Managing Director
- £130,000 - £160,000 basic salary depending on experience
- Car allowance - £7,500
- Company bonuses up to 50%
- Share options
- Matched pension
- 25 days’ leave + 8 Bank Holidays
- Phone & laptop
Location: Home-based covering a UK wide remit
The ideal applicant will be based in central England
ATA Search is working in partnership on a confidential and retained assignment with a leading supplier of manufactured products that are sold via a branch distribution network.
This £multi-million business unit generates more than £50m in annual sales with 250 staff, occupying over 60 branches and distribution outlets spread across the UK. Financially secure, this business unit is also part of a larger group that increased annual sales by 25% post-pandemic. They have a strong value proposition by supplying ethically manufactured products that support the group’s overall sustainability and carbon reduction program.
The successful Managing Director will need to demonstrate a proven record in successfully leading business growth with strong financial acumen. Both strategic and hands-on, you will lead all business activities and manage a complex and integrated business model across a matrix structure to increase turnover and sales margin.
For further information on this confidential assignment, please email an up-to-date CV and contact number to ajay.bhella@ata-search.co.uk
Key accountabilities:
- Full P&L control for a multi-million-pound branch distribution business supplying internal and external manufactured products
- Strategy development and implementation, acquisitions, driving change to optimise the operating model, development of the senior leadership team and coaching direct reports
- Leading a broad cross-functional team, ensuring development plans are in place and ensuring a high-performance culture exists
- Achieve and exceed revenue and operating profit targets whilst restructuring the organisation to a single operating model
- Develop commercial strategies and manage complex pricing decisions whilst retaining and growing the branch and distribution customer base
- Lead and support the implementation, integration and management of new sales development tools
- Prepare detailed business plans and budgets with regular reporting to the Board of Directors
- To collaborate closely with the Financial Director to ensure management of debtors is robust and bad debt exposure is minimised
- Extensive data analysis in an ever-evolving organisation as well as being hands-on in integrating acquired businesses
- Management of the operational teams leading H&S policies, operational processes and business policies and procedures
Requirements:
- An experienced Managing Director or General Manager
- A proven history of business growth within a branch distribution business
- Demonstrate that you have had enough cross-functional leadership experience as an agile business leader who can manage a complex, integrated group business within a matrix structure
- BSc/BA in business administration, finance or relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus
- Experienced in performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes
- Willing to travel extensively throughout the UK
How to apply:
Please click “apply” or for further information or please contact Ajay Bhella at ATA Search by emailing an up-to-date copy of your CV to ajay.bhella@ata-search.co.uk
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