General Manager - Additive Manufacturing

General Manager – Additive Manufacturing
MBK Global Additive Manufacturing | Qatar | Full-time
Reports to: MBK Global Chief Executive Officer
Start: Immediate mobilisation required
Remuneration: Fixed base salary, performance-related pay and shares subject to agreed vesting terms

MBK Global is seeking an accomplished, entrepreneurial General Manager to establish and scale an additive manufacturing business with a strategically important purpose:
building sovereign additive manufacturing capability for Qatar and its critical sectors.

The opportunity brings together world-leading international manufacturing partners, major industrial customers and proven technologies to change how equipment and spare parts are sourced, manufactured and supplied.

Proofs of concept are already progressing with some of the world's largest organisations in their respective segments. Your task is to execute these flawlessly, convert demonstrated value into commercial adoption, and build a sustainable business serving oil and gas, aviation, defence and other demanding industries.

This role offers the opportunity to build an enduring industrial capability: strengthening supply chain resilience, addressing obsolescence, reducing lead times and supporting the reliable operation of critical assets.

You will own the business from feasibility and formation through to commercial delivery and profitable growth. Your accountability spans strategy, operations, commercial development, finance, people, partnerships, quality and risk.

Working with the CEO, Board and international partners, you will establish a practical route from partner-enabled manufacturing and initial customer deliveries to a qualified, commercially viable manufacturing capability in Qatar.

You will combine the initiative of a business founder with the discipline expected in safety-critical industries.

• Develop and execute the business plan, feasibility study, financial model and phased mobilisation roadmap.
• Validate customer demand, prioritise commercially attractive applications and determine the appropriate manufacturing technologies, facilities and investment sequence.
• Lead establishment activities, including permits, licences, facilities, equipment, operating systems and supplier arrangements.
• Identify and secure applicable subsidies, incentives and industrial development support; develop funding proposals and investment cases for Board approval.
• Build local capability through technology transfer, workforce development and partnerships that support sustainable operations in Qatar.

• Lead joint venture negotiations with international partners under an explicit Board mandate, supported by legal, financial and technical specialists.
• Establish clear arrangements for governance, investment, technology transfer, intellectual property, licensing, quality responsibilities and commercial rights.
• Build trusted relationships with operators, OEMs, government stakeholders and the wider industrial ecosystem.
• Develop the customer pipeline, lead tenders and proposals, and negotiate customer contracts within delegated authority.
• Build viable models for OEM-authorised contract manufacture of equipment and spares, alongside properly authorised solutions for obsolete and difficult-to-source parts.
• Convert successful proofs of concept into repeat orders, framework agreements and enduring customer relationships.

• Take ownership of ongoing proofs of concept, with clear scope, acceptance criteria, responsibilities, milestones and customer approval…