Finance Director
- Employer
- Drayton Partners
- Location
- Greater Manchester
- Salary
- Competitive plus benefits
- Closing date
- 23 Sep 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Other Job Function, General Management
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Our client is an iconic Consumer brand, with a history of more than 50 years old, yet still enjoys year on year growth of c10%. Growth that has been delivered in part by the product’s credentials as well as regular innovation and product extensions. They have a strong presence across all of the multiple retailers as well as evolving relationships with the discounters, impulse and foodservice. Export is still a channel that is yet to be fully exploited.
With ambitions to double in size over the next 7 years they are recruiting a Finance Director that will help futureproof the business. Reporting into the MD you will be instrumental in bringing both functional best practice and stewardship as well as overall leadership as a key member of the Board of Directors.
This is an agile, forward thinking and pacey environment. It requires therefore, a leader that has collaboration and continual improvement at the heart of all they do. You will need a flexible and adaptable style, a strategic thinker as well as being close to the Operations/Manufacturing of the business. In addition to having a proven track record of manufacturing within Consumer Products, experience of working with clients within Retail would be a distinct advantage.
To be successful you will be an existing functional Director or equivalent, bring diversity in thought and encourage challenging the status quo.
The Finance Director will manage a high performing team of varying stages of ‘qualification’ with responsibility for developing their capabilities as future leaders.
Qualified accountant, preferably CIMA.
Company
Drayton Partners provides bespoke senior management recruitment solutions to the Food and Drink, Consumer Goods and Retail sectors. The combination of our industry experience and powerful network ensures that we are able to reach further. We recruit across a number of disciplines within operations, commercial and central functions, primarily at senior manager, director and executive level. We build long-term relationships based upon our open communication style and the commitment we show to both clients and candidates.
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