General Manager

Lead one of the Company’s Business Units with full profit-and-loss responsibility for all operational facets. In a matrix environment, manage an infrastructure team of division-level leaders—Operations, Fleet Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Safety & Environmental Compliance, and Environmental Engineering—who support the entire Business Unit. Execute a local market strategy aligned with the Area’s strategic operating and marketing plans, and implement tactical initiatives to drive functional excellence and budget achievement.

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute plans that complement the Area’s strategic operating plan; champion the execution of the strategic plan and tactical initiatives within the Business Unit, including operating safely, enhancing customer experience, improving efficiency, and maximizing profitability.
• Work with Area and Region sales management to drive commercial, industrial, residential, and municipal sales efforts to achieve targeted growth objectives, exceed customer experience expectations, and optimize profitability.
• Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable actions are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees.
• Lead operations to ensure compliance with all standards, including environmental, operating, regulatory, safety, accounting, and ethics.
• Manage performance and talent development.
• Build and maintain strong and effective relations with relevant government, community, and environmental groups.
• Travel by air, car, and/or other modes up to 30% of the time.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership and management responsibility.
• Minimum of 3 years of P & L experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated business acumen, strategic thinking, and ability to execute against formulated strategy.
• Ability to lead large-scale change initiatives.
• Ability to direct a large staff of functional experts to execute corporate strategy.
• Ability to build strong sales teams; select best candidates, coach, and develop top talent.
• Process-oriented and results-oriented in setting and pursuing aggressive goals, demonstrating a strong commitment to organizational success and marshaling resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to optimize near-term results that contribute to long-term sustainable success.
• Collaborative; builds and works with teams.
• Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
• Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior.
• Ability to manage an extended span of control, with multiple sites and multiple business lines (e.g., hauling, landfills, recycling, new business).
• Previous experience in the environmental services industry.
• Previous employment by a Fortune 500 company.
• Experience in labor relations.

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

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