Chief Growth Officer

Our client : A regional conglomerate in the retail and distribution space. The company represents international brands across retail, distribution, ecommerce and B2B channels.Your role: The Chief Growth Officer will lead an established business while shaping its next phase of growth. This is not a conventional sales leadership role. The mandate is to look beyond the existing portfolio, understand where consumers and markets are moving, and determine where the company should play next.You will identify white spaces across categories, channels and markets. This will include securing new international principals, developing strategic partnerships and entering adjacencies that complement the company’s existing consumer and home ecosystem.Potential growth areas include home robotics, smart living, connected devices, emerging consumer technology and lifestyle solutions. Particular interest lies in leaders who understand how to evaluate and develop partnerships with fast growing Asian and international brands.You will also explore how the company can create value beyond the original product sale. This includes building commercially meaningful propositions around installation, repair, maintenance, warranties, trade ins, refurbishment, subscriptions and product life extension.Marketplace development, omnichannel growth and the intelligent use of customer and commercial data will be central to the mandate. The business wants to make faster and better decisions about categories, pricing, portfolio investment and consumer demand.B2B will be another important growth engine. You will expand the company’s position across hospitality, corporate, institutional and project channels, developing solutions that combine products, services and multiple categories.Alongside this growth agenda, you will remain accountable for commercial performance, profitability, margin, inventory, working capital and organizational capability. The goal is not growth at any cost. It is sustainable growth that creates enterprise value.Must HaveSubstantial leadership experience across consumer electronics, home appliances, technology, lifestyle products, omnichannel retail, distribution or adjacent consumer sectors.Full P&L responsibility within a sizeable, multi category business.Clear evidence of building new growth engines rather than only managing an established operation.A track record of launching brands, securing strategic partnerships or entering new markets.Regional or emerging market experience, with the adaptability to operate within an entrepreneurial, professionally managed organization