Managing Director

1 week ago

Ilkeston, United Kingdom The Curve Group Full time

Our client, a leading UK manufacturer of soft furnishings and upholstery require an ambitious and commercially focussed Managing Director to control and oversee all business operations, people, technologies and efficiencies. The Managing Director will spearheadsignificant change in what is a profitable but traditional business, with strong customer demand patterns in the near to medium term.

In the short-term, success will be defined by a speedy establishment of gravitas and leadership credentials in a business that has seen several structural changes in recent times. Your goal will be to ensure that the company is constantly moving towardsfulfilling its short-term and long-term objectives.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop and execute strategic plans
- Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities
- Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and that they are always followed
- Driving further cultural change in Health and Safety and employee wellbeing
- Maintaining relationships with all the key customers including leading UK Retailers and the major manufacturers
- Budget setting & overseeing the company's financial performance, investments, and other business ventures
- Attracting and retaining a strong, well-motivated and skilled workforce
- Maintaining a dialogue between the business and the Group Board
- Building, maintaining, and motivating an effective management team
- Delivering the latent operational savings from the recent site consolidation
- Driving labour efficiencies with the implementation of first-class practise
- Assuming full accountability to the board for all company operations

**Requirements**:

- Proven experience as Managing Director or General Manager within a leading manufacturing operation. with a strong focus on commercial's.
- Demonstrable experience in developing strategic and business plans
- Thorough knowledge of market changes and forces that influence the company
- Lean Six Sigma experience
- Solid Health & Safety experience, with credentials
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Educated to degree level (desired)

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