General Manager

Success Talent; Abbey Village; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent textiles company is seeking a General Manager to lead their operations and drive business growth in the furnishing fabrics sector. This role involves strategic planning, building a high-performing sales team, and ensuring operational excellence. The ideal candidate has a strong track record in senior leadership within the interior textiles industry and is driven to achieve ambitious targets. A hybrid work model is offered, allowing 2 days in the office and 3 days of customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in furnishing fabrics or interior textiles.
• Track record of building sales and profit at GM or Director level.
• Strong customer and relationship management instincts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business end-to-end with strategic growth plans.
• Grow turnover and profit through customer development.
• Build and coach a high-performing sales team.

Skills

Leadership in furnishing fabrics

Sales and profit growth

Customer relationship management

Job description

Overview

General Manager

Textile Furnishing Fabrics

Lancashire | £60,000 + performance opportunity | Full-time, permanent

Hybrid: 2 days office / 3 days visiting customers & sales team

Our client, a respected design-led furnishing fabrics brand with proud heritage and big ambitions, backed by fresh investment and a committed international ownership team, is ready to scale fast.

Looking for a commercially sharp, people-first General Manager to help take this thriving 7-figure business into the 8-figure future it deserves. If you’re a senior leader in furnishing fabrics who loves converting creative potential into real growth, this is your moment.

The opportunity

You’ll lead the business end-to-end, with the freedom and trust to make real change. Key priorities include:

• Set and drive a strategic growth plan based on a clear, objective review of the business.
• Grow turnover and profit through customer development and new business generation.
• Build, energise and coach a high-performing sales team (UK and export).
• Lead from the front, embedding a culture of ambition, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Own budgeting, forecasting and business planning, ensuring targets are met and opportunities maximised.
• Strengthen major customer relationships and expand the brand’s market reach.
• Develop marketing and PR direction to enhance brand presence in the UK and globally.
• Ensure operational excellence, compliance and quality standards across the business.

The right candidate

This role is for a proven commercial leader who knows the interior textiles world inside out.

You must have:

• Significant senior leadership experience in furnishing fabrics / interior textiles.
• A track record of building sales and profit at GM / Director level.
• Strong customer and relationship management instincts.
• The confidence to lead strategically and roll up your sleeves operationally.

Ready to make your mark?

If you’re a furnishing fabrics leader who’s hungry for a challenge and excited by the idea of building something bigger, we want to hear from you.

Apply now

With your CV and a brief note on the growth you’ve driven in the interior textiles / furnishing fabrics space.