Managing Director
Competitive Salary
Excellent Executive Bonus and Benefits
Location: West Midlands
Our Client
Eden is working with a substantial fresh food business with an outstanding reputation for quality, sustainability and customer service. The business has been established for more than 50 years and have positioned themselves as one of the leading suppliers to premium supermarkets in the chilled food sector having transformed the supply chain, operations and customer focus.
Due to succession planning our client now seeks a commercially orientated Managing Director to lead the business in its next phase of development.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Group CEO, the Managing Director will have ultimate responsibility for developing, implementing and leading the strategy for the business. The role will have full P&L accountability for the effective delivery of all areas of the business with particular emphasis on ensuring outstanding customer satisfaction, growing the product portfolio whilst developing a strong innovation pipeline focused on consumer engagement instore.
The new MD will embrace the chance to bring a refreshed, energised and entrepreneurial approach to evolve the commercial, operational and financial performance of one of the leading fresh food businesses in the UK with the backing of a large European fresh food group.
The Candidate
Candidates will need to be experienced Board level Commercial or Managing Directors operating in the UK own label fresh food sector supplying leading major retailer customers. Whilst fresh food experience would be ideal, it is more important that candidates can demonstrate they are a hands-on, commercially minded, customer centric leader who has a track record of success within a highly dynamic, fast paced, seasonal food business.
For more information on this opportunity, please contact Helen Lodge at info@edensearch.co.uk.