General Manager Industrial & Automotive
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Mai 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mehefin 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Coventry, CV6 5LZ |
| Cwmni: | Unipart Group |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 2045 |
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OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB
Lead and grow multi-sector value streams encompassing automotive, low-volume industrial,
construction, and yellow goods. This senior leadership role carries full accountability for end-
to-end P&L performance, commercial growth, operational delivery, and organisational
capability. The General Manager is ultimately responsible for site safety, quality, cost, and
delivery, ensuring successful operational performance and adoption of the Unipart Way.
About Unipart
Unipart’s ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient and sustainable supply
chains.
We design, make, move and improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping
their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment
to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost
and carbon.
We have 50 years of experience transforming global supply chains, and more than 12,000
colleagues operating in 22 countries and seven sectors.
We are empowered to deliver real difference from day one with every customer, driving
success far beyond contract delivery. It’s more than just our culture - The Unipart Way is in
our DNA. It empowers every single colleague across Unipart to deliver supply chain
performance improvement for our customers through a relentless drive for continual
improvement and optimisation, every day.
The Unipart Way supports our People, Performance and Customers, shaping the way we
think, work and behave.
The Way We Think
Encouraging our people to have a Growth Mindset
● Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
● Small steps each day to learn, develop and grow
● Embrace challenges, solve problems and drive continuous improvement
● Bias to action and welcome feedback
The Way We Work
The four systems of the Unipart Way
● Employee Engagement
● Organisational Capability
● Operational Excellence
● Customer Engagement
The Way We Behave
Using the framework to CARE for our colleagues, community and environment
● Continually improve and innovate
● Always deliver excellence
● Respectful ways of working
● Encouraging and inclusive
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Performance & Growth (P&L Focus)
o Own full P&L responsibility across multiple business units.
o Drive sustainable revenue growth, margin accretive growth, and cash
generation.
o Define operational and commercial objectives and drive commercial strategy
across all market sectors.
o Maximise profitability by optimising customer/product mix and growing revenue
through new business development and existing accounts.
Operational Excellence & Compliance
o Oversee all site Health, Safety, and Quality compliance (including Net zero
carbon).
o Ensure management of site activities aligns with legal/ethical requirements
(HR, IT, Finance, GDPR).
o Monitor and measure performance to maximise operational efficiency and lead
all necessary change initiatives.
Customer Engagement
o Lead the customer engagement agenda, strategic selling, and negotiation to
ensure long-term partnerships, account growth, and optimised contract
profitability (PBIT and gain share opportunities).
Culture & The Unipart Way
o Lead and sustain the Unipart Culture, demonstrating our organisational
approach to the way we think, work and behave.
o Coach colleagues in the Unipart Way, demonstrating role model behaviour
aligned to fundamentals of leadership.
Resource & Talent Management
o Manage resources and skills to deliver tactical and strategic objectives.
o Lead workforce planning, people resourcing, production planning/forecasting,
and talent development/retention in line with the Organisational Capability
system.
COMPETENCIES
o Inclusive Leadership, Execution, Values and Ethics, Influence, Collaboration,
Matrix Acumen, Direction, Strategic Judgement, Competitive Edge, and
Building Talent and Capability.
o Takes ownership of P&L performance, proactively identifying risks and
opportunities, and taking action to improve financial outcomes
EXPERIENCE
o Senior leadership experience managing a large-scale (circa 101–250
colleagues), volume-driven manufacturing/industrial operation.
o Proven success in P&L, commercial management, and leading major
operational change projects.
o Expertise in Manufacturing Operations, Production Management, Supply
Chain, and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean and CI).
o Advanced commercial acumen, customer engagement skills, and proven ability
to manage large teams.
o Desirable: Lean Six Sigma certification.
o Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or demonstrable equivalent
experience gained in a similar role.
INTERFACES/ RELATIONSHIPS
Reporting to: Manufacturing Managing Director
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB
Lead and grow multi-sector value streams encompassing automotive, low-volume industrial,
construction, and yellow goods. This senior leadership role carries full accountability for end-
to-end P&L performance, commercial growth, operational delivery, and organisational
capability. The General Manager is ultimately responsible for site safety, quality, cost, and
delivery, ensuring successful operational performance and adoption of the Unipart Way.
About Unipart
Unipart’s ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient and sustainable supply
chains.
We design, make, move and improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping
their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment
to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost
and carbon.
We have 50 years of experience transforming global supply chains, and more than 12,000
colleagues operating in 22 countries and seven sectors.
We are empowered to deliver real difference from day one with every customer, driving
success far beyond contract delivery. It’s more than just our culture - The Unipart Way is in
our DNA. It empowers every single colleague across Unipart to deliver supply chain
performance improvement for our customers through a relentless drive for continual
improvement and optimisation, every day.
The Unipart Way supports our People, Performance and Customers, shaping the way we
think, work and behave.
The Way We Think
Encouraging our people to have a Growth Mindset
● Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
● Small steps each day to learn, develop and grow
● Embrace challenges, solve problems and drive continuous improvement
● Bias to action and welcome feedback
The Way We Work
The four systems of the Unipart Way
● Employee Engagement
● Organisational Capability
● Operational Excellence
● Customer Engagement
The Way We Behave
Using the framework to CARE for our colleagues, community and environment
● Continually improve and innovate
● Always deliver excellence
● Respectful ways of working
● Encouraging and inclusive
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Performance & Growth (P&L Focus)
o Own full P&L responsibility across multiple business units.
o Drive sustainable revenue growth, margin accretive growth, and cash
generation.
o Define operational and commercial objectives and drive commercial strategy
across all market sectors.
o Maximise profitability by optimising customer/product mix and growing revenue
through new business development and existing accounts.
Operational Excellence & Compliance
o Oversee all site Health, Safety, and Quality compliance (including Net zero
carbon).
o Ensure management of site activities aligns with legal/ethical requirements
(HR, IT, Finance, GDPR).
o Monitor and measure performance to maximise operational efficiency and lead
all necessary change initiatives.
Customer Engagement
o Lead the customer engagement agenda, strategic selling, and negotiation to
ensure long-term partnerships, account growth, and optimised contract
profitability (PBIT and gain share opportunities).
Culture & The Unipart Way
o Lead and sustain the Unipart Culture, demonstrating our organisational
approach to the way we think, work and behave.
o Coach colleagues in the Unipart Way, demonstrating role model behaviour
aligned to fundamentals of leadership.
Resource & Talent Management
o Manage resources and skills to deliver tactical and strategic objectives.
o Lead workforce planning, people resourcing, production planning/forecasting,
and talent development/retention in line with the Organisational Capability
system.
COMPETENCIES
o Inclusive Leadership, Execution, Values and Ethics, Influence, Collaboration,
Matrix Acumen, Direction, Strategic Judgement, Competitive Edge, and
Building Talent and Capability.
o Takes ownership of P&L performance, proactively identifying risks and
opportunities, and taking action to improve financial outcomes
EXPERIENCE
o Senior leadership experience managing a large-scale (circa 101–250
colleagues), volume-driven manufacturing/industrial operation.
o Proven success in P&L, commercial management, and leading major
operational change projects.
o Expertise in Manufacturing Operations, Production Management, Supply
Chain, and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean and CI).
o Advanced commercial acumen, customer engagement skills, and proven ability
to manage large teams.
o Desirable: Lean Six Sigma certification.
o Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or demonstrable equivalent
experience gained in a similar role.
INTERFACES/ RELATIONSHIPS
Reporting to: Manufacturing Managing Director