Managing Director
- Employer
- Novo Executive Search & Selection Ltd
- Location
- Midlands
- Salary
- Excellent executive package to attract the best
- Closing date
- 31 Jul 2019
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- Sector
- Construction, Manufacturing
- Responsibilities
- Executive Management, Strategy, Risk / Compliance
- Position/Level
- Board, Managing Director
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Language
- English
Job Details
Our client is an established market-leading provider of building products for the UK construction sector.
This is a particularly exciting time for the business as it continues to build on its success. There are significant opportunities to further develop its capabilities, services and continue to lead in its marketplace.
This appointment will enjoy significant levels of autonomy and responsibility. The successful appointee will lead the business and with the support of the senior management team, be responsible for the commercial and operational success of the business.
The successful candidate will enjoy a stimulating and rewarding high profile role within a genuinely exciting and respected business.
The Managing Director will develop and implement a leading-edge business strategy encompassing new product and market development to exploit opportunities in existing sectors in the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial individual to take the business to its next stage. Key focus will be in the growth of the top-line revenue, supported by product and market development to maintain and grow margins and possible acquisitions, both in the UK or overseas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strong leadership and establish credibility as a business leader to ensure execution of current business plans and budgets, taking full P&L responsibility for the business performance
- Develop strong and constructive relationships at a high level with existing and potential customers as well as influence and negotiate effectively
- Develop and enhance existing systems, controls and structures to continue to drive the organisation towards world-class standards in product and service capabilities
- Improvement in detailed understanding and control of internal costs in the business
- Improving project delivery on time, specification and budget
- A requirement for an improvement in conversion of sales opportunities and tenders.
- Devise and implement demanding targets for improvement in market share, profit margin and customer satisfaction measures, without compromising existing high product quality
- Improvements in purchasing/procurement
Experience Required:
- Proven business leader, likely to be a proven MD, Divisional Director or GM, with experience in specialist construction products
- Able to manage a multi-site business in a complex international supply chain
- Proven experience of creating and managing a growing, evolving and highly successful business
- A charismatic leader who clearly demonstrates an ability to empower and motivate a team.
- Ability to manage risk, construction design/engineering and health and safety
- Exceptional skills in communication, motivation, and interpersonal relations, and able to convey a message that is understandable and relevant, linking business issues, financial results and strategy
- Experience of operating at the highest level of professionalism
- The successful candidate will have a passion for continuous improvement, and a strong sense of accountability.
Company
New client enquiries- Dale Perrett (Director) dale.perrett@novoexec.com tel 01275 375588 Ambition, creativity, passion, intelligence. Novo is an executive research company which strives to provide its clients with the most innovative research methodologies in order to provide a competitive advantage through high value human resource and consultancy services.
Clients retain our services when they are looking to achieve positive change, growth and competitive advantage. Clients range in scale from start-ups, to privately-held family firms, and to the world’s largest corporations. Our consultants offer a professional service, working ethically and with integrity to establish strong relationships with clients. Novo invests heavily in training and development ensuring that all of our consultants apply the most reliable and effective tools and techniques for solving clients’ problems in a consistent manner. High staff retention rates enable Novo to form deep and lasting relationships with our clients and to become increasingly proficient at advising them. Our highly developed and sophisticated research capability allows us to quickly identify the best individuals in the marketplace for a specific set of defined core competencies. We work across a range of industry sectors, and have a broad understanding of the issues organisations face in each sector. In addition to understanding these factors, we recognise that there may be issues to overcome within the market, geography, culture and history.
- Website
- http://www.novoexec.com/
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