PigTek - VP & General Manager

About the role

The VP & General Manager is responsible for driving short and long-term organization goals for profitable international business growth and brand value. They will develop and lead strategic plans that align with the company's strategy, vision, brand, and values.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with key customers and opinion leaders to develop and maintain customer loyalty.
• Develops and leads comprehensive short and long-term product and global market strategies.
• Collaborates and leads the Sales, Engineering, and Operational implementation of business and product development initiatives.
• Reviews and approves specific initiatives requiring capital expenditures to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Develops, oversees, and manages key strategic and operational activities to ensure continuous innovation, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met or exceeded.
• Manages the performance of direct-report teams through key performance indicator checkpoints, contingency plan activities, and monthly status updates.
• Champions and stewards the company's strategy, vision, and values; provides financial and non-financial analysis, recommendations, and direction for targeted business goal achievement.
• Participates in and provides accurate planning data to Corporate through forecasts, budgets, and P&L inputs.
• Collaborates with Sales leadership to align operations with the sales forecast; analyzes Sales & Operational results to ensure appropriate measures are taken to resolve problematic situations and achieve promised results.

Requirements

• Education: MBA in Business, Sales, Marketing, or related field; BS degree in a related field with proven leadership and management expertise may be considered.
• Experience: 7 + years of progressive senior business and leadership experience within an international mid- to large size manufacturing organization, selling capital equipment, industrial agriculture equipment, or similar products through a dealer network.
• Certification(s): Not applicable.
• Functional Skills: Excellent strategic, organizational planning and executing skills; strong analytical skills with financial planning/cost containment experience; experience in formulating and leading Key Performance Indicators and contingency plans.
• Technology Aptitude/Skills: Excellent Microsoft Office skillset; ability to learn and use in-house ERP systems - Oracle.
• Language Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interacts with key customers, dealers, opinion leaders, and all levels of the organization.
• Leadership/Behaviors: Natural curiosity to learn the business; strong understanding of change management, buy-in, and leading with a connected vision; collaborative, supportive, humble, and genuine leader; highly organized, credible, accountable; highly driven and results-oriented; innovative, able to step outside the box, propose new solutions, and be compliance-oriented and self-directed; flexible and adaptable for business dealings in various parts of the world.