Managing Director

2 weeks ago


County Durham, United Kingdom Nigel Wright Full time

**The Opportunity**:
Nigel Wright Recruitment has been retained by an established SME manufacturing client in County Durham, to lead the search for a newly created Managing Director position.The organisation is privately owned and is in the low £millions turnover, has a strongtrack record of delivering profit and has a solid cash position.The predominant focus is on UK customers and this is a tremendous opportunity for a commercially slanted leader to drive long-term growth in an autonomous leadership role.
**Package**:

- Circa £75K basic
- Potential future bonus scheme

**Role Profile**:

- Full business management responsibilities with accountability for sales, manufacturing, logistics, finance, HR, Health & Safety etc.
- Leading and developing a small management team, and setting the culture and tone for the manufacturing site as a whole.
- Ultimate responsibility for customer relationships, escalations and key account management.
- Taking the lead on setting the commercial strategy and targetted business development planning / execution for new customer acquisition.
- Accountable for overall company financial performance and upline reporting to shareholders.

**Person Specification**:

- Previous experience of a commercial leadership role within an SME manufacturing business.
- A broad understanding of business functions across and organisation (not just limited to commercial, operations, or finance).
- Experience of reporting upline to shareholders.
- Strong business development and commercial strategy planning skills.
- A track record of driving year on year growth.
- Commutable to County Durham five days per week.



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