General Manager

Cooper Edwards Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Edwards Ltd in West Yorkshire is seeking a General Manager to lead day-to-day Sales and Operations, reporting to the Group MD and sitting on the Executive Team.

The role demands a commercially driven leader with strong experience in B2B technical sales, P&L awareness, and the ability to develop and motivate an established team across UK and overseas operations.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience within Sales, Commercial or Business Development.
• Technical B2B sales experience and ability to understand technical products.
• Strong people leadership and ability to motivate an established team.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day leadership across Sales and Operations, reporting to the Group MD and sitting on the Executive Team.
• Provide leadership to the Sales team, driving growth opportunities and improving efficiency.
• Provide oversight to Operations globally to ensure delivery across UK and overseas.
• Build on the business's success and grow the organisation to the next stage.

Skills

Sales leadership

Commercial leadership

B2B sales

Job description

West Yorkshire - entirely site based

An exciting opportunity for an ambitious Sales or Commercial Director ready to take the next step into General Management!

Our client is a successful, established B2B business with an excellent reputation, an exciting portfolio of products and strong foundations. As part of its continued development, the business is now looking to appoint a commercially driven General Manager to take day-to-day leadership responsibility across Sales and Operations.

The Opportunity

• The General Manager will take day-to-day leadership responsibility across Sales and Operations, reporting to the Group MD and sitting on the Executive Team.
• The role will have a strong commercial focus, providing clear direction, leadership and accountability to the Sales team, driving growth opportunities and improving business efficiencies.
• Provide leadership oversight to the Operations function globally, to ensure efficient and effective delivery across UK and overseas operations.
• Build on the business's success, improve operational and commercial efficiencies in order to support its next stage of growth.
• An ideal opportunity for an experienced Sales Director or Commercial Director ready to step into a broader General Manager role.

About You

• Proven senior-level experience within Sales, Commercial or Business Development.
• Technical B2B sales experience is essential, with the ability to understand technical products, specifications and drawings.
• Strong overall business and financial understanding - previous P&L responsibility is not essential.
• A strong people leader with the confidence to lead, develop and motivate an established team.
• Commercially astute, decisive and able to make sound decisions quickly. Hungry, ambitious and ready to make the transition into a broader General Manager position.

If you have excellent interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and the ability to build credibility and earn the respect of a team, and if you thrive on rolling your sleeves up and take your teams with you.