Country Head Animal Health

The Opportunity

Join our dynamic team at Boehringer Ingelheim as the Country Head, Animal Health – North East & West Africa. In this role, you will lead the strategy, growth, and performance of the Animal Health business across the region. With full P&L accountability, you will drive business results across multiple countries and species, foster a highly effective marketing-driven organization, and ensure strong governance, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable growth and improved animal health outcomes.

This position is based in Cairo, Egypt, and reports to the General Manager – North East & West Africa with matrix reporting to the Regional Head of Animal Health IMETA.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and execute the Animal Health strategy for North Africa, ensuring alignment with corporate, regional, and cross-functional priorities.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing, agile, and customer-focused organization, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous development.
• Drive sustainable business growth and profitability, holding full P&L accountability and delivering agreed commercial objectives.
• Ensure effective implementation of Animal Health strategies across all countries and species, leveraging regional synergies and sharing best practices.
• Champion operational excellence by ensuring compliance with corporate policies, local regulations, governance standards, and the company's operational framework.
• Oversee product launch readiness and execution, ensuring successful introduction of new products and maximization of business impact.
• Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, monitoring key performance indicators and supporting continuous improvements in demand, supply, and product management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, industry stakeholders, and authorities while ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree; Master's degree in Business Administration is a plus
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Preferable experience within multinational Animal Health organizations and/or related industries.
• Proven experience in general management within a complex matrix environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, business analysis, and translating strategy into execution.
• Strong experience in financial management, including sales forecasting, budgeting, and P&L leadership.
• Experience leading talent management activities, including organizational development, recruitment, coaching, and team leadership.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required; French is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic and commercial acumen with the ability to drive sustainable business growth and profitability.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of delivering innovation and business transformation.
• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities with the ability to build effective internal and external partnerships.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive results in a dynamic, multicultural, and matrixed environment.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and commitment to compliance and corporate governance.