Eriks Looking for Director of Sealing and Polymer at Remote Full Time

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Job title: director of sealings & polymer
Job location: remote with national travel about us – we are eriks, a technology driven, specialist industrial services provider offering a wide range of mechanical engineering solutions and technical services to an incredibly broad spectrum of industriesWe are involved, often without you knowing, in your day to day lives from your breakfast in the morning, to the microchips in your mobile and even supporting the nhsWe have over 7500 specialist colleagues in 20 countries adding eriks value for industrial customers worldwideOver the last 80 years, we continued to embed an entrepreneurial spirit and through our passion, specialism and innovation, we make industry work betterEriks supply engineered components to industry via channels aligned to customer needEriks sealing & polymer uk is the business unit responsible for seals, rubber, gaskets, anti-vibration and plastic productsHaving full p&l responsibility the director will establish the strategic direction for the division and maintain ongoing commercial and operational activities to deliver continued organic growth and ebit contribution, whilst maintaining high levels of customer and employee satisfaction.
About you – the successful candidate will build and lead a team that effectively combines exceptional technical competence with an efficient supply-chain business model, and to promote esp as a market leading, impartial, trusted product specialistSkills, business processes and infra-structure will be continuously improved to deliver the highest quality, innovative solutions in the shortest time to high-value and repeating customer driven pull demandsIn this manner the leader shall deliver high rates of added value and technically differentiated growth.
Your main skills will include:

Extensive experience in sealing & polymer
Leadership position held with proven improvement achieved
Exceptional, practical problem solving
Excellent communication – ability to clearly articulate and adapt language as appropriate
Experience in multiple functions and facets of an organisation.

About the role – the successful candidate will be charged with increasing the market share of an established and growing highly technical organisation that achieves market leading profitabilityThe role will lead an agile, can-do management team that is highly collaborative with customers, requiring any candidate to have liberated strategic thinkingWithin eriks and shv, our holding company, we enjoy a dynamic organisation and may apply innovative business models that provide many onward opportunities for progressionKey responsibilities

Strategy – establish and deliver business unit and product strategies.
Planning – agree and deliver upon annual business plan.
Operational execution – in depth understanding of key processes with sufficient ability to assist management team to resolve any, and all, challenges that they may face
Monitoring & reporting – structured, periodical analytical review to allow effective decision making
Leading – strategic and day-to-day leadership of the organisation
Guiding, developing & coaching – effective team management and development to continually improve organisational performance

About our offer – in return for your passion and commitment, we offer trust, support and bespoke training to help ensure you continue to grow and thrive with usWe empower all our employees to drive their own career and a development path and always look to grow our future leaders from withinOur internal talent team will give you the tools you need to succeed in your career, and the eriks family will give you any support and guidance you may need to use them effectivelyOn top of a competitive salary our benefits include:

Company car/car allowance
Annual bonus scheme (subject to eligibility)
Contributory pension
Bike to work scheme
Private medical insurance

About our environment – at eriks we fully believe in the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are constantly challenging ourselves to create and nurture an environment that welcomes all, empowers our team to bring their whole self to work and perform at their bestWe would welcome and encourage your application regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or whether you think differently and will do our level best to make the recruitment process an environment for you to show us the real youIf you need any special allowance or adjustments made throughout the process or want to understand more about what’s ahead, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected]

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