General Manager - London - Circa £70k pa

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Ideal Candidate Attributes

Commercial acumen / client focused
Effective communication skills
Motivating others
Decision making capability
Strategic agility
Results driven
Lean methodology
Continuous improvement

Role Function

Own and have full responsibility for the site’s P&L.
Ownership of the site’s financial performance and the long term planning process.
Work alongside the Operations Director to drive the commercial performance of the manufacturing site.
Contribute in contract negotiations for bids.
Identify market and cross selling opportunities.
Liaise with clients across the business.
Develop and maintain networks and relationships among senior key decision makers in the business and client organisations.
Develop effective strategies to capture viable business opportunities, presenting and communicating these to the Operations Director and wider SMT.
Manage direct reports and other team members to ensure high standards of service and ongoing personal development, ensuring direct reports maximise their full potential.
Responsible for effective people planning, optimising resource usage.
Set and manage SMART objectives for agreed strategy, ensuring expectations and accountabilities are clearly understood.
Influencing and relationship management skills for both internal and external stakeholders.
Work with and support best practice across manufacturing sites.
Strive and deliver World Class manufacturing standards using appropriate methodologies.
Ownership of planning and execution of site disaster recovery plan.
Maintain a safe working environment fully compliant with all Health and Safety obligations.
Work alongside each function within the client to identify opportunities to improve business profitability.
Ensure all business processes are correctly documented to a professional standard.
Be commercially aware of key industry developments, legal changes or market trends that may affect the Company and activities in related business areas.
Determine KPI’s and review operational performance on an ongoing basis.
Lead Continuous Improvement programme within site using lean methodology.

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Company: Harrison Scott Associates

Apply for the General Manager – London – Circa £70k pa

Location: London

Job Description:

Ideal Candidate Attributes

Commercial acumen / client focused
Effective communication skills
Motivating others
Decision making capability
Strategic agility
Results driven
Lean methodology
Continuous improvement

Role Function

Own and have full responsibility for the site’s P&L.
Ownership of the site’s financial performance and the long term planning process.
Work alongside the Operations Director to drive the commercial performance of the manufacturing site.
Contribute in contract negotiations for bids.
Identify market and cross selling opportunities.
Liaise with clients across the business.
Develop and maintain networks and relationships among senior key decision makers in the business and client organisations.
Develop effective strategies to capture viable business opportunities, presenting and communicating these to the Operations Director and wider SMT.
Manage direct reports and other team members to ensure high standards of service and ongoing personal development, ensuring direct reports maximise their full potential.
Responsible for effective people planning, optimising resource usage.
Set and manage SMART objectives for agreed strategy, ensuring expectations and accountabilities are clearly understood.
Influencing and relationship management skills for both internal and external stakeholders.
Work with and support best practice across manufacturing sites.
Strive and deliver World Class manufacturing standards using appropriate methodologies.
Ownership of planning and execution of site disaster recovery plan.
Maintain a safe working environment fully compliant with all Health and Safety obligations.
Work alongside each function within the client to identify opportunities to improve business profitability.
Ensure all business processes are correctly documented to a professional standard.
Be commercially aware of key industry developments, legal changes or market trends that may affect the Company and activities in related business areas.
Determine KPI’s and review operational performance on an ongoing basis.
Lead Continuous Improvement programme within site using lean methodology.

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Posted: May 3rd, 2026