Business Manager

4 months ago

Maidstone, United Kingdom Ian Williams Ltd Full time

Originating as a humble family-run painting business, Ian Williams has upheld its core values throughout its 78 years. With 32 businesses across England and Wales, including 12 painting units, we take pride in nurturing our painters, boasting over 50 years of dedicated service and our apprentices winning prestigious awards.


We are seeking a dynamic Commercial and Operations Manager who embodies our core values and possesses the ability to foster talent, guiding our team towards success. This pivotal role will be instrumental in driving the growth and excellence of our business and painting product.


This opportunity would suit an individual with a proven track record in commercial and operational expertise, coupled with a balance of drive, empathy and a history of building a successful and motivated team. Additionally, possess the confidence and ability to attract new clients, nurture existing relationships, and build new ones.


At Ian Williams, we really value our employees and offer an exceptional benefits package:

  • Be part of a company profit share scheme (12% secured last year)
  • Car allowance of £8,500 with an outstanding private mileage scheme
  • Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 10%
  • Annual leave, with the opportunity to buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
  • Private medical insurance, permanent health insurance and life insurance
  • Access to an employee assistance program to support employee’s health and wellbeing.


The Commercial and Operations Manager role will involve:

  • Developing and nurturing your team is critical to the success of this business, identifying talent, and drawing on individuals’ skills that will benefit your business to deliver through your team.
  • As leader of the business, you take responsibility for the business's budget and P&L, working with your commercial team to ensure you are accurately tendering, maximising profit, and securing payment.
  • You enjoy engaging with existing clients, building new relationships, and leading by example to deliver a high-quality service and secure extended business as well as new business.
  • Motivate and lead the operational team to drive productivity and ensure hight quality delivery of works whilst also providing Contract Managers with a comprehensive understanding of contract delivery for efficient organisation and communication with trade operatives.
  • Health and Safety- Aware of the targets and expectations on each contract your business is responsible for, you ensure, your business is always delivering in terms of safety, quality.
  • You will lead the commercials with financial reporting processes and procedures for monthly and Quarterly reviews, collaborating with the General Manager.


What will you bring as Commercial and Operations Manager?

  • Demonstrable ability to manage, motivate and influence teams to success
  • Demonstrable experience of being competent to influence in both commercial and operational aspects of a business
  • Managing teams, contributing to business plans and profit and loss reporting of budgets over £5m
  • Be able to demonstrate success in developing and securing new business
  • Experience of managing client and contract KPIs to a consistently high level
  • Sound knowledge of current HSE legislation and experience of ensuring onsite compliance.


Additional benefits:

  • Annual pay reviews
  • Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
  • Specsavers vouchers
  • For information on all other additional benefits, please visit our website.


About Ian Williams Ltd

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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and all other characteristics that make us different.

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