Senior Sales Director – Saudi Arabia

About the role

Lead the Saudi Arabia business with full P&L responsibility, driving revenue, profitability and organisational effectiveness across the oil & gas and industrial markets. You will translate global strategy into actionable local plans while ensuring compliance with Saudi legislation and company policies.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute market, sales and business‑development strategies for Saudi Arabia.
• Strengthen relationships with key customers and create new business opportunities in the oil & gas sector.
• Lead the aftermarket business to increase customer retention, service revenue and long‑term account value.
• Collaborate with Finance on forecasting, budgeting, financial planning and performance management.
• Provide overall leadership to Sales, Service, Engineering, Health & Safety, Property Management and Quality Assurance functions.
• Monitor organisational performance through KPIs, communicate results and drive corrective actions.
• Lead, motivate and develop a large team of managers and functional leaders, fostering accountability and high performance.
• Represent the organisation at senior‑level customer meetings, industry forums and government interactions.

Required profile

• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of sales or business‑development experience in the Saudi oil & gas market.
• Proven P&L ownership and overall business accountability.
• Demonstrated success managing 5+ direct reports and an organisation of 50+ employees.
• Experience working in multinational, matrix‑structured organisations.
• Fluent in English and Arabic at a business level.