General Manager

TipTopJob; Exeter; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international company is seeking a results-oriented General Manager to oversee growth in the UK market. This role involves leading a sales-focused team, managing significant revenue targets, and influencing both team members and senior industry stakeholders. Strong experience in sales leadership, client management, and team development is essential.

Benefits

A Bonus

A Company Car

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Pension

30 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven track record of commercial success in a sales/people leadership role.
• Experience managing a sales budget of GBP 10–15 million.
• Expert in client management and capable of networking with senior industry professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the UK team to achieve revenue targets.
• Oversee leadership elements for a business generating GBP 10–12 million.
• Conduct regular market analysis for revenue opportunities.

Skills

Sales leadership

Client management

Team development

Market analysis

Networking

Coaching

Performance management

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a sales driven General Manager and we are genuinely open in terms of your background. We sell high end bespoke solutions to residential and commercial customers all over the UK and we are looking to move into a period of sustained growth. You will thrive on developing sales growth and experience of this will be crucial in this UK site lead position.

Benefits

• A Bonus
• A Company Car
• A Private Medical Insurance and permanent health scheme
• A Life Insurance
• A Pension
• A 30 days holiday

Location

An office-based role, but you will be in the field as required. You could be based anywhere within an hour of our office in North Devon.

Commutable locations

• Exeter
• Barnstaple
• Tiverton
• Bude
• Okehampton
• Minehead

Job description

General Manager, Commercial Manager: Commercial and Residential, Water. Youll be reporting directly to the Group CEO. You will be taking on an already growing business with big aspirations, but you will also be encouraged to bring about some change. Youll be heavily involved in the next phase of growth in an established UK market. Overseeing our UK business, you will have support from established senior managers and wider team of around 40.

Key responsibilities

• As our General Manager, you will lead and develop the UK team to achieve realistic revenue targets set by the wider group. This will also be a business generation and customer facing role, so you will want to keep that customer engagement and enjoy the sales cycle. You will have the autonomy to set sales objectives and strategies and help motivate the sales team how you see fit.
• Oversee all leadership elements for the business (circa GBP 10–12m) including coaching, motivating and performance management.
• Work with and develop the team of 3 direct reports on the senior team and circa 35 additional staff. There is a good mix of experience, however, they do need challenging, mentoring, and supporting.
• Report to the European based CEO and wider organisation regularly regarding sales performance.
• Carry out regular market analysis to ensure we are aware of our competition and economic indicators that may lead to revenue opportunities.

Person specification

Ultimately, as our General Manager, youll be a sales focused business leader, someone who can clearly demonstrate how you have developed and grown accounts and businesses, but also how you have influenced and progressed individuals. You will be an expert in client management and in using your position to network senior industry professionals to generate new business.

You Will Ideally Have

• A Great intellectual capacities, critical business insights and ability to translate a vision into a long-term strategy
• A proven track record of commercial success within a sales / people leadership role, ideally in combination with an operational role
• A Have varied industry exposure with a keen focus on pumps, filtration, metering, water, wastewater, dosing, or something similar
• A Any experience with distribution models / partners will be considered, the person is more important than the experience
• A Gravitas and presence to drive a sales strategy where you are the face of the business
• A Managed a sales budget of GBP 10–15 million
• A Experience of both commercial and residential sales would be an advantage
• A People management skills capable of bringing stability to the team (in 2 locations) as well as the necessary changes
• A Charisma and the ability to build bridges, you will network with natural flair

The Company

As an international group, with headquarters in Europe, but very active in the Middle East and Africa too. We work closely with customers and partners all over the world. We owe our program of conti nu