Divisional Managing Director

Catalyst; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellness company in Gateshead is seeking a Divisional Managing Director to lead a newly created division focusing on health products, e-commerce, and manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in health products, digital marketing, and an understanding of protein manufacturing processes. The role offers a competitive salary of £100k per annum, along with benefits including generous holiday and employee discounts.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee discounts

Free on-site gym

Enhanced sick pay scheme

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Qualifications

• Background in health products or food manufacturing.
• Understanding of protein manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in the health supplement industry.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategic and operational leadership.
• Develop and implement business strategy.
• Manage supply chain operations.
• Lead R&D initiatives for health supplement products.

Skills

Health products knowledge

Digital marketing tools

E-commerce platforms

Job description

Overview

Our client, a successful tech scale-up, cash generative SME, with a £10m turnover and employing 80 staff, is looking to double in size in the next five years under the guidance of its experienced, highly charismatic and driven CEO, supported by a first-class senior leadership team. We are looking to recruit a Divisional Managing Director to head their newly created division encompassing manufacturing, warehouse and e-commerce operations. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a business unit that is well-placed to be at the forefront of health and wellness innovation.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the strategic and operational leadership of the £3m t/o health products and merchandising division
• Develop and implement a comprehensive business strategy
• Introduce a health product range
• Lead a team across Manufacturing, Warehouse, R&D and Sales
• Oversee the development and execution of e-commerce and retail strategies/operations/merchandising
• Manage the division's budget, identifying areas for cost optimization and revenue enhancement
• Manage supply chain operations
• Establish and optimise protein manufacturing capabilities
• Lead R&D initiatives to create innovative health supplement products
• Identify and capitalise on market opportunities to drive growth
• Ensure end-to-end excellence from product development to customer delivery

Requirements

• Ideally a background in health products/food manufacturing, warehousing and sales
• Ideally an understanding of protein manufacturing processes and health supplements
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements within the health supplement industry
• Experience of digital marketing tools and e-commerce platforms (preferable)

Salary & Benefits

• £100k pa
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Employee discounts
• Free on-site gym
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay