategic, creative and rooted in operational rigour. D • Comfortable with a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder, entrepreneurial environment. • Comfortable with flexible working hours

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Posted 2 years ago