Manufacturing
GM (General Manager)
Confidential Manufacturing & Industrial Company
About the role
JOB DESCRIPTION — GENERAL MANAGER
Tents Manufacturing & Installation and Temporary Structures Rentals
Group: A prominent Saudi Business Group
Location: Dual-location role between Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, and Tripoli - Libya
Reporting to: Group CEO / Board of Directors
Employment type: Full-time
Proposed monthly package: SAR 70,000–100,000, depending on experience, plus performance bonus and assignment benefits
Interested candidates who meet the criteria can apply online or by forwarding their CVs directly to the below email address and put in the subject (GM - Tents Manufacturing & Installation and Temporary Structures Rentals – Libya)
vacancies@jordan-impact.jo
Role purpose
Lead the company’s strategy, commercial growth, manufacturing operations, installation projects, and temporary structures rental business across its assigned markets.
The General Manager will hold full responsibility for profitability, cash flow, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and rental asset returns. The role requires regular presence in both Riyadh and Tripoli, with direct oversight of management teams, production facilities, warehouses, installation crews, and project delivery.
Key responsibilities
1. Strategy and business leadership
Develop and implement the company’s business strategy, annual operating plan, and budgets.
Establish clear priorities for manufacturing, direct sales, installation contracts, and rental operations.
Identify opportunities in events, exhibitions, hospitality, construction, industrial facilities, warehousing, and other relevant customer segments.
Assess expansion opportunities in Saudi Arabia and Libya, supported by practical business cases.
Provide Group leadership with regular reporting on financial results, project performance, risks, capital requirements, and growth opportunities.
2. Manufacturing and product quality
Oversee production planning, fabrication, assembly, and quality control for tents and temporary structures.
Coordinate technical design, material selection, procurement, and manufacturing to meet approved specifications and delivery schedules.
Improve productivity, material utilization, production costs, and delivery reliability.
Ensure effective maintenance of manufacturing equipment and availability of critical materials and spare parts.
Develop suitable product ranges, standard configurations, and bespoke solutions in coordination with qualified technical teams.
Evaluate investment in machinery, production capacity, and manufacturing improvements.
3. Installation and project delivery
Direct the complete project cycle from site assessment and technical coordination through installation, handover, dismantling, and site clearance.
Ensure projects have approved budgets, schedules, resources, method statements, and clear responsibilities.
Oversee site readiness, access, lifting arrangements, anchoring or ballast requirements, and coordination with customers and subcontractors.
Ensure structural designs and installation arrangements receive appropriate review and approval by qualified engineers.
Coordinate flooring, electrical systems, lighting, air-conditioning, and other accessories were included in the contracted scope.
Control variations, delays, subcontractor performance, and project close-out documentation.
4. Rental business and asset management
Develop profitable rental pricing, contract structures, and asset deployment plans.
Maximize rental utilization and return on investment while maintaining sufficient availability for confirmed commitments.
Establish accurate asset registers and controls for dispatch, customer handover, return, inspection, and reconciliation.
Oversee cleaning, repair, refurbishment, storage, and preventive maintenance of rental inventory.
Monitor asset damage, losses, repair costs, and recovery of customer charges under agreed contracts.
Recommend rental fleet purchases, replacement, and disposal based on demand, condition, and financial return.
5. Commercial management and customer development
Lead sales, business development, tendering, and key account management.
Build relationships with contractors, event organizers, government entities, corporate clients, industrial customers, and other target buyers.
Review proposals, costing, pricing, margins, payment terms, and contractual commitments before approval.
Negotiate major sales, rental, installation, and subcontracting agreements within delegated authority.
Maintain a reliable pipeline and coordinate sales commitments with production capacity and rental availability.
Strengthen customer retention, service responsiveness, and repeat business.
6. Financial management
Take full accountability for revenue, profitability, operating cash flow, working capital, and budget performance.
Establish reliable job costing and separate visibility of manufacturing, installation, and rental profitability.
Monitor receivables, customer credit exposure, deposits, progress payments, and overdue collections.
Review rental asset returns, capital expenditure, inventory investment, and operating costs.
Work with finance teams to maintain accurate reporting, internal controls, and expenditure approvals.
7. Supply chain and cross-border operations
Oversee sourcing, procurement, warehousing, transport, and subcontracted services.
Secure reliable suppliers for structural components, fabrics, accessories, equipment, and consumables.
Coordinate cross-border shipments, customs documentation, and import/export requirements with qualified advisers and logistics providers.
Plan materials, equipment, and manpower mobilization between operating locations.
Establish contingency plans for supply interruptions, transport delays, and changes in project demand.
8. Safety, compliance, and business continuity
Maintain strong standards for factory safety, lifting operations, working at height, electrical work, and installation activities.
Ensure appropriate engineering checks for structural stability, weather exposure, anchoring, and safe occupancy.
Verify required material certificates, fire-performance documentation, inspections, and project approvals.
Ensure relevant permits, insurance coverage, and customer/site requirements are addressed before work begins.
Implement incident reporting, corrective actions, emergency arrangements, and business continuity plans.
Coordinate travel, accommodation, transport, and employee welfare arrangements for Libya assignments.
9. People and organizational leadership
Recruit, develop, and retain capable managers, engineers, production staff, sales teams, and installation crews.
Establish clear reporting lines, delegated authorities, performance targets, and accountability.
Strengthen coordination between Riyadh and Tripoli operations.
Develop workforce plans, technical training, succession arrangements, and performance management practices.
What you'll bring
Qualifications and experience
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline. Business graduates with substantial directly relevant technical and operational leadership experience may also be considered.
MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
At least 15 years of progressive experience, including five years in a GM, business unit head, operations director, or comparable leadership position.
Direct experience in tents, marquees, temporary structures, modular structures, tensile structures, or a closely related manufacturing and installation business.
Demonstrated experience managing rental assets or equipment rental operations, including utilization, pricing, maintenance, and asset returns.
Proven P&L ownership and responsibility for manufacturing operations, project delivery, and commercial performance.
Strong knowledge of fabrication, installation planning, job costing, procurement, logistics, and contract management.
Experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC is strongly preferred.
Libya or North Africa operating experience is an advantage.
Excellent Arabic and English communication skills.
Willingness and ability to work regularly between Riyadh and Tripoli.
Core competencies
Strategic and commercial leadership.
Financial discipline and ownership of results.
Manufacturing and project execution.
Rental asset management.
Negotiation and customer relationship development.
Safety leadership and operational risk management.
Team development and cross-border coordination.
Effective decision-making under delivery pressure.
Key performance indicators
Revenue growth, gross margin, and EBITDA.
Operating cash flow and overdue receivables.
Manufacturing productivity, material waste, and production costs.
On-time project completion and project margins.
Rental utilization, asset returns, and inventory accuracy.
Asset damage, losses, and refurbishment turnaround.
Customer retention, repeat business, and tender conversion.
Safety performance, quality defects, and rework.
Capital expenditure delivery and investment returns.