Managing Director

Location:

Greater Manchester | International remit

We are seeking an exceptional Managing Director to lead and accelerate the performance of a highly profitable, internationally established engineering and manufacturing group operating across critical industrial markets, including oil, gas and hydrogen. This is a significant executive leadership opportunity for a commercially astute, financially sophisticated and operationally driven individual who can combine strategic vision with hands‑on leadership to deliver sustainable growth, strengthen profitability and maximise business performance across a portfolio of international operations.

The Managing Director will have substantial responsibility for the group's financial performance, operational effectiveness, commercial development and people strategy. The successful candidate will bring the confidence to challenge existing practices, identify new opportunities and translate business strategy into measurable results. With an established international footprint, a skilled global workforce and a strong financial foundation, the business offers considerable scope for further growth under ambitious, decisive leadership.

Our client is an established international engineering and manufacturing group supplying highly engineered, safety‑critical products to demanding global markets. Operating across multiple international territories, the group combines specialist engineering expertise, technical innovation and a flexible manufacturing model to serve customers for whom quality, reliability and delivery are paramount.

As Managing Director, you will assume overall leadership responsibility for the group's international operations, and deliver its next phase of development. Your remit will span strategy, financial performance, commercial growth, operational excellence and organisational leadership. You will be expected to maintain a clear focus on profitability while developing the capabilities, systems and leadership teams required to support long‑term growth.

• Define and implement business strategies that strengthen market position, improve performance and deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
• Take ownership of group‑wide financial results, profitability, cash generation, budgeting, forecasting, investment decisions and financial controls.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, improve margins, develop key customer relationships and expand into new markets.
• Lead and align multiple international businesses, ensuring appropriate accountability, performance standards and consistency while respecting local operational requirements.
• Drive improvements in productivity, cost efficiency, quality, delivery performance and resource utilisation across the organisation.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear operating plans, measurable KPIs and robust performance management processes.
• Maintain effective financial and operational controls, manage business risks and ensure appropriate governance across all entities.
• Ensure the organisation's management information, reporting systems and technology support informed decision‑making and effective international coordination.

• We are looking for an accomplished business leader with the commercial judgement, financial depth and operational credibility to lead a complex, internationally operating engineering or manufacturing business.
• You will combine the strategic perspective of a Managing Director with the financial discipline and analytical capability needed to understand what drives profitability, challenge performance and make sound commercial decisions.
• You may currently be a Managing Director, Group Managing…