Managing Director, Egypt - Animal Health

About the role

MSD is looking for a Managing Director for its Egypt Animal Health country organization, reporting directly to the VP EEMEA Animal Health and sitting on the EEMEA Regional Leadership Team. The role leads a standalone country business with significant annual revenue and about 40 employees, with Poultry as the main growth driver, supported by ruminants and other species. It is accountable for the country P&L, strategy execution, portfolio performance and organizational effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of operating budgets, sales forecasts and profit projections in line with EEMEA and EURAM priorities.
• Define and execute a 3-5 year country strategy, including growth opportunities, investment priorities and KPIs.
• Drive category leadership with a strong focus on Poultry.
• Optimize the go-to-market model and distributor management, covering distributors, channel partners and direct key accounts, with market coverage, margin optimization, efficiency and compliance.
• Build market and competitive intelligence and serve as the primary source of Egypt market insights for EEMEA leadership.
• Lead, develop and coach a team of around 40 employees across commercial, technical and support functions.
• Act as the senior company representative in Egypt, managing relationships with customers, distributors, industry associations and government authorities.
• Navigate the regulatory environment, ensure market access, ensure full compliance and uphold company values.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, pharmacy, medicine, engineering, economics, business administration or finance; advanced degrees such as an MBA are preferred.
• Arabic and English fluency required.
• Ability to lead change, strong leadership and people management skills, and experience coaching and developing talent.

Required skills

• Profit and loss (P&L) management and financial planning
• Strategic thinking and execution
• Stakeholder management and emotional intelligence