Overview

Parkinson Lee Executive Search are retained partners to a leading manufacturing group in the appointment of a Managing Director to join the business in the next phase of their growth. Reporting into the CEO, this is a pivotal role in development and delivery of this growth strategy – primarily through organic growth, expanding consumables and services, and unlocking significant cross-sell opportunities. With global operations across US, UK and Europe our client is a Private Equity backed $700 million Group, and a market leader with their UK operation, employing c150 staff across 4 sites turning over c£40 million. The Managing Director will have full P&L responsibility for the UK & Ireland business, which is embarking on a three-year plan to double turnover. You will lead the UK Senior Leadership Team and drive profitable growth by shaping and executing market strategies, building organisational capability, and fostering a high-performance culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Senior Leadership Team to deliver against financial and operational goals.
• Drive sales growth across equipment, consumables, and services, including pricing strategy, pipeline management, and customer engagement.
• Build strong supplier partnerships to support market growth and profitability.
• Ensure operational excellence across multi-site operations, optimising working capital, efficiency, and safety.
• Partner with corporate leadership to align UK growth strategy with global objectives.
• Foster a culture of performance, accountability, and innovation, underpinned by strong people leadership.

Candidate Profile

• Proven track record of P&L leadership in an industrial environment, with both product experience across equipment sales and follow-on consumables (essential).
• Experience managing multi-site operations, ideally within a £50m–£100m turnover business.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrable success in driving growth and profitability.
• Private equity experience highly advantageous; international exposure desirable.
• A credible, engaging people leader with the ability to inspire teams and influence at both local and corporate levels.
• Forward-thinking, results-driven, with experience in integration and change management.
• Technical/mechanical background beneficial but not essential.

Seniority and Employment

• Seniority level: Executive
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Business Development and General Business
• Industries: Manufacturing