General Manager

POSITION PURPOSE

Drive the strategic plan to achieve sales, operations, and budgetary goals. Lead, communicate, and implement the organization’s vision, mission, and overall direction on a daily basis.

Principal Accountabilities

• Drive and execute the strategic plan to achieve financial goals.
• Facilitate a healthy and productive company culture.
• Provide day-to-day direction and leadership to the organization.
• Provide visibility and frequent communication with ownership on all aspects of the business.
• Maintain predictable consistency in all elements of organizational performance.
• Direct sales and operations to obtain company goals.
• Review and analyze activities, costs, and forecast data.
• Develop and maintain metrics and workflow practices through the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that measure and drive effectiveness.
• Recommend changes based on an analysis of metrics and drive effective change management efforts.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to the overall operation and effectiveness of the company.
• Prepare performance reporting to management advising of progress towards goals.
• Monitor financial statements on a monthly basis and review with senior management.
• Build and sustain a strong team of direct reports.
• Design and implement strategies that support the ongoing learning and development of staff members.
• Maintain awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, and new industry developments and standards.
• Develop, maintain, and ensure adherence to safety, quality, and human resources policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing business operations.
• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in all internal and external interactions and relationships.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with key customers, distribution vendors, and industry contacts to gain knowledge of future market and customer needs and further develop business opportunities.
• Oversee special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to create a clear vision and think strategically.
• Ability to effectively plan for short term and long-term requirements.
• Consistent and effective decision making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic accounting functions.
• Ability to comprehend complex business documents including contracts, product drawings, government regulations, etc.
• Ability to effectively participate in and facilitate meetings.
• Prowess in managing people and teams to achieve successful results.
• Exhibits high credibility and trustworthiness to customers and to the company.
• Strong organization skills, good follow-through and attention to detail.
• Tenacity in overcoming obstacles while maintaining productive and positive working relationships.
• Strong process and project management skills.
• Ability to execute in a rapidly changing, fast paced, dynamic environment which requires strong teamwork.
• Familiarity with ERP/materials management processes and systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and the capacity to learn new systems.

Required EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 8 plus years of experience in manufacturing.
• Previous management experience.