Senior Manager/Director
Ref: 313740
East Midlands
£80,000
- Permanent
- Entrepreneurial Business Growth
- Operational Excellence
- Leadership Development
About the candidate
An accomplished Senior Manager/Director who brings to the table a wealth of experience and a track record of success in driving operational excellence and business growth. Demonstrating remarkable achievements through an engaging personality and a commitment to exceeding targets, this candidate is proficient in new business generation, project management, and creating effective business partnerships. Their approach is characterized by flexibility, adaptability, and a deep dedication to customer service excellence. With a knack for quickly acquiring new skills and techniques, the candidate also possesses strong negotiating skills, an abundant supply of energy, and the drive necessary to achieve outstanding results.
What makes them great?
- Increased a haulage division’s annualised turnover from £400k to £5.6m by identifying and developing new business opportunities, demonstrating exceptional strategic growth capabilities.
- Achieved cost savings by redesigning warehouse sortation systems and restructuring operations to maximize efficiency and space.
- Played a pivotal role in propelling an express business unit to complete the financial year 19% ahead of the budget through strategic management and operational improvements.
- Effectively managed and revitalized a pallet network operator’s business by implementing a recovery model that prevented a potential £550k annual loss.
Areas of expertise
- Strategic Business Growth: Demonstrated with a family business, catapulting its annualised turnover from £400k to £5.6m within a year, by creating and fostering strategic partnerships.
- Operational Excellence: Proven ability to re-organize and optimize fleet operations, leading to significant cost savings and enhanced efficiency.
- Project Management: Successful in designing recovery plans and leading complex projects that result in improved profitability and operational efficiencies.
- Leadership and Culture Development: Skilled in transforming teams to create driven, professional environments, significantly improving performance through focused training and development.