The international group of investors creating a new retailer brand on Mauritian market is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, and highly capable candidate for position of Head of Commercial reporting directly to the Executive Chairman/Co-Founder. This is a strategic and developmental role designed for a young professional with exceptional organisational and leadership potential, offering a unique opportunity to build a long-term career in senior management within the company.
The successful candidate will act as the key person as a key person managing a team of buyers and category managers, who will be responsible for decisions related to the selection and purchase of dry food, non-food groceries and non-food products. As a member of the company's senior management team, will take key part in decisions about the company's product range, pricing and promotional policies.
Key duties :
Strategic & Commercial Leadership
- Commercial strategy design & execution gotomarket, pricing, revenue models.
- P&L management budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance ownership.
- Market positioning & growth strategy building brand and category leadership.
- Business development new revenue streams, formats, and partnerships.
- Negotiation & key account leadership suppliers, distributors, retail partners.
Food Retail & FMCG Expertise
- Grocery & convenience dynamics pricing, margins, store operations.
- Category management assortment, shelf profitability.
- Supply chain & procurement vendor management, sourcing, cost optimization.
- Merchandising & trade marketing shopper insights, POS activation, promo planning.
- Regulatory compliance food safety, labeling, and pricecap adherence.
Startup & ScaleUp Experience
- Gotomarket execution in earlystage environments, building processes from zero.
- Agile, datadriven decisionmaking and rapid iteration.
- Fundraising & investor relations support translating KPIs to investor value.
- Crossfunctional leadership with operations, marketing, product, and finance.
- Team building & culture hiring, mentoring, high performance commercial teams.
Leadership & People Management
- Inspirational leadership and communication; clarity of direction and purpose.
- KPIdriven performance management and accountability.
- Change management leading transformation and expansion.
- Stakeholder management boards, investors, partners, and internal teams.
Analytical & Digital Skills
- Retail analytics & forecasting sales, margin, and shopper data insights.
- CRM/ERP proficiency
- Advanced Excel & financial modeling pricing simulations, scenario planning.
- POS & retail tech familiarity
Market Awareness & Soft Skills
- Consumer insight orientation and trend sensing in food retail.
- Negotiation finesse, resilience, and relationship building.
- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and collaboration mindset.
- Languages fluent English,French and Creol;Driving license
Note: The name of the company is not given to public information cause of marketing reasons.
