Job Description
Managing Director
CorrBoard UK - Corrugated Packaging
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
£Highly Competitive + Bonus + car
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Managing Director whose challenge will be to develop and own the plan to grow this business to the next level with a focus on sales growth, operational and financial control, sustainability and profitability, whilst delivering operational excellence and exceptional customer understanding and service.
CorrBoard UK Ltd is an independent manufacturer of corrugated board, currently moving towards a 24/5 shift system with weekend overtime and operating from a 320,000sq ft site in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Housing one of the UK’s most energy efficient corrugator installations in the UK and powered by an Anaerobic Digester plant, a world-first in sheet feeding, the company is committed to long term sustainability and driving down its carbon footprint. Its major partner and shareholder is VPK Packaging a €1.8b p.a. t/o privately owned packaging Group with c60 plants globally.
With an annual turnover of £30-£35million p.a. and 85 employees the company is committed to providing high quality board, within 48-hour lead times and has developed long term, confidential trading relationships with both large groups and smaller independent sheet plants throughout the UK.
With full site P&L, the Managing Director will ensure a safety-first culture operates across the site and provide leadership and direction to an experienced team of 5 Directors and Managers across manufacturing, engineering, planning, logistics, health & safety, warehousing and quality, customer service and commercial.
Working with the shareholders, the role holder will have a strong commercial focus and key customer relationship management expertise in order to lead the profitable growth of the business through the identification and execution of commercial, sales and operational strategies.
Candidates should hold Degree level qualification in the field of Business or Management, with a proven record of success in achieving profitable growth and operational efficiency improvements in a Managing Director, senior-level General or Commercial management role. This experience will ideally have been gained in corrugated, paper- based packaging or related industry.
All applications and contact from third parties must be made via our retained Recruitment Partner – SP Executive Recruitment Ltd. To apply please send your CV with current salary details quoting ref: SP2443. Applicants must hold a working visa for the UK.
If you have not been invited for interview within 7 days after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Closing date: 23rd November 2024.