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Job Title: Scaffolding General Manager

Salary/Rate: £60,000 - £70,000

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Scaffolding

Client Description:

Our client is a specialist contractor with a wide and varied service offering including (but not limited to); scaffolding, access platforms, access and temporary works and numerous additional “hard services and systems. They have been at the forefront of this market for over 50 years covering the all areas of the industrial, construction, commercial, building, power, transport, public and private sectors.

Maintaining one of the largest stockholdings of scaffolding and access equipment in the UK, the in-house design engineers develop the most cost-efficient and safety-focused design solutions, with a key advantage over the competition being the ability to provide clients with the widest spectrum of self-delivered bespoke services and resources, from consultation, design and quotation, through to delivery, assembly, maintenance and dismantling. Our client offers the market a breadth of expertise, together with reliability, professionalism, and the most appropriate, efficient and cost-effective service

Job Description:

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the lead of business, divisional, regional, general or operations management activities within the scaffolding sector.

Due to continued and ambitious expansion plans, an abundant forward order workload, and the desire to maintain their market leading status, our client now wishes to appoint an experienced General Manager. The position will report to the Operations Director and take the lead accountability for the overall performance, growth and development of our client’s North East division.

The Role

Develop and implement a business plan that supports an acceptable annual budget for the division, both in terms of revenue and profit
Utilise existing management tools or develop others to monitor the division’s financial performance against budget, and influence or direct where necessary, and to produce all financial reforecasts for the board of directors where necessary and as required
Demonstrate a strategic approach to maintaining and improving the divisional business with specific accountability for enhancing the service provision to existing clients, whilst simultaneously expanding the customer base
Lead and encourage the achievement of divisional and company objectives in line with established standards, policies, and procedures
Ensuring company standards, values and service delivery are maintained through effective management and motivation of employees, encouraging them to be proactive and to perform their roles to the expected standards
You will be able to make an immediate impact upon the business with an established understanding of all cycles of business, operations and general management, whilst regularly reporting to the directors on progress
You should be outgoing with excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills, and possess the ability to form long term relationships with clients, internal teams and employees, and external stakeholders of all levels
You will provide opportunity to increase the number of enquiries, leading to an increase in successful contract awards to meet the overall business turnover target
You will add valued input with pre-contract negotiations and terms and conditions
You will liaise with clients to identify opportunities for technical support to their business, and be fully conversant with the design capabilities, technical innovations, operational processes and procedures in order to better understand requirements and opportunities
You will support the bidding process and be an integral part of the wider business development team to provide support to the broader process of work winning strategy, ensuring that company win themes are clearly defined and articulated

The Person

Possess 5-10 years’ senior management experience of frontline construction within the scaffolding sector
Demonstrable expertise of senior leadership, motivational people management skills, and client liaison and negotiation, thus capable of translating strategic intent into immediate successful delivery
Business development experience is also desirable, offering a track record of business growth through various means
Excellent financial acumen, including forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis is a pre-requisite
A track record of influencing and stakeholder management skills, coupled with excellent interpersonal, communications and presentation skills
Demonstrable success in delivering complex outsourcing projects to financial close
A strong sense of urgency, with a desire to succeed and grow with a progressive organisation

A highly attractive basic salary and lucrative bonus, plus extensive benefits package is on offer, along with longevity of work given the company has a clear and defined commitment to growth and maintaining their industry leading status.

We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, religion and belief or nationality.

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