Senior Account Manager

General Manager – Textile Furnishing Fabrics

Lancashire | £60,000 + performance opportunity | Full-time, permanent

Hybrid: 2 days office / 3 days visiting customers & sales team

Our client, a respected design-led furnishing fabrics brand with proud heritage and big ambitions. Backed by fresh investment and a committed international ownership team, are ready to scale—fast.

Looking for a commercially sharp, people-first General Manager to help take this thriving 7-figure business into the 8-figure future it deserves.

If you’re a senior leader in furnishing fabrics who loves converting creative potential into real growth, this is your moment.

The Opportunity

You’ll lead the business end-to-end, with the freedom and trust to make real change. Key priorities include:

• Set and drive a strategic growth plan based on a clear, objective review of the business.
• Grow turnover and profit through customer development and new business generation.
• Build, energise and coach a high-performing sales team (UK and export).
• Own budgeting, forecasting and business planning, ensuring targets are met and opportunities maximised.
• Strengthen major customer relationships and expand the brand’s market reach.
• Develop marketing and PR direction to enhance brand presence in the UK and globally.

The Right candidate

This role is for a proven commercial leader who knows the interior textiles world inside out.

You must have:

• Significant senior leadership experience in furnishing fabrics / interior textiles.
• A track record of building sales and profit at GM/Director level.
• Strong customer and relationship management instincts.
• The confidence to lead strategically and roll up your sleeves operationally.

Ready to make your mark?

If you’re a furnishing fabrics leader who’s hungry for a challenge and excited by the idea of building something bigger, we want to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a brief note on the growth you’ve driven in the interior textiles/furnishing fabrics space.