W Talent
General Manager
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General Manager - Nottingham
Must display full right to work in UK without sponsorship
£90,000 + Package
W Talent is delighted to be supporting an established and successful organisation in the appointment of a General Manager to lead a multi-site operation in Nottingham.
This is a senior leadership position with full P&L responsibility, combining commercial leadership with operational management across distribution, manufacturing, assembly, and recycling activities.
The Role
Reporting to the Regional Director, you will take overall responsibility for three Nottingham-based sites, with the primary focus on the distribution operation.
You will lead the commercial and operational strategy, driving sustainable growth in sales, revenue, margin, and profitability, whilst ensuring high standards of customer service, safety, compliance, and operational performance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full P&L responsibility across three sites
- Lead, develop, and grow the sales and commercial teams
- Own sales strategy, targets, pipeline, and key customer relationships
- Manage distribution, warehousing, stock, logistics, and purchasing
- Provide leadership across manufacturing and assembly operations
- Develop and deliver strategic growth plans
- Drive continuous improvement, efficiency, and operational excellence
- Develop management capability, succession, and team structures
- Ensure robust Health & Safety and environmental compliance
- Manage budgets, KPIs, and overall business performance
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About You
We are looking for an experienced General Manager, Operations Director, or Commercial Director with a proven track record of leading a commercially focused, multi-site operation.
You will ideally bring:
- Proven full P&L accountability
- Strong sales and commercial leadership experience
- Relevant manufacturing or assembly experience
- Distribution, warehouse, or logistics management experience
- A demonstrable record of delivering business growth and improved profitability
- Experience leading operational improvement and change
- Strong Health & Safety leadership
- Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience would be highly beneficial
- Multi-site leadership experience
- Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills
- Experience within packaging, manufacturing, assembly, paper/cardboard, or recycling would be advantageous.
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The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious senior leader to take genuine ownership of a significant multi-site operation, influence commercial strategy, and play a key role in delivering the next stage of business growth.
£90,000 + comprehensive package.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Michael Skowronski at W Talent.
Desired Skills and Experience
- General Management
- P&L Management
- Commercial Leadership
- Sales Leadership
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Distribution Management
- Warehouse Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management
- Procurement
- Inventory Management
- Manufacturing Operations
- Recycling Operations
- Continuous Improvement
- Customer Relationship Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Health & Safety
- Environmental Compliance
- Change Management
- Team Leadership
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