Senior Director/Executive Director

2 weeks ago


Co West Midlands, United Kingdom Parkinson | Lee Executive Search Full time

Job Description Parkinson Lee Executive Search are the retained partner to an industry leading manufacturing business based in the Midlands, in the appointment of a commercially focused Managing Director. Our client is part of a £75M t/o group of businesses owned by Private Equity.

Reporting to and working closely with the Group CEO and wider leadership team, you will be responsible for the full P&L of a c£12 million turnover business and tasked with overseeing its commercial growth strategy.

The company is going through a period of transformation and is poised for significant expansion over the next 3 years through several routes, including new product launches, expanding export sales, and increasing new domestic sales channels.

This role would require someone to be onsite in the Midlands, ideally 4 days per week, with travel to their customer portfolio nationally and internationally (when required).

We are looking to identify individuals with Furniture, Textiles, Seating, Medical Products or Healthcare sector experience.

Actively participate in driving double-digit annual sales growth whilst driving monthly performance of the businesses and being in complete control of cash and margins
Working closely with the business leadership teams on short, medium and long-term strategy incorporating sales development and new product launches
Be a role model to the Management Team actively developing and mentoring both as a group and on an individual basis
Drive effective management of working capital, specifically cash collection and stock
Parkinson Lee Executive Search are looking to speak with commercial business leaders with the following skills & experience:

A successful and proven track record of profitably growing a manufacturing business, whilst being fully accountable for the P&L and all commercial outputs
An individual from either the Furniture, Textiles, Seating, Medical Products or Healthcare industries is essential
We will also consider strong Commercial Directors without full P&L responsibility that come from the above sectors only
Effective financial management capability
A transformation mentality with experience of working in challenging environments
Experience of working in Private Equity backed company with an understanding of the value drivers in such a business would be advantageous
Office based in the West Midlands - 4 days per week as a minimum

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, commercially focused, Managing Director to join a successful, private equity backed group with significant and realistic growth aspirations, ensuring delivery of the strategic plan, ultimately taking the business through its next growth cycle and subsequent transaction.



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