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Operations Director / Managing Director - FMCG

Ref: 295136

North West

£95,000 | £800 per day

  • Permanent / Contract
  • Proven Site Leadership Skills
  • Vast Experience In FMCG And Manufacturing
  • Expert In Change And Transformation

About the candidate

An accomplished Business Leader with expertise in site leadership, operations management and HR.  

13 years' experience in Operations Director / General Manager roles within FMCG and Manufacturing, with a proven track record of delivering both cultural and operational change and transformation.

Highly adaptable, demonstrating success in a range of business profiles, including small, privately-owned companies, PE-backed businesses and multinational corporations.

If you are a manufacturing business in the North West area, looking for a highly capable and visionary leader to drive your operation forward, then read on! 

What makes them great?

In previous site leadership roles this individual has: 

  • Led a 3 year site turnaround, taking this manufacturing business from £1.6m losses to £1.2m profit 
  • Delivered an 8% uplift in revenue and 11% increase in gross profit for another FMCG business, within first year of being in post 
  • Increased Customer OTIF from 48% to 98% and reduced NCRs / customer complaints from nearly 5% to 0.7% 
  • Significantly improved margins by driving manufacturing efficiencies and reducing production run times 
  • Reduced scrap / waste within production saving £177k per annum 
  • Improved health and safety culture, reducing recordable incidents from nearly 4% to 0.86% 
  • Developed a robust sales strategy which contributed to a £46 million sales pipeline and £11m confirmed new business 
  • Led various restructuring projects, delivering cost savings over £1 million through process efficiencies

Areas of expertise

  • Budget Management 
  • P&L Ownership 
  • Change and Transformation 
  • Business Turnaround 
  • Manufacturing / Operations Management 
  • Sales and Marketing 
  • Health and Safety
  • HR Management, including compliance and organisational restructure