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General Manager – Operations & People Leadership £70 –75k salary + 30% bonus + car/car allowance Nottingham – site based role with Monday to Friday working week This is a General Management role for a major UK organisation, taking responsibility for a substantial operation with multiple operational departments. The role is well suited to the transferable skills that would come from candidates with a background in supermarket management and combines responsibility for: * Operational management – overseeing complex, high-volume workflows, storage and transport * People and team leadership – leading, coaching and developing your management team and creating a high-performance culture * P&L management – taking ownership of financial performance, budgets, revenue and costs * Stakeholder management – building strong relationships and communicating effectively across the wider business * Problem solving – understanding complex operational issues and resolving them at root cause * Continuous improvement – identifying and delivering improvements to service, processes and operational performance What we’re looking for You could come from retail such as supermarket management or logistics, distribution, manufacturing or another high-volume environment but more important than the sectors you have worked in is your ability to demonstrate the following: * Strong operational management * People leadership * Commercial awareness including P&L management * Analytical approach with significant use of data to interpret performance issues, opportunities and to make decisions * Operating with proactivity in fast paced environments * Delivery of continuous improvement initiatives The remuneration package * Salary of £70 –75k, with some flexibility for the right person * Bonus of up to 30% of salary * Company car or car allowance * Pension contributions This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished operational leader looking to take ownership of a significant operation within a large, successful organisation offering genuine scope for future career development