Growth Manager - Healthcare Sector

The Opportunity:

Nigel Wright Group is delighted to have been retained to lead this Growth Manager search for a fast growing organisation, supplying services into the healthcare sector. The Company is part of a larger international group and is looking to drive significant growth in the UK market in the coming years, where there is a substantial market opportunity.

Role Profile:

• Leading the growth function, with responsibility for executing the growth strategy and expanding the customer base (one direct report, plus matrix responsibility as part of the management team).
• Networking with and engaging with prospects to create opportunities to grow the customer base across the UK. Significant involvement in conferences and events, which will create relationship building opportunities.
• Developing and maintaining key stakeholder maps for each of the UK health and care systems, with specific focus on executive level individuals.
• Significant internal and external stakeholder management, including timely provision of management information, market information and pipeline.
• Working on a hybrid basis (1 day per week in the North East based HQ).
• UK wide travel as required.

Person Specification:

• Comfortable working autonomously and able to use own initiative, requesting occasional, rather than regular guidance.
• Strong ability to network and build relationships, as well as the skills to map out and target key prospect organisations and decision makers / influencers.
• A track record of driving organisational growth.
• Experience of engaging with senior stakeholders / clinicians in the NHS and integrated care systems, would be advantageous (although not essential).
• Able to commute one day per week to the North East HQ.
• Comfortable with UK wide travel as required.