General Manager – Multi-Function B2B Operation (Southern England)

Builders' Merchant Company; Fraddam; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B distribution firm in Southern England is seeking a General Manager to oversee a high-value site with multiple functions. This role involves setting direction, eliminating internal friction, and driving sustainable growth through strong leadership. The ideal candidate should have experience managing multiple managers or business units within builders' merchants or a similar environment. The position offers competitive salary and flexible benefits. Interested candidates should send their CV to the provided email.

Benefits

Competitive senior salary

Bonus and benefits package

Flexible incentives

Qualifications

• Proven senior leader managing multiple managers or business units.
• Track record of growing revenue through customer relationships.
• Experience in builders’ merchants or B2B distribution.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a high-value site with multiple functions.
• Lead leaders, set direction, and execute a growth strategy.
• Align functions into a cohesive business and drive growth.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial instinct

Relationship management

Operational management

Strategic planning

Job description

General Manager – Multi-Function B2B Operation (Southern England)

We are working with a well-established, privately owned B2B distribution and merchant business to appoint a Site Manager for a large, complex operation in Southern England.

This is a newly created role and a genuine step above a traditional Branch Manager position. The successful candidate will take full ownership of a high-value site comprising multiple connected functions, currently generating c.£17–19m with clear potential to scale significantly beyond this.

The role

You will have end-to-end responsibility for a multi-function operation that includes:

• A high-turnover trade branch
• A centralised sales support/account management hub
• A growing distribution capability
• A fast-scaling specialist product offering

Your mandate is to align these functions into a single, cohesive business, eliminate internal friction, and drive sustainable growth through strong leadership, effective structure, and robust customer relationships.

This is not a day-to-day operations role. It is about leading leaders, setting direction, building the right structure underneath you, and executing a growth strategy at pace.

What we’re looking for

• A proven senior leader who has managed multiple managers or business units
• Strong commercial instinct with a track record of growing revenue through customer relationships
• Experience within builders’ merchants, B2B distribution, or a similar trade-led environment
• Comfortable operating at scale, with a “helicopter view” and the ability to prioritise across competing demands
• Disciplined, credible, and “audit-ready” with high standards of control and governance
• Visible, on-site leadership style; collaborative, pragmatic, and resilient

Why this role stands out

• Rare opportunity to shape and lead a large, complex site as a single operation
• Significant growth headroom across multiple revenue streams
• Real autonomy to design the operating model and leadership structure
• Senior‑level influence without corporate bureaucracy

Package

• Competitive senior salary, flexible for the right individual
• Bonus and benefits package, with scope for bespoke, performance-linked incentives

This role will suit an ambitious, commercially driven leader looking for a bigger, broader challenge than a traditional branch or single-site management position.

To apply send your CV to [e-mail]