Managing Director

Lucy Group Ltd

Managing Director leading two well-established electrical infrastructure businesses to achieve growth and operational excellence. Overseeing commercial performance, product innovation, and a high performing team.

Posted 8/3/2026full-timeSowerby Bridge • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strategic leadership with full P&L ownership, driving operational excellence and innovation while fostering high-performing teams. Possesses strong commercial acumen and extensive experience in electrical infrastructure and organizational transformation.

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Executive LeadershipP&L OwnershipCommercial AcumenStakeholder EngagementOrganizational Transformation

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Hard Skills

Financial PlanningBudgetingProduct InnovationOperational ExcellenceMarket PositioningSupply Chain OptimizationCompliance NavigationChange ManagementStrategic Decision MakingCross-Functional Team Leadership

Soft Skills

Exceptional LeadershipPeople ManagementCollaborationMentoringCommunication

Certifications & Qualifications

MBAExecutive Education

Industry Keywords

Electrical InfrastructureManufacturingHardware EquipmentCommercial PerformanceSustainable GrowthCustomer ServiceMarket SegmentationInternational MarketsStakeholder EngagementOrganizational Change

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership, setting and executing a vision for growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
Build and lead high performing teams fostering collaboration across businesses.
Embed a forward-looking culture that balances continuity of established strengths with the adoption of new ideas and practices.
Enable commercial performance, further strengthen market positioning and support the commercial team to identify new opportunities for growth in the UK, the Middle East and other identified international markets.
Lead and optimize operations across manufacturing and supply chain to enable sustainable and cost-efficient scale.
Drive product innovation and roadmap alignment ensuring market fit, whilst developing new opportunities.
Ensure clear understanding of key market and customer segments which set the businesses apart.
Full P&L ownership, budgeting, financial planning and investment allocation to support growth and profitability targets that will be reviewed by Lucy Controls CEO and Group Executives.
Relentlessly driving the businesses performance against the business plans/budgets and priorities.
Building on the unit’s strategic aims and the identified Group priorities, producing the annual business plan, budget and priorities for the business.
Navigate compliance, certifications, and local requirements across the products and sectors.
Build and develop high performing cross-functional teams, foster a culture of accountability and innovation, and lead through change and growth phases.
Mentoring and guiding direct reports and the business leadership teams. Creating a culture of integrity, trust and teamwork.
Ensuring the business lives the Group’s values, including delivering the highest quality of customer service across all products and services.
Continuous engagement with key stakeholders including employees, customers, suppliers and other teams across the Group as well as industry and wider market participants.
Working closely with the leadership team and Group service lines to ensure the Group’s governance and processes are being appropriately implemented and maintained. Overall responsibility for ensuring high quality and timely reporting to Group executives and service lines on key aspects of the company’s performance and compliance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 8 years in executive leadership roles, with full P&L ownership and accountability for business performance.
Proven track record as a senior leader leading complex, multi stakeholder organizations.
Strong commercial acumen, underpinned by deep product, technology and manufacturing leadership experience, with a proven ability to drive innovation, operational excellence and sustainable growth.
Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with the ability to unite diverse teams under a shared vision.
Brings significant UK leadership and market experience, with international experience highly beneficial.
Background in electrical infrastructure – hardware equipment, or a related industrial sector preferred.
Demonstrated experience in driving organizational transformation or large-scale change programs.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to scale organizations through different growth phases.
Career history shows clear progression of increasing responsibility, strategic decision making and tangible impact on company growth and direction.
Substantial experience in leading cross functional teams with proven ability to recruit, develop and retain top talent.
People management experience across several company functions.
Degree educated, with MBA and/or executive education beneficial.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Domestic travel required
Hybrid work options