Managing Director in Manchester, North West

Managing Director – Premium Hot Beverage Business – £100K + Benefits

My client is an exciting premium hot beverage business with a brilliant reputation for quality, innovation and customer excellence.

They are seeking a Managing Director to join their team. The successful Managing Director will have full P&L responsibility and overall accountability for business performance whilst leading the commercial strategy, identifying new growth opportunities, strengthening customer relationships, and ensuring operational excellence across the business. Working closely with the Board, you will develop and execute ambitious growth plans while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This is an exciting position perfect for an excellent commercially focused Managing Director to join a high growth business who can offer genuine career progression opportunities.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop and execute the company's strategic and commercial growth plan.
• Deliver profitable revenue growth across existing and new customer channels.
• Own full P&L responsibility, ensuring strong financial performance and disciplined cost management.
• Lead sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, finance, and customer service functions.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key retail, wholesale, foodservice, and distribution partners.
• Identify opportunities for market expansion, new product development, and strategic partnerships.
• Drive operational efficiency whilst maintaining exceptional product quality and customer experience.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing leadership team.
• Establish clear KPIs and performance measures across the business.
• Present business performance, strategy, and investment opportunities to the Board.
• Champion innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement throughout the organisation.

The Ideal Managing Director Candidate:

• Proven experience as Managing Director or Commercial Director who is well seasoned in the hot beverage industry, or a successful track record as a high performer who is looking to take that first step into a Managing Director role.
• Strong commercial acumen with expertise in sales, pricing, customer strategy, and channel development.
• Demonstrable experience leading multi-functional teams.
• Strong financial literacy with full P&L ownership.
• Experience working with retail, foodservice, wholesale, or distribution channels.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing and executing business growth strategies.

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / mikey@corecruitment.com

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