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Job Description

The Organisation

Melville Exhibition & Event Services, a GES Worldwide Network company, is one of the UK’s leading exhibition and event services companies.

With offices in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow and Abu Dhabi, Melville provide the full spectrum of events services. These include stand design and build, electrical installations (including theatrical lighting), graphic services, logistics, furniture hire, floor coverings, venue services, data and registration and floor planning services.
Melville support many of the world’s best-known shows including the UK’s largest exhibition, the Spring Fair, the British International Motor Show, Clothes Show Live and Ipex.

The Role

*To provide leadership and the vision for the current and future direction of the Melville Graphics business.
*Ensure the graphics division delivers on its operating plan. This includes delivering on; revenue growth, operating margins, safety and outstanding customer service
*To maintain excellent client relationships with a view to renewing and developing key accounts.
*To drive product and service innovation throughout the Graphics division to ensure Melville Graphics remains well positioned for future profitable growth.
*To input into the overall strategic control and direction of the company working closely with the Melville CEO, COO, Group Sales

Key Responsibilities

*Lead the Melville Graphics business and provide overall direction to the Graphics management team and the entire staff of Melville Graphics.
*Strategically manage the business to ensure Melville’s competitive proposition, product/service offering and service delivery levels remain demonstrably superior.
*Prepare and execute key account development plans.
*Where necessary, take a hands on approach to client management and in particular, directly manage the production and delivery of certain key shows.
*Set the people agenda for the business and ensure the motivation of direct reports, their teams and the implementation of performance management and organisational talent development, including PDP's.
*General management responsibilities including Health & Safety; Commercial Management; P&L responsibility; setting and management of key company KPI’s; defining strategy.

Skills Required

*Ideally with previous experience in the graphics industry, or a strong working experience and knowledge of the production processes involved.
*Excellent client relation’s skills including the ability to keep existing client relationships solid and to build new client relationships.
*Strong operations knowledge base including the ability to drive margin enhancements.
*Excellent communication skills coupled with the ability to enthuse reports.
*Strong overall leadership and management skills, including the ability to manage experienced operators within the business.
*Proven track record of contributing to product innovation.
*Experience in organisational change management, in particular experience in bringing new operating methods and working practices to a mature operating division.
*Good standard of IT skills particularly MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
*Strong financial awareness including an understanding of the P&L and which levers impact profitability.

Company Benefits:

*Bonus Scheme
*Car allowance
*Business fuel
*5 weeks holiday
*Company Pension & BUPA Schemes

Ref Code: ADV335302SSM7
Closing Date: 25/07/08
Salary: to £70,000 + bonus and benefits
Position Type: Permanent

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