General Manager
5 days ago
General Manager
Location: South Yorkshire
Package: Base Circa £75k - £85k (Negotiable) + Extensive Benefits + Bonus
Company Overview:
Our client is a market-leading wholesale supplier in the food distribution industry, recognised for its extensive range of quality products and exceptional service offerings.
Role Overview:
The General Manager (Sales & Growth) will be instrumental in overseeing and managing the company’s day-to-day operations while driving growth and enhancing sales performance. This role is critical for ensuring operational efficiency across the UK-wide distribution network, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, and leading strategic initiatives to expand market share, boost profitability, and achieve long-term success. This is a key leadership position, ideal for a dynamic individual who can effectively align teams with the company’s vision, values, and strategic objectives, ensuring the organisation remains quality-focused and customer-centric.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Provide strong and proactive leadership to the management team, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision, values, and strategic goals.
- Develop and implement a robust strategic sales and growth plan to expand market share, enhance profitability, and support long-term business objectives.
- Collaborate closely with sales and marketing to identify new business opportunities, target markets, and key customer segments.
- Oversee all teams in the business to make sure they are doing what they should be doing and have the right resources/processes to do it.
- Align marketing activities with sales objectives through closer integration with Marketing
- Continuously monitor market trends and competitor activities, ensuring the business remains competitive and responsive to industry developments.
- Develop and implement new strategies for achieving the Company’s performance targets with the MD, including new product listings
Operational Management
- Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient management of distribution, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain processes.
- Utilise data and analytics to inform decision-making, optimising distribution network efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ensure resources are allocated effectively to maintain high levels of service delivery across all regions.
Customer and Quality Focus
- Ensure the highest quality standards are met and that customer satisfaction is a core focus.
- Collaborate with customer service and support teams to resolve issues, improve response times, and elevate the customer experience.
- Implement and maintain quality management practices to ensure continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.
Team Leadership and Development
- Motivate, manage and mentor the sales team to grow the business.
- Continuously promote a professional, hard-working but also supportive, collaborative and harmonious workplace
- Ensure that all teams work together towards a common goal but mediate between them when there are conflicting considerations
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team to support growth and operational goals.
- Lead by example, setting high standards for ethical behavior, integrity, and performance.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in a senior general management role within a distribution business, ideally in the food or ingedients industry.
- Strong cognitive / critical thinking skills.
- Skilled in complex negotiations and both supplier and client relations.
- A successful track record of managing large-scale operations with a focus on efficiency, process optimisation, and cost control.
- Experience of driving growth via strategic sales strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams toward high performance.
- Experience in developing and executing strategic sales and growth plans that have delivered measurable success.
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to analyse market trends, identify opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
- P&L management experience including the ability to produce relevant reports/data analysis in respect of business management.
- In-depth knowledge of supply chain management, logistics, and distribution processes.
- Proven ability to drive operational efficiencies and optimise resource allocation.
- Strong relationship management skills, with the capability to build and maintain partnerships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
- Technically proficient with the ability to utilise and navigate various technologies.
Role Highlights:
- This role offers the opportunity to lead and shape the future of a market-leading business in the food industry.
- A dynamic, collaborative work environment that emphasises growth and innovation.
- Work with a passionate team dedicated to excellence and customer satisfaction.
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Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each applicant individually with detailed feedback.
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