General Manager - Renewables Distributor

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Telford
Salary
Competitive
Posted
04 Sep 2021
Closes
02 Oct 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Commercial General Manager - Distributor of Heating Products
Location: West Midlands
Salary: Depending on Experience
Alternative Titles - Manager - Electrical Wholesaler, Depot Manager - Plumbing Supplies, GM, Sales Manager - Heating, Commercial Manager - Plumbing Supplies, General Manager - Distribution, Wholesale Manager, Commercial Manager - Renewables

The Group
Our Client are a Group of, at present, four, engineering OEM, design/install/maintain and factoring/distribution companies who have been at the forefront of the heating/plumbing/renewables/underfloor heating/etc. sector for several decades. They are the acknowledged market leaders in the distribution and manufacture of products in their specialist field, having gained an enviable reputation for both quality and after-sales service.

The ROLE
Due to a planned retirement they now require a commercially minded General Manager to take P+L responsibility and assume full control of one of their small B2B distribution based businesses with c.10 employees including sales, purchasing and administration.
The successful candidate will be required to:

*Assume strategic direction
*Drive material growth in the fast-developing renewable energy market
*Manage Key Account relationships
*Purchase product and nurture close supplier relationships
*Lead and develop the team
*Use your commercial and technical acumen to develop new markets & identify additional products
*Monthly reporting to Group Board

The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for strong applicants with the following experience:

*Commercial/Sales focussed approach
*Strong leadership/managerial skills
*Experience of selling via distribution to the trade
*Good appreciation of financials and how to act on them
*Understanding of heating/plumbing/renewables/underfloor heating, etc.

Suitable living locations for this role would include;
Birmingham
Burton Upon Trent
Coventry
Derby
Hinckley
Lichfield
Nuneaton
Stafford
Stoke on Trent
Tamworth
Telford
Uttoxeter
Walsall
Wolverhampton

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