General Manager

Job Title: General Manager Salary: Circa £70k pa Location: London Reference: J1455 Contact: George Thompson Telephone: 0141 647 6688 Categories: Print, Commercial Print, London, Management Our client is a major Printing Group who wish to appoint a dynamic General Manager from Commercial Print for their London based operation. Ideal Candidate attributes:- Commercial acumen / client focused. Effective communication skills Motivating others Decision making capability Strategic agility Results driven Strategic agility Lean methodology Continuous improvement Role Function- To own and have full responsibility for the site’s P&L. Ownership of the site’s financial performance and the long term planning process. Work alongside the Operations Director to drive the commercial performance of the manufacturing site. Contribute in contract negotiations for bids. Identifying market and cross selling opportunities. Liaise with clients across the business. Develop and maintain networks and relationships among senior key decision – makers in the business and client organisations. Develop effective strategies to capture viable business opportunities, presenting and communicating these to the Operations Director and wider SMT. Management of direct reports and other team members to ensure high standards of service and on-going personal development is maintained to ensure direct reports maximise their full potential. Responsible for effective people planning, optimising resource usage. To set and manage SMART objectives for agreed strategy, ensuring expectations and accountabilities are clearly understood. Requires influencing and relationship management skills for both internal and external stakeholders. Work with and support best practice across manufacturing sites. Strive and deliver World Class manufacturing standards using appropriate methodologies Ownership of planning and execution of site disaster recovery plan. Maintenance of a safe working environment which is fully compliant with all Health and Safety obligations. Work alongside each function within the client  to identify opportunities to improve business profitability. Ensure all business processes are correctly documented to a professional standard. Be commercially aware of key industry developments, legal changes or market trends that may affect the Company and activities in related business areas. Determine KPI’s and review operational performance on an on-going basis. To lead Continuous Improvement programme within site using lean methodology.