Strategic Consultant

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Joinery Strategic Consultant for a 6 to 12-month engagement to streamline and optimize our joinery venture. This role is designed for a technical expert with a strong commercial background who can bridge the gap between high-quality manufacturing and market-driven profitability.

The successful candidate will evaluate our current operations and implement a robust framework for product selection, production efficiency, and financial accuracy within the UAE market.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Portfolio & Market Alignment: Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current product range against local market demand (residential, commercial, and laboratory sectors), define a "Core Product List" that balances bespoke capabilities with scalable, high-margin standardized units, identify gaps in the current offering and recommend new product lines or materials that align with regional design trends and technical requirements.
• Manufacturing & Operational Streamlining: Review existing factory workflows, machinery utilization, and labor allocation to identify bottlenecks, implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the production lifecycle—from shop drawings to assembly and finishing, advise on quality control benchmarks to ensure consistency and reduce material wastage.
• Costing & Pricing Methodology: Develop a transparent and dynamic Costing Model that accounts for raw materials, hardware, direct labor, factory overheads, and logistics, establish a Pricing Strategy that ensures competitiveness in the Dubai/UAE market while protecting target profit margins, create a standardized estimation template for the sales team to ensure rapid, accurate quoting for complex projects.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Industry Expertise: Minimum 10–15 years of experience in the joinery or fit-out industry, with at least 5 years in a senior management or consultancy capacity.
• Regional Knowledge: Deep understanding of the UAE joinery market, including local supplier networks, material availability, and regulatory standards.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong grasp of woodworking machinery (CNC, edge-banding, etc.), CAD/CAM software, and modern joinery construction techniques.
• Financial Acumen: Proven track record of developing complex costing sheets and pricing models that have led to measurable bottom-line improvements.
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical requirements clearly to factory staff while presenting strategic data to ownership.

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