General Manager

HUGENT Hizmet ve Danışmanlık A.Ş.; Gebze; On-site; TRY 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HUGENT Hizmet ve Danışmanlık A.Ş. seeks an experienced General Manager to steer overall business operations and accelerate growth in the label industry.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in P&L ownership, sales leadership, and end-to-end operational management, with a strong commercial mindset. The role requires strategic thinking, hands-on financial oversight, and the ability to integrate commercial, financial, and manufacturing functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience in label or related manufacturing.
• Proven track record of full P&L ownership and strategic growth.
• Strong sales, business development, and commercial mindset.
• Hands-on finance skills including budgeting, cash flow, and working capital.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own P&L and drive growth and profitability.
• Develop and execute commercial and operational strategy.
• Lead sales, customer acquisition, and key account management.
• Oversee manufacturing, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Monitor financial performance, budgeting, cash flow, and costs.
• Drive cost optimization and process improvements.
• Lead, develop, and motivate management team.
• Coordinate across sales, production, supply chain, and finance.
• Present performance and plans to shareholders/board.
• Ensure compliance with legal and governance requirements.

Skills

P&L management

Sales & BD

Financial budgeting

Operations management

Leadership

Job description

Our client, a well-established company operating in the label industry, is looking for an experienced and commercially driven General Manager to lead the company’s overall business operations and further strengthen its growth and profitability.

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in the label, printing, converting, packaging, or closely related industries, with proven experience managing P&L, sales, finance, operations, and organizational performance.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, preferably within the label, printing, packaging, or related manufacturing industry.
• Proven experience in a General Manager, Managing Director, Business Unit Director, Commercial Director, or equivalent senior leadership role.
• Strong and demonstrable experience in full P&L management.
• Solid background in sales and business development, with a strong commercial mindset.
• Hands‑on understanding of finance, budgeting, cash flow, working capital, and profitability management.
• Strong operational and manufacturing management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and integrate commercial, financial, and operational functions.
• Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strategic thinking combined with a hands‑on and results‑oriented management approach.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Fluent English is preferred.
• Currently residing in Istanbul or Kocaeli, or willing to relocate to either location.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take full P&L ownership and lead the company in line with its strategic growth and profitability objectives.
• Develop and execute the company’s commercial and operational strategy, ensuring sustainable revenue and margin growth.
• Lead sales and business development activities, including customer acquisition, key account management, pricing strategy, and market expansion.
• Oversee the company’s manufacturing and operational activities, ensuring efficiency, productivity, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain strong oversight of financial performance, including budgeting, cash flow, working capital, cost management, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, operational efficiency, and process improvement across the organization.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, suppliers, business partners, and other stakeholders.
• Lead, develop, and motivate the management team, fostering a performance-oriented and accountable organizational culture.
• Monitor market trends, customer expectations, and competitive developments and translate them into actionable business strategies.
• Ensure effective coordination between sales, production, supply chain, finance, and other functions.
• Present business performance, strategic priorities, and improvement plans to the shareholders / Board of Directors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legal, regulatory, quality, and corporate governance requirements.