Manufacturing Manager

Major Recruitment Oldbury; Sandwell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Major Recruitment Oldbury is seeking a Manufacturing Manager for a Smethwick-based client to drive profitable growth, operational excellence and excellent customer service. You will take overall responsibility for the business, its people and financial results, with a focus on sales development and key customer relationships.

The role requires senior leadership experience in manufacturing, strong financial acumen and the ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver orders on time and within

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in manufacturing or production, including financial and operational management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the business plan with the COO, setting priorities and objectives.
• Take accountability for profit and loss, budgets, forecasts, sales, margins and cost control.
• Grow sales by developing existing accounts and winning new customers.
• Build relationships with key customers through regular contact and visits.
• Oversee enquiries, quotations, pricing and negotiations to protect margins.
• Work with sales and production to convert enquiries into orders and keep a healthy order book.
• Coordinate with production to plan, purchase and dispatch orders on time and to spec.
• Align capacity, staffing, materials and equipment with demand to improve productivity and reduce waste.

Skills

Senior leadership

Manufacturing management

Sales growth

Budgeting & forecasting

Negotiation

People management

Job description

Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our Smethwick based client who are seeking a Manufacturing Manager to deliver profitable growth, strong operational performance and excellent customer service, take overall responsibility for the business, its people and financial results, with an active focus on sales development and key customer relationships.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm.

Duties and tasks will include:

• Develop and deliver the business plan with the Chief Operating Officer, setting clear priorities and measurable objectives.
• Take accountability for profit and loss, budgets, forecasts, sales, margins and cost control; report performance and risks to Group leadership.
• Work with the Group Commercial Sales Manager to grow sales by developing existing accounts, identifying new customers and markets, and maintaining an active sales pipeline.
• Build relationships with key customers through regular contact and visits; understand their needs and identify further opportunities.
• Oversee enquiries, quotations, pricing and commercial negotiations within agreed authority, protecting margins and ensuring delivery commitments are achievable.
• Work with sales and production teams to convert enquiries into orders, forecast demand and maintain a healthy order book.
• Work with the production team to ensure planning, purchasing and dispatch deliver orders safely, on time, to specification and within budget.
• Align capacity, staffing, materials and equipment with demand; improve productivity and reduce waste, rework and avoidable costs.

Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:

• Senior leadership experience in manufacturing or a related production environment; experience of financial and operational management; evidence of growing sales and customer accounts; strong negotiation, planning and people management skills; ability to use performance data to drive improvement.