General Manager

Job Description: GENERAL MANAGER Engineering and Service Business Folkestone, Kent Full-time, office-based 45,000 basic + 10,000 achievable performance bonus Location: This is a full-time, office-based position at our Folkestone, Kent premises. We are an established, profitable engineering services business, specialising in air conditioning and heat pump systems. We are now looking for a hands-on General Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day running and performance of the business. On a normal day, much of your time will be spent supporting the existing team with customers, sales enquiries, quotations, commercial follow-up and operational priorities. When something important goes wrong or falls between departments, you will be the person who takes ownership, brings together the right resources and makes sure it gets resolved. The objective is simple: to have a capable person running the normal day-to-day business so that the owner can step back from routine operational matters and concentrate on strategy, major opportunities and future growth. What you will be responsible for: Taking overall responsibility for the day-to-day performance and smooth running of the business. Handling and qualifying incoming sales enquiries and progressing suitable opportunities. Preparing, coordinating and following up straightforward quotations, and making sure good opportunities do not sit untouched. Building strong relationships with existing customers, dealing with normal ..... full job details .....