General Manager

General Manager

Limerick

A Unique opportunity has arisen for a General Manager in Limerick to lead a small to medium sized organisation through an exciting growth journey.

This role will suit a Senior Operational or General Manager with strong commercial acumen that has strong experience driving financial and business performance.

Exceptional leadership capability with a track record of managing teams through growth, change, and operational challenges is essential.

Fantastic opportunity for a hands-on, strategic leader who can balance long-term vision with operational excellence.

The role
As General Manager, you will take ownership of end-to-end operations, including production, planning, supply chain, and fulfilment while guiding the strategic direction of the business. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive commercial performance, and ensure the organisation is equipped with the systems, processes, and capability required for scalable growth.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

• Develop and execute long-term growth and margin improvement strategies.
• Lead and manage core financial and operational KPIs.
• Identify new market, product, and partnership opportunities.
• Oversee budgeting, investment decisions, and resource allocation.

Operational Excellence

• Lead daily operations across production, planning, supply chain, and fulfilment.
• Standardise and optimise processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Manage resource and capacity planning to support business growth.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

People Leadership

• Build, mentor, and develop a high performing, engaged team.
• Implement leadership development and succession planning initiatives.
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable culture focused on continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Serve as a senior point of escalation to ensure service excellence.

Professional Requirements

• Proven senior operational or general management experience, ideally within manufacturing, engineering, production, or related sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience driving financial and operational performance.
• Exceptional leadership capability with a track record of managing teams through growth, change, and operational challenges.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with credibility at all levels.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a customer-centric approach.
• Relevant technical, engineering, or business qualification

Please contact me for a confidential discussion or to discuss further.

Deirdre Sheehan
[email protected]
086 046 4671