UK Country Managing Director

Novo Executive Search; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics solutions manufacturer is seeking a UK Country Managing Director in the West Midlands. This strategic role involves full UK P&L responsibility, driving commercial performance, and leading a high-performing team. Candidates should have a proven senior leadership track record in logistics, strong commercial acumen, and be comfortable in a dynamic environment. The position offers an opportunity to significantly impact the company's growth in the UK market.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a senior leadership role within logistics solutions.
• Experience managing P&L.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Achieve financial targets including sales and margin.
• Develop a growth strategy across new and existing routes.
• Build and motivate a high-performing UK team.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Exceptional communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Strong commercial acumen

Job description

Overview

UK Country Managing Director — West Midlands

Our client is a manufacturer of logistics solutions supplied across multiple sectors. Their innovative and durable solutions enable businesses to move, handle, and distribute goods swiftly, safely, and securely.

The incoming UK Country Managing Director will hold full UK P&L responsibility, driving commercial performance, operational efficiency and long-term growth. This individual will be expected to strengthen existing customer relationships whilst unlocking new routes to market, ensuring the UK becomes a strategic growth hub for the Group.

Core objectives include:

• Achievement of financial targets (sales, margin, cost control).
• Delivery of operational efficiency and productivity metrics.
• Development of growth strategy; through new and existing routes to market, ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.
• Building and motivating a high-performing UK team, fostering engagement and capability.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

This is both a strategic and hands-on leadership role, requiring entrepreneurial spirit, commercial agility, and the ability to inspire confidence across stakeholders.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Proven track record in a senior leadership role within products/logistics solutions supplied to the sectors of interest – Retail, Automotive, Laundry Equipment, Waste Recycling, Manufacturing, Airports / Passenger Logistics, Postal & Distribution.
• Previous strategic commercial management experience, strong commercial acumen with experience managing P&L.
• Previous experience of day-to-day operational management of a business unit or division, it’s people and processes.
• Experience in managing a broad range of stakeholder environments, including customers, suppliers, shareholders and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to communicate fluently and concisely across a range of different cultures and mediums
• Proven hands on and task-oriented experience, comfortable at operating in a ‘sleeves rolled up’ manner.

SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES & BEHAVIOURS

• Visionary leadership with the ability to inspire and influence at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical thinker with a pragmatic, results-driven approach.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strength in problem solving and issue-resolution.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Aptitude in decision making and problem solving.
• High intellect with the presence and charisma to operate and work with all levels of staff.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• High level of ethics and integrity.
• Proactive, energetic, pragmatic and driven.
• Comfortable in taking personal responsibility and accountability.