Managing Director – Printing Company

One of Yorkshire’s leading SME printing companies is looking to appoint a new key member within their senior management team. Impending retirement of the owner has created the opportunity for a Managing Director to join this print pioneer with a reputation second to none.

The pivotal role of Managing Director will take responsibility for organisational performance; implementing company policy and making any changes to it in order to deliver operational excellence and customer satisfaction. Industry expertise and innovative solutions has maintained our client’s position as market leaders. The objective of their new Managing Director will be to remain at the top of the game, ahead of all competition.

The company’s key decision maker requires a results driven individual with a high level of commercial awareness. Candidates must have great experience in a man-management role within the printing industry, and an inside-out knowledge of all market trends.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Ensure recruitment and retention of personnel; motivating, training and developing staff to ensure our client achieves its objectives
• Establish and maintain fruitful relationships with major clients and stakeholders
• Take ownership and responsibility for the efficient and effective running of each function within the organisation
• Ensure budget targets are met, revenue flows are maximised and fixed costs are minimised
• Develop and maintain an effective marketing strategy to promote company products, services and images
• Represent the company in critical negotiations to secure the most effective contract terms  
• Develop and direct the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure all health and safety and other statutory regulations are adhered to

This is an unmissable opportunity for a business savvy individual to take the reins of a company with an outstanding client portfolio which keeps continuing to grow.

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This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.