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Area Business Manager (Commercial Waste)
Salary: £65,000 per annum plus bonus, company car/cash allowance, private medical cover and pension
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week
Location: Covering Birmingham & Wolverhampton depots
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you;
Eligible for an annual performance bonus
Option to choose from a company car or car allowance
Private medical cover
25 days of annual leave
Access to our company pension scheme
One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing;
The Area Manager is accountable for leading and managing an operational Area structure, directly influencing business development, growth opportunities, operational excellence and service delivery activities across a portfolio of customers.
Accountable for effectively leading and developing Business Managers and working alongside Commercial managers and the team to deliver on all aspects of the Commercial strategy in a safe and legally compliant manner.
Maximise profitability, achieve operational excellence, deliver first class customer service and drive our business purpose.
Transform ways of working, processes and the culture of the team to ensure optimum growth and success with an engaged workforce.
Develop and encourage innovation to tackle the expectations and demands of customers, as well as changes in market conditions and legislation.
Create, implement and lead the short (0-6 months) and medium (12-24 months) strategy for the Area, ensuring engagement and commitment from key stakeholders at all levels.
Support on the delivery of net sales growth for the Region.
Promoting clear, transparent and accurate reporting of business performance.
Preparing annual budgets, forecasts and business models.
Delivering operational efficiencies through use of digital systems, asset utilisation and cost control.
What we're looking for;
Essential:
Experience of leading & managing Commercial Waste businesses.
Experience of leading and driving transformation and change.
Strategic thinker who is solution focused and creative, with the ability to implement strategy and embed into a business.
Ability to build relationships and influence at mid to senior leadership level.
Experience of leading and influencing across a matrixed environment.
Strong project management skills and ability to prioritise among competing priorities.
Experienced in cultural change.
Level 5 Leadership & Management or equivalent work experience.
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation which means reconciling human progress with environmental protection. We develop and implement local solutions to depollute our vital resources and regenerate resources to preserve them from depletion along with solutions to decarbonize our ways of living and adapt them to the consequences of climate change.
We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of waterways, soil and air and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste.
Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes.
We also anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the resources using digital and artificial intelligence.
Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024.
We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals.
These aren't just empty words.
