Head of Commercial

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.