General Manager UK & Ireland

Armacell provides numerous and diverse career opportunities.Add your talent to ours and make a difference around the world!

You will be responsible for the overall success of the UK & Ireland organisation, maintaining a strong presence with customers and key stakeholders across the market while regularly engaging with teams and operations at the Oldham manufacturing site.

Your Tasks

• Lead the UK & Ireland business to deliver sustainable growth and profitability
• Define and execute commercial strategies to expand market share and improve margins
• Represent the business externally and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and key industry stakeholders across the UK & Ireland
• Drive business performance across revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital
• Lead manufacturing operations at the Oldham site, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations
• Oversee supply chain, logistics, inventory, and customer service performance
• Build organisational capability, develop leadership talent, and foster a high-performance culture
• Champion operational excellence, sustainability, and cross-functional improvement initiatives

Your Profile

• Degree in Engineering preferred; alternatively Business, Economics, or a related discipline
• Proven leadership experience with accountability for both commercial and operational functions
• Successful track record of managing a business unit, division, or comparable organisational scope
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, profitability, and business performance
• Experience in manufacturing, technical insulation, building services, HVAC, industrial, energy, or related sectors
• Demonstrated expertise in business development, pricing, and market growth strategies
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience leading organisational change while fostering engagement, and trust
• Experience working successfully within an international and matrix-based organisation

Our Offer

• A senior leadership role with full business accountability
• Direct influence on the strategic and operational direction of the UK & Ireland business
• Collaboration within an international organisation and leadership network
• Fast decision-making processes and a high level of autonomy
• Competitive compensation package including performance-related incentives
• Respectful, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment

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Time Type:

Full time

About Us

As the inventors of flexible elastomeric foams for equipment insulation purposes, Armacell develops innovative and safe thermal, acoustic and mechanical solutions. By enabling energy efficiency for equipment we validate our global leadership in flexible technical foams. We drive substitution and innovation for our indirect customers and use world-class practices to strengthen our premium brand position. We grow by providing valuable solutions offering reliable, certified performance. Our high-caliber employees make all the difference in generating added value for customers.

People@Armacell

We empower our employees to positively impact our company and the communities we work with. We drive their performance thanks to aligned goals, while identifying and developing their talents. We create a culture of innovation in order to develop leading product and system solutions enabling our employees to Make a difference around the world.