General Manager to lead and drive our muck away, construction, and recycling operations. Based at our Agecroft Depot, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership, covering everything from business development, sales, and customer service to transport and on-site operations.

EXPERIENCE

• Previous relevant business management experience.
• Demonstrable operational experience managing both yard and transport activities
• Demonstrable track record of business management in the recycling industry preferable with an independent business and not a construction materials business.
• Strong commercial client focus with responsibility for business development and profit delivery.
• Strong financial acumen.

MANAGEMENT/ LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Ability to operate at strategic management level

• Leading commercial and operational activities to ensure top-notch performance
• Pursuing growth opportunities across Wigan and Leeds
• Managing contracts and ensuring strict compliance with all company and statutory policies
  Bring your expertise and help us shape the future of our North operations

Strategic leadership

• Provide leadership to the Depot, Recycling and Landfill teams
• Manage direct reports using clearly outlined clear objectives, targets and performance measures which are reviewed regularly.

Business and resource planning

• Develop annual operating plan and other business plans covering all aspects including sales, operations, and capex.
• Ensure operational assets and people are in place to deliver agreed results and, where necessary, develop plans to improve business.
• Affective management of 3rd party contracts
• Oversee a resource plan to recruit, train and continuously develop adequate personnel for the business.
• Contribute to continuous business process improvement through the adoption of best practice.

Business development

• Actively manage / develop commercial relationships for new and existing customers.
• Work closely within the Central aggregates, concrete and asphalt operational and commercial team to exploit all commercial opportunities.
• Develop marketing plans to grow demand / market for the premium mineral
• Seek opportunities to develop the business including product range, services provided, customer base and use of assets.

Operations / contract management

• Achieve optimum production levels in line with commercial activity at the lowest operational cost.
• Continually advance operational improvements to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Oversee procedures that achieve the highest quality and customer service