Managing Director

Expatria Human Resources focuses on recruitments for international groups.

Our customer Condale Plastics (www.condaleplastics.com) is the largest producer of bespoke plastic extrusions in the South East of England with a successful track record of business growth for over 50 years, supplying a wide range of extruded profiles and tubes to a broad selection of customers in a wide range of industries.

Condale Plastics has an annual turnover of some 16 MGBP and employs almost 100 people. The company is part of Swedish Group Lifco (2 040 MGBP, 7 300 employees) listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange.

For Condale Plastics we are now recruiting a

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Reporting to the Group HQ in Sweden, your main responsibilities are:

• Responsible for and manage all commercial and operational activities (production, R&D…) of the company.
• Develop and execute the strategy for the company in line with Group strategy. Deploy tactics focused on profitability and revenue growth.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial “sales champion” establishing the company as a preferred partner for customers and prospects.
• Implement actions to reach market share, price, volume, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Leader managing, motivating, and developing a team of excellence in the UK. Ensure that everyone participates in the value creation.
• Overall responsibility for budget, P&L, forecasts, and Group reporting.
• Travel to be expected in the UK and internationally.
• Based in the South East of England.

Your profile :

• Relevant experience, e.g., as a Head of Sales or similar, with an entrepreneurial mindset, ready to evolve.
• Passionate about selling technical products.
• Proven successful experience in sales and operations of relevant industrial products.
• Preferably technical and/or commercial higher education.
• Track record of excellent results developing sales and profitability. Motivated by the challenge to continuously grow your activity.
• Recognized as an excellent leader with the ability to motivate, inspire, and involve your team.
• Good communicator creating strong relationships both internally and with customers and distributors.
• Experience from international reporting in a multinational group.
• Charismatic, enthusiastic, pragmatic, proactive and dynamic personality, strong negotiation skills.
• Ideally living in the South East of England, or prepared to move there.

Our client offers an interesting and challenging position with a high level of autonomy and responsibility. If you want to participate in the development of a continuously growing group with the support from a dynamic and dedicated team, then this position is for you!

This recruitment is managed by Expatria Human Resources. Please send us your application. Reference 2541MDUKLi.