Lead and build a high performing sales team and deliver growth Specialist Fire systems and solutions via wholesale and system integrator channels, specifiers and contractors A UK wide role with a market leader Our client is a significant sales division within a major multinational manufacturer and leader in the fire systems products and solutions marketplace.  Well-resourced and supported by innovative new product development, its routes to market include wholesale and system integrator channels together with networking and key relationship building through architects specifiers and contractors.   Reporting to the Sales Director you will lead and develop a specialist team of regional sales managers and focus on delivering the annual profit plan of the fire product line.  You will also support the UK national account team in developing the commercial relationships with key wholesalers.  This is a UK wide role with an experienced team in place and there is significant potential for growth.   The opportunity is to work from a home based office but given that the head office for this business unit is in the South West and the Groups HQ is along the M4, it is logical that the appointed candidate lives ideally along the M4/M5 corridors.  You will form part of the senior leadership team and important elements of the role include coaching and mentoring your team whilst ensuring that all sales KPI’s are achieved.  A high calibre individual with the gravitas and experience to lead a specialist established senior team such as this is essential and you will be looking for a long-term career opportunity in a multinational group.  You are likely to be graduate qualified with an impressive career to date through sales and into sales management and now be ready to take on a national role.  You will ideally come with a strong working knowledge of the fire industry and fire systems marketplace.   You will be an accomplished sales professional, comfortable working in a large group and be able to offer proof of success in achieving your sales plans.  Other sector experience of potential interest beyond fire products could include security systems and access control.   This is a first class career development opportunity which offers a very competitive package and importantly has scope for growth beyond this role.    Please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.

Electromechanical systems, materials handling, PLC’s, robotics, fully automated manufacturing technologies  Capital intensive manufacturer with significant new plant commissioning projects involving state-of–the-art equipment Project leadership role with excellent career development scope and including UK and some International Travel This is a superb career development opportunity with a highly successful global manufacturing group which has a heavy programme of capital investment in its plant operations.  The company has a large footprint throughout Europe and Scandinavia and it is a leader in its sector with a commitment to best-in-class in equipment and technology.  This key role forms part of the senior engineering group-wide resource which has responsibility for a range of project activity arising from major capital investment programmes, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement activities.  Working as part of a team your focus will be on the automation elements of new investments at plant level.  The role is varied in complexity, duration and geography and will involve short periods on active sites of approximately 1 week’s duration on a regular basis with further background activity following on from your base in the UK.  Longer term this role could involve projects further afield in USA, Far East and Australasia and clearly given the size and spread of the Group the career potential going forward for the successful candidate is significant.  A high calibre individual who combines the technical skills and headroom to do more is required.  You will need to be a qualified engineer, at or near Chartered status, with significant project experience in large complex automated or semi-automated process industry or manufacturing environments.   Experience in electro-mechanical systems, materials handling, PLC’s, robotics and fully automated manufacturing technologies is essential.  Early career experience will have been within a large world-class manufacturing environment and you will now be seeking the senior level opportunities longer term which this high investment Group can offer.  You will also need to have excellent communications skills and the ability to work under your own initiative and combine this with a “can do” attitude and commercial common sense.  The UK location for this role is either between SW Midlands or W Yorkshire on one of the Group’s leading UK sites and relocation assistance can be provided where necessary.  The benefits’ package is very comprehensive and includes an attractive negotiable base salary and is as expected of a recognised global manufacturer and will reflect the fact that the client intends to attract the best talent available for this key role.     Please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.

Deliver profitable growth for a multi-site service and repair business, part of a leading Industrial Door OEM A strong focus on National Retail and Distribution clients Location flexible With UK wide travel Attractive salary, bonus, car & benefits   This senior profit-responsible role reports to the Managing Director and forms part of the senior management team of a leading OEM which manufactures and distributes industrial and specialist doors and provides a comprehensive service and repair offering. The Group is funded by a UK private equity investor.  The company has an excellent reputation for the range and quality of its products and it operates through a network of 6 regional business centres which are P&L accountable and have their own objectives for the delivery of sales growth and world-class levels of customer service. Additional regional business centres are also being planned and would be part of the remit of this role.   The customer profile is broad ranging and within each region there is a significant industrial client base, however, there are major growth opportunities to serve national accounts that will cross over the regions in important sectors such as retail and distribution and as the Director responsible for driving business growth through these regional centres, your role will be to win profitable business with key nationwide customers in these markets.    Through your team you will ensure that customer requirements are fulfilled to world-class standards, that all work is delivered efficiently and complies with current health and safety standards and, importantly that your team is fully trained. You will also work closely with the Managing Director in ensuring that the strategy for growth is being implemented throughout.   This opportunity will appeal to a commercially minded and highly driven professional with a background in sales, national account business development and operational control.  You will have a deep knowledge of the marketplace for industrial doors or similar mechanical or electro-mechanical products and have developed business from your strong contact base within the retail and distribution sectors. You will have supplied retailers with goods ‘not for sale (GNFR)’ and distributors with products or equipment relating to their operating infrastructure or facilities.  In broad terms your experience will be based on products used in the building environment that require service and support elements into large retail and distribution customers.   The company operates in an entrepreneurial culture, works at a commercial pace and is looking for a strong leader with a “can-do” attitude and a real feel of how to get the best performance out of a growing nucleus of regional business centres .  This is an ideal time to be joining this ambitious Group which will offer you considerable scope to implement its ambitious business plan.  Location is flexibility as the role will involve frequent UK wide travel and it may be possible for the appointed candidate to operate from a base from one of their existing business Northern / Central business.   The Head Office is in Humberside. The benefits package includes an attractive base salary, car, other benefits and performance related bonus.  Please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.

Recruiting for Manufacturing, B2B, PE and Entrepreneurs UK and Internationally Leeds Based Tailored Individual Benefits Package   Adderley Featherstone is a well-established successful international executive search brand.  It would like to bring in a new colleague to join its team at the head office in Leeds.  We are looking for a business professional who has a degree or professional qualification and a successful track record in industry which includes original training and experience in a world class company.  The search projects we handle span a broad range of senior management and board level roles and we work for an impressive client base including global corporates, SME’s, private equity and entrepreneurs, many in the manufacturing and B2B sectors.  To be successful as an executive recruiter with us you need a specific range of skills and experiences as the role embraces many characteristics and challenges.  New business wins, client development, people assessment, business awareness and creative thinking are all prominent and you will also need a very strong work ethic.  We would like to meet likeminded individuals who have deep business experience in at least two or three sectors as you will need to be able demonstrate your knowledge of our client’s requirements at board level in multiple business scenarios.  The ideal functional mix for us is a combination of P&L ownership, sales, new business development, HR and the people dimension.  You will also need to be passionate about client service.    You may already be operating in the executive recruitment industry, or alternatively you may be seeking a career change opportunity.  Some of our most successful people have joined us directly from industry and enjoy the scope and autonomy our company provides.  You must be comfortable working in a boardroom environment, have a keen interest in how businesses work and have the commitment and drive necessary to develop your own client portfolio.   Our rewards package is tailor made , incentivised and dependent upon experience and circumstances.  The office base is in the Leeds area.  Please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.