Overview
General Manager / Sales Director / Managing Director – B2B Trade & Distribution
£150,000 Package | Leadership Role with Real Autonomy
Location: Glasgow
Are you a proven commercial leader ready to take full control of a successful and long-established business unit?
We're recruiting a commercially driven General Manager / Managing Director for a respected UK group supplying technically specified products to trade and industrial customers. This is a rare opportunity to take full P&L responsibility for a well-resourced operation with a loyal customer base, long-serving technical team, and the financial backing of a strong parent group.
The Opportunity
You'll have the freedom to shape strategy, drive growth, and lead a high-performing team with an excellent reputation and retention.
With a solid brand and infrastructure in place, your impact will be measured by how you grow sales, enhance margins, and strengthen customer relationships.
Your Focus
* Lead the business with full P&L accountability
* Evaluate and evolve commercial and sales strategy
* Drive growth through deeper key-account relationships and new business development
* Lead, motivate and develop an experienced team
* Identify and deliver opportunities to enhance profitability and operational performance
What We're Looking For
We're open on product background — success here comes from commercial drive and leadership, not sector-specific knowledge.
You might be a Sales Director, Regional Manager or Senior Branch Manager ready for full autonomy.
* Sales-focused and commercially astute
* Experienced leading teams in a B2B, trade, or technical distribution environment
* Confident managing P&L, budgets and performance metrics
* A natural leader who inspires and empowers people to deliver results
The Package
* Circa £80,000 basic salary
* Uncapped profit-related pay, consistently around £70,000 per year
* Company car, private healthcare and generous pension
* Full autonomy and leadership of a long-established, stable business
* Long-term progression within a respected UK group
If you're ready to take ownership of a profitable, well-established business and shape its next phase of growth, we'd like to hear from you.
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