Managing Director - KUWAIT

Our client, a multi-site food & beverage concept are looking to appoint a commercially astute, brand-led Managing Director to lead the next phase of scale.THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE RELOCATION TO KUWAIT.The mandateOwn the strategy, P&L and culture to deliver sustainable growth across existing and new markets while elevating guest experience and operational excellence.Key responsibilitiesStrategy & P&L: Set the growth plan and own full financial delivery (revenue, EBITDA, cash).Multi-site operations: Drive labour, COGS, speed of service and food safety; standardise SOPs and KPI dashboards.Network growth: Build and execute the new-site pipeline (company-owned and/or franchise), property negotiations and market entry.Brand & proposition: Partner with Marketing/Product to sharpen positioning, menu, pricing and digital/omni-channel (delivery, click & collect, loyalty/CRM).People & culture: Hire, coach and scale a high-performing leadership team; embed a values-driven, performance culture.Supply chain & quality: Strengthen vendor partnerships, QA and ESG standards.Governance: Report to the Board/investors; manage risk, compliance and working capital.Candidate profileSenior multi-site F&B leader (MD/COO/Country Director) from QSR, fast-casual, café/bakery, coffee, or casual dining.Proven scale-up experience (founder-led and/or PE-backed) with end-to-end P&L ownership.Track record opening new sites/markets and improving operations at pace.Comfortable with franchise/JV models and property pipeline management.Data-driven, guest-obsessed, and hands-on; uncompromising on food safety and brand standards.Influential communicator with Board exposure and high EQ