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