Managing Director

Catalyst; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK manufacturer seeks a visionary Managing Director to drive growth and lead business operations. Responsibilities include strategic planning, financial management, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates will possess exceptional leadership skills and a strong financial background. Competitive salary with potential bonus and equity share available.

Benefits

Bonus

Potential equity share

Benefits

Qualifications

• Desire to transition into a Managing Director role from a financial background.
• Exceptional leadership and decision-making skills.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to drive profitability.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans for growth and market competitiveness.
• Take responsibility for financial management and budgeting.
• Provide leadership to the executive team and foster company culture.
• Manage daily operations and optimize supply chain efficiency.
• Represent the company in high-level negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Financial management

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Job description

Overview

Our client is a UK manufacturer of high-quality branded consumer goods which is committed to innovation, sustainability and British engineering. Established for 50 years and having recently won a major national award for its latest groundbreaking product, they wish to appoint a visionary and dynamic Managing Director to lead the company towards the next phase of growth and success, guiding all business operations to ensure profitability and competitiveness, providing strategic leadership, managing daily activities and driving efficiency, overseeing human resources, cultivating stakeholder relationships, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans to achieve financial and corporate goals, growth targets and market competitiveness
• Take responsibility for the company s financial management, including optimal resource allocation, cost management, budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• Provide leadership and direction to the executive team and staff and foster a positive company culture
• Manage and optimise daily operations, production processes and supply chain to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Represent the company in high level negotiations
• Drive company culture and ensure alignment between values, mission and day-to-day operations
• Ensure the company operates in compliance with all legal, regulatory and health & safety requirements
• Stay informed of industry trends, encourage R&D and drive product and process improvements

Requirements

• A desire to move into your first Managing Director role, perhaps from a financial background
• An impatience to get things done
• A finisher/completer personality
• Exceptional leadership, decision-making, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills with the ability to handle complex challenges and responsibilities
• Strong financial acumen with a proven ability to manage budgets and drive profitability
• Energy, desire, ambition and potential

Salary & Benefits

• £(Apply online only)k + bonus + benefits
• Potential equity share