General Manager / General Manageress

General Manager - Nottingham

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£90,000 + Package

W Talent is delighted to support an established and successful organization in their search for a General Manager to lead a multi-site operation in Nottingham. This senior leadership position comes 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 a primary focus on the distribution operation. You will lead the commercial and operational strategy, driving sustainable growth in sales, revenue, margin, and profitability, while 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

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

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. The package is £90,000 + comprehensive benefits.

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.