General Manager

Finnsteve; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected furnishing fabrics brand in the UK is seeking a General Manager to lead strategic growth and enhance customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have significant senior leadership experience in furnishing fabrics, a strong track record in sales and profit growth, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams. This role offers a salary of £60,000 plus performance opportunities, with a hybrid working model combining office and fieldwork. If you're ready for challenges and excited about growth in the interior textiles space, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in furnishing fabrics or interior textiles.
• A track record of building sales and profit at GM/Director level.
• Strong instincts in customer and relationship management.
• Confidence to lead strategically and operate at a hands-on level.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive a strategic growth plan based on business review.
• Grow turnover and profit through customer development and new business.
• Build and energize a high-performing sales team.
• Lead from the front and embed a culture of ambition.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and business planning.
• Strengthen major customer relationships.
• Develop marketing direction to enhance brand presence.
• Ensure operational excellence and compliance.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Customer relationship management

Strategic planning

Sales growth

Job description

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, are 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

• 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.