Regional General Manager

🕒 May 11

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Biffa

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1912

⚡ Energy

Energy • Environment

Biffa is a leading waste management company in the UK, dedicated to transforming waste into valuable resources and fostering sustainable communities. With over 100 years of experience, Biffa provides comprehensive waste management solutions including waste prevention, recycling, and recovery processes. The company is deeply committed to the circular economy and plays a pivotal role in the UK's efforts to tackle climate change. Offering services to small, medium, and large businesses as well as local authorities, Biffa focuses on reducing emissions, enhancing recycling efforts, and innovating for environmental sustainability. Biffa also partners with various organizations and institutions to address significant challenges in waste management.

📋 Description

• Define and deliver the regional strategy aligned with organisational goals • Influence the wider business and contribute to national planning conversations • Set and support strategic growth initiatives (organic and M&A) • Represent the region in key stakeholder engagements and Town Halls • Ensure safe and compliant operations with visible safety leadership • Deliver P&L accountability and meet budget targets • Foster operational excellence through simplicity, consistency, and data-driven performance • Drive efficiencies across disposal, payroll, and asset utilisation • Drive efficient processes and high recovery rates in Transfer Stations • Develop and sustain a high-performance culture through coaching and leadership behaviours • Lead succession planning and colleague development • Engage and inspire teams through genuine, accountable leadership • Champion diversity, inclusion, and collaborative working across sites • Ensure industry-leading service with a relentless customer-first mindset • Lead successful mobilization and reduce customer churn • Ensure strong links with the Customer Services and Credit Control team to ensure that churn is managed in the appropriate way for the region • Achieve On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery targets • Enable growth through commercial partnerships and local market opportunities • Support capacity expansion and talent development across regional and site teams through partnering with Central support teams • Collaborate and influence with disposal procurement team to negotiate competitive disposal rates /terms to support the disposal budget.

🎯 Requirements

• A proven track record of running large, operationally complex businesses • Strong financial acumen and experience owning a P&L • Senior leadership experience across commercial, operational, and people functions • The ability to build performance cultures that deliver results • Executive presence with strong stakeholder influence • Experience driving transformation or business improvement • Degree-level education (or equivalent experience); Transport CPC advantageous