Deputy Managing Director / Managing Director with key account management background, UK
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
About the Company:
Our client is a pioneering industrial leader, with over three decades of experience, and a strong international presence, operating in six countries. The company is committed to environmental stewardship, emphasizing a sustainable circular economy through innovative industrial processes. Their extensive product range serves diverse sectors, including agriculture, construction, and urban design, reflecting their dedication to quality and sustainability.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Sales-oriented Manager to drive strategic business growth and ensure operational excellence within the UK operations. This role offers significant opportunities for professional development within a stable and forward-thinking organization and is meant to grow into a successor to the current Managing Director planning to retire with a bridging time of a year. A successful candidate will work closely with the company’s senior leadership team, gaining valuable insights into the business and contributing to its long-term success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Collaborate with the management team to refine and execute long-term strategies, ensuring continuous improvement, sustained profitability and market competitiveness.
- Sales and Business Development: Leverage your experience in the UK key account management to strengthen customer relationships, drive new customers’ acquisition and sales growth for customized industrial products, and identify new business opportunities.
- Team Management: Lead and inspire a management team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
- Operational Oversight: Provide hands-on support in commercial and technical areas, including strategic account management, project execution, operational problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Financial Acumen: Monitor financial performance, contribute to budgeting processes, and ensure profitability while managing cost challenges (e.g., energy and labor costs).
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Proven track record in senior leadership roles, equivalent or aiming to naturally grow into the target role, within industrial companies manufacturing and selling both technical ready-made and customized products.
- Strong background in UK or European key account management, with demonstrated success in driving sales and building long-term customer relationships.
- Hands-on experience with project management and strategic decision-making in a business environment facing cost and operational challenges.
- Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage diverse stakeholders effectively.
- Residency within North West England area, given the importance of onsite presence.
- Capacity for business travel to clients and potential customers around the UK and for Group meetings abroad – up to 30 per cent of the time.
- A mature ambitious and results-driven professional with a desire to contribute to the company’s long-term success and drive change.
- Honesty and high ethical standards and unwavering integrity in business practices.
- Strong sense of reliability, ensuring follow-through on commitments and delivering consistent results.
- A balanced approach to decision-making, with the ability to lead under pressure and in challenging circumstances.
- Team player with empathy and interpersonal skills to build trust and strong relationships both within and outside the organization. Leading by example.
- Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to drive growth while maintaining long-term stability, hands-on, pragmatic.
Seniority level: Executive
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Management, Sales, and Business Development
Industries: Manufacturing and Plastics Manufacturing
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