Managing Director - Thatcham, United Kingdom - Jonathan Lee Recruitment

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Managing Director

Rail, Aerospace & General Engineering

£90,000 - £100,000 pa plus Car Allowance, Bonus and Benefits


We are currently working with a world class organisation who specialise in the distribution of electrical products, such as relays, connectors, circuit breakers, etc., who are making significant investment and as such are looking to recruit a Managing Director.

The main responsibilities of this role will be to develop and execute a strategic road map for sales, targeting market penetration and growth, evolving current product range working closely with the supplier base while managing all P&L to meet the corporateobjectives and plans.

What's in it for you?

  • An opportunity to lead a world class SME supplying niche products and services, looking to double in size through the identification of new markets and through product innovation.
  • A highly competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and benefits, working for a market leader in the supply of electrical products for the rail, aerospace and other demanding engineering sectors.

As
Managing Director you will be required to:


  • Lead from the front, ensuring all employees buy into the vision and are mentored and developed to achieve corporate goals and objectives.
  • Set overall strategic direction with the board, implementing longterm business plans to achieve company sales targets and objectives.
  • Manage the direction and growth, focusing on sales and product development through both the current and new distribution networks.
  • Liaise with current suppliers to establish market trends and new products that will enable a targeted approach to business growth through effective partnerships.
  • Work closely with the Sales Team to develop new business and new market penetration, whilst providing guidance within the sales strategy and process.
  • Set companywide KPI's and plans to gauge performance, implementing corrective actions or improvements across the business to address concerns that will impact profitability.
  • Manage all P&L accounts, reporting back to the board to deliver year on year growth to meet the corporate objectives and targets.

As
Managing Director you will ideally have:


  • Proven experience of successfully managing a distribution business or having a strong background within product sales and business development at a director level.
  • Experience of doing business within a high quality, engineering biased customer base.
  • Passion and drive, leading by example and inspiring your team to continuously develop their skills whilst delivering on the plans of the company.
  • A strong commercial awareness, being data rationale, able to set effective targets that are achievable to meet corporate goals and objectives.,
  • An adept ability to identify and close sales opportunities to ensure growth potential is realised.,
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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