SMEs don’t carry much fat (at least the successful ones) and this has never been more so than in the current climate. So when a key individual departs, for whatever reason, it leaves a gap which has to be filled, and quickly. Recruitment at this level can take up to 6 months and often longer, during which time the senior management team are either redeployed or assigned additional responsibilities with the inevitable consequences that important stuff either doesn’t get done properly, or sometimes not at all. Equally, an important and urgent project can come in from left field which is core to the growth of the business but leaves the management struggling to juggle everything sucessfully.
We have been providing interim management services for over seven years in this sector, specialising in the B2B manufacturing sector in either General Manager/MD, Chief Operating Officer or Sales/Business Development functions. Unlike a conventional management consultancy, we impart our expertise and integrate into the culture of the organisation; and are able to work on and add value to specific tasks in an executive role, according to the needs of the organisation.
Typically, we work with businesses with turnovers in the range £5m to £100m (although
we have worked successfully with pre-
GAP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT