Position: Business Leader
Salary: £45,000 - £57,000
Job ID: 2056/12
Location: Thornham Marina, UK (occasional travel required)
Rate/Salary: Dependent on experience
Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, professional development opportunities, access to Boat Club facilities
Type: Permanent
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Maritime Shipping, Energy and Subsea sectors - visit: www.hsbtechnical.com for a list of our vacancies. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.
The below job description will outline this position of: Business Leader
Typically, this person will be a commercially astute and financially savvy operational leader with a passion for boating and a track record of managing teams and driving profitability. The ideal candidate will possess prior P&L responsibility and hands-on business management experience, ideally within marina operations or a related field.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Business Leader:
1. Operational Management:
* Ensure operations comply with Health & Safety and industry regulations
* Manage marine lifting operations and yard equipment
* Plan and oversee daily team workloads
* Assist in operational tasks and emergency duties as required
2. Strategic Development:
* Identify and implement new business opportunities
* Maximize revenue streams and identify cost-saving initiatives
* Collaborate with Marketing to execute growth strategies
* Manage and develop commercial properties to ensure compliance and profitability
* Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
* Monitor business performance against targets
* Plan capital expenditure and manage cost controls
4. Leadership and Team Development:
* Build a culture of customer service and continuous improvement
* Recruit, train, and manage a diverse team
* Handle employment contracts, training plans and succession planning
5. Stakeholder Engagement:
* Promote Thornham as a leading marina destination
* Foster relationships with suppliers, tenants, and local authorities
* Represent the business in key negotiations and agreements
6. Innovation and Growth:
* Explore new technologies and processes to improve operations
* Support wider business growth aligned with strategic goals
Qualifications and Requirements for the Business Leader:
* Proven experience managing a business or operational unit with full P&L responsibility
* Experience managing and motivating diverse teams
* Strong commercial and financial understanding, including budgeting and reporting
* Demonstrated success delivering growth and new initiatives
* Excellent planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills
* Technically minded with knowledge of boat handling or lifting operations preferred
* Familiar with Health & Safety legislation and best practices
* Experience in sales and marketing strategy development
* CRM systems knowledge is desirable
* A proactive, team-oriented, and positive attitude
This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role.
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