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Wallace Hind Selection

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GBP 150,000 - 200,000

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Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Managing Director or General Manager to lead its UK operations in food processing and packaging machinery. This role offers full P&L responsibility for a thriving business, with a turnover of approximately £40 million and a dedicated team of around 100 employees. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in sales management within the UK food sector, demonstrating strategic thinking and hands-on leadership. With prospects for global career advancement, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of a market-leading company that prioritizes customer satisfaction and growth.

Benefits

Open ended performance related bonus

Company Car or Car Allowance

Profit Share

Executive benefits package

Qualifications

  • Proven track record as Managing Director or General Manager in food processing.
  • Deep understanding of the UK food processing/manufacturing sector.

Responsibilities

  • Full Profit & Loss responsibility for a £40 million turnover business.
  • Lead a team responsible for Sales, Service, Engineering, Finance & HR.

Skills

Leadership

Sales Management

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Understanding of Food Processing Sector

Education

Business Management Qualification

Technical Qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Managing Director or General Manager who has current, or recent experience of managing a UK Sales & Service office, or a British manufacturer of food processing &/or packaging machinery supplied to the food industry.

Success in this role could lead to prospects for future career development worldwide.

BASIC SALARY: circa £150,000

BENEFITS:

  1. Open ended performance related bonus to earn circa £50,000
  2. Company Car or Car Allowance
  3. Profit Share
  4. Executive benefits package

LOCATION: This role is office based and ideally, you will live between London and Birmingham. The company will consider someone who can relocate.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Bedford, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry, Luton, Oxford

JOB DESCRIPTION: Managing Director, General Manager - food processing, packaging machinery, Automate, PPMA

As Managing Director of the company's UK business, you will have full Profit & Loss responsibility of a circa £40 million turnover business who employs circa 100 people. You will be leading a team of managers responsible for Sales, Service / Aftersales, Sales Support, Engineering / Workshop, Finance & HR.

We have grown by 300% in the last 15 years and are looking for the right leader to build on this success.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Managing Director, General Manager - food processing, packaging machinery, Automate, PPMA

  1. You MUST have a proven track record as a Managing Director or General Manager - specifically with current or recent experience of managing a UK Sales & Service office, or a manufacturer of food process &/or packaging machinery.
  2. You will have a deep understanding of the UK food processing / manufacturing sector.
  3. You will have had previous experience and a track record of success in both sales management and sales of food process & packaging machinery to the food industry.
  4. You will be a 'hands-on' leader with excellent attention to detail skills, and you will be a driven and strategic thinker.
  5. Any business management or relevant technical qualifications would also be advantageous.

THE COMPANY:

We are a global market leading manufacturer of a comprehensive range of high quality premium priced food processing & packaging machinery selling to the food processing & manufacturing markets.

We are a very well established and fast growing UK sales & service office.

Our ethos is 100% focused on the customer and we are a sales led and driven company.

PROSPECTS:

Are excellent. Success in this role could lead to, if desired, other similar board level opportunities worldwide.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MPH18061, Wallace Hind Selection

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