General Manager (CEO Designate)

General Manager (CEO Designate)Location: Ealing (Onsite) with UK travel as requiredSalary: £85,000 - £115,000 (negotiable) Car allowance, Healthcare, Performance Bonus, and Significant Annual Executive BonusThe OpportunityThis is not a caretaker role. It is a launchpad. An established, high-velocity B2B eCommerce and wholesale business is preparing for its next chapter. With the current CEO planning retirement, we are seeking a board-ready leader to join as General Manager with a clear and accelerated path to UK CEO.We need someone who has already operated at GM level in a UK eCommerce business, with direct PandL responsibility for a turnover of £150M in a large-scale, multi-site environment.You will not shadow. You will take full ownership of UK operations from day one-learning the mechanics of the business, earning the trust of the team, and proving you have the strategic grip and commercial instinct to take the helm.The RoleAs General Manager (CEO Designate), you will be based at our Ealing head office and oversee a multi-site UK operation. Your mandate is twofold: deliver exceptional commercial and operational performance now, while systematically preparing to assume the CEO role within two years.You will balance rigour with vision, optimising costs, driving growth, building culture, and positioning the business for its next stage of scaling.Strategic Leadership and Succession Pathway - Work alongside the outgoing CEO to absorb full strategic, operational, and governance ..... full job details .....