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Managing Director

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
Scotland, Edinburgh
Salary
£55000 - £60000 per annum
Closing date
17 Sep 2021

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales
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Job Details



The Managing Director will lead the UK operations at a very exciting period in the organisation's growth. Applicants should have a proven track record in sales as you will be expected to support the sales function as and when required, as well as having a strong commercial/business pedigree.

Client Details

My client is a long-term, fast-growing technology partner to the largest deposit return scheme (DRS) markets globally. DRS schemes are used around the world to encourage people to recycle drinks containers such as bottles and cans. This works by the concept of putting a deposit on drinking containers, so they are recycled and therefore contribute to a circular economy with less littering and pollution. My client supplies reverse vending machines and high-speed counting solutions. The company is privately owned, has its headquarters in Sweden, and last year their machines collected 11.5 billion used beverage containers globally. Ahead of a national roll-out of a deposit return scheme in the UK, they are looking to add a Managing Director with a strong sales pedigree to lead the UK operation and drive growth.

Description

The Managing Director will be expected to deliver the following:-
  • Be based out of Edinburgh
  • Full Profit & Loss and staff responsibility
  • Manage the office and its employees
  • Lead and inspire the team to meet and exceed goals and objectives
  • Develop strategies and execute them
  • Develop business processes and organization.
  • Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations
  • Plan and implement cost-effective operations and market development activities
  • Build strong networks with all major retailers in the UK together with the UK Sales Manager and the sales team. Be actively part of the sales process and face customers.
  • Position the organisation as the leading supplier of reverse vending machines
  • Ensure that the service organisation is performing at a high level.
  • Be able to educate about the organisation and deposit return schemes


Profile

Applicants should meet the following criteria:-
  • You have an academic degree within Business Administration and/or Engineering
  • You have at least 2-5 years of relevant working experience from management positions with full P&L responsibility
  • You have experience from business development and key account management
  • You are a strong leader and have experience of management of employees
  • You have an interest in growing and developing talent
  • You are a strong team builder
  • You have successfully developed strategies and executed them
  • You have successfully managed P&Ls
  • You have a start-up mindset and "can-do attitude"
  • You are analytical, reflective, focused and action oriented
  • You live in or close to Edinburgh, Scotland
  • You have a clean UK driver's license


Job Offer

Competitive

Company

Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.

Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!

Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us

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