Handley James Consulting Ltd

We have been retained by a key client in the automotive distribution sector to source and secure a Commercial Director. Our client is a rapidly growing company who is seeking a proactive and innovative commercial professional to establish and deliver their UK strategy. Reporting to the Managing Director and with responsibility for an internal sales team, your key responsibilities will be: Key Responsibilities: To establish, drive and sustain an effective and relevant Sales strategy that maintains profit margins. Take responsibility for the pricing structure and ensure this is revised based on commodity and operational costs/trends. Sustain and enhance the relationships across the internal and external client base. Manage the trend analysis and market intelligence and feed this into the overall business strategy for growth. To work collaboratively with operations so that customer expectations are managed/met. Currently in a sales or commercial management role. You will be ready for the next step up as Commercial Director. Experience across pricing, sales, business development and account management are key. You will be experienced in the automotive service or aftermarket sector and will have, ideally, operated on a B2B basis. You will be experienced in establishing sales and commercial strategies as well as delivering on them. This person will need to form a significant bond with the operational aspect of the business so that the customer experiences the very best customer service, It would be advantageous if you have experience of achieving this. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established yet ambitious and expanding organisation. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package, along with the potential for future growth.

Handley James have been retained to source an experienced Operations Manager to lead a multi-disciplined team based in the UK. Our client is an industry leading expert, part of a multimillion, global business with sitesworldwide. You will lead the multidisciplined teams on site as well as manage a small number of smaller sites within the UK. The role will focus on existing processes and improvements, leading and mentoring multidisciplined teams including operational, engineering, logistics, customer serviceandmanagerial/supervisors as well as waste reduction, operational efficiency and ensuring the implementation of the company values, mission, vision and strategy. Key Responsibilities Execute operations in accordance with company quality management systems (ISO9001) and Environmental system (ISO14001) Ensuring smooth running of entire process, including resolution of issues for customers in a timely and cost effective manner Development of service models and concepts in cooperation with stakeholders to ensure continuous service provision for customers Create and control departmental budget Demand planning Leading and participation of management and regional meetings Responsible for recruitment, induction and retention of team members Key Competencies/Qualifications and Experience Operational leadership experience within a process related industry i.e. Chemical, Process Manufacturing, FMCG etc. Commercial or Technical Degree would be advantageous Strong continuous improvement experience Proven success managing and mentoring multi-disciplined teams Strong customer-orientated view of the sales and service This role will suit a proactive, driven and ambitious leader who is looking to own their own and their teams development, someone who is keen to take ownership and improve upon current practices In return our client is offering a salary of circa 65,000 to 70,000, plus company car, bonus, private healthcare, pension. Please apply via the link below or contact Stuart Tomkinson directly.