General Manager

21 hours ago

Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Green Folk: Specialist Search Full time

General Manager

Banbury

Salary: £100,000 to £120,000 DOE plus package

We are partnering with a specialist capital equipment business with turnover circa £5M and strong potential for scale, the company is backed by a supportive ownership group and is entering a phase where clear leadership is needed to grow the business to profitability and build a platform for long term growth.

This role requires a commercially focused leader with a strong background in capital equipment sales, manufacturing and business improvement. You will take full responsibility for the company, leading from the front on sales activity while setting the strategy that will bring the business into a profitable position. This will involve hands on customer engagement, building commercial strength, tightening financial control, and guiding the team through a phase of development and scale up.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the company with full accountability for performance, culture, and long term direction
  • Build and deliver a clear plan to return the business to profitability with disciplined commercial and financial control
  • Own the sales strategy for capital equipment and lead customer development, prospecting, and closing activity
  • Strengthen relationships with key accounts and identify new markets and growth channels
  • Develop capability across the team and set clear expectations, behaviours, and standards
  • Oversee P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and governance with a strong focus on financial discipline
  • Improve processes, structure, and efficiency to support a scalable and profitable operation
  • Work closely with the ownership group and contribute to wider portfolio discussions

About You

  • Experienced leader with a background in capital equipment, technical products, or similar commercial settings
  • Hands on sales approach with proven success driving revenue and margin improvement
  • Financially literate with strong P&L management experience and a track record of delivering profitability
  • Confident building and leading teams, setting direction, and creating a performance focused culture
  • Clear communicator with credibility across customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
  • Resilient, pragmatic, and comfortable leading a business through change and scale up

Please note that full and permanent right to work in the UK is a non-negotiable requirement for this role. This employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

By applying through Green Folk Ltd, you consent to share your information with our client for recruitment purposes. We will handle your data with care, aligning with our privacy policy for recruitment-related activities. Please be informed that all final hiring decisions rests solely with our client. Should you have any inquiries, kindly direct them to Green Folk for a transparent and streamlined recruitment experience. Green Folk Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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