General Manager – France : Closed to new applicants

General Manager – France

International Industrial Equipment Manufacturer

With a mixed portfolio of well-established brands, our client is a true world leader of industrial equipment and expertise. They are part of a € billion, highly profitable stock market listed group and they are continuing their exceptional track record of double-digit growth. Selling to the food and drink, pharmaceutical and environmental industries, our client is a global success story providing its customers with world-beating solutions.

With operational responsibility for the whole of France, this is an outstanding opportunity to further develop the commercial performance of this extensive multi-channel sales and marketing team and drive greater levels of customer service delivery. You will be responsible for shaping a local sales plan, full Operations P&L accountability, and delivering several business-critical projects. As one of the largest divisions in this global business, there is real potential to shine and achieve your future career aspirations.

The Role:

• Coach, support and develop both internal and external sales channels throughout France to become best-in-class and build a strong culture of customer engagement and collaboration.
• Lead a range of local strategies and initiatives to deliver sustained profitable sales growth and business-critical commercial projects.
• Be an active and influential member of the senior leadership team in Europe; become a trailblazer and share best practices to help shape the future direction of travel across the whole organisation.
• Oversee local personnel development, ensuring a clear emphasis on succession planning for senior and critical roles while quickly developing successors among your own direct reports.
• Influence and effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders by working collaboratively with colleagues across European sales and operating companies.

The Person:

• Experience of sales or general management in a diverse product, services or solutions-led B2B engineering environment.
• Entrepreneurial drive and ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience of effectively implementing continuous improvement and delivering major change programmes and sustained sales growth.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Excellent leadership, management and communication skills at all levels of an organisation and across diverse teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal, coaching and collaborative skills.

REWARDS:

A highly attractive salary, bonus, LTIPs, and package including healthcare and a flexible approach to ensure that we attract the correct calibre of candidate.