VP General Manager Motion Safety

Key Responsibilities

• Provide the vision and leadership to everyone in the organization to foster a team-oriented environment, assuring the continued implementation of strategies to achieve long-term operating improvement.
• Develop the core capabilities of the company by succession planning through systematic acquisition of top talents and people development to serve today’s customer needs and prepare for future growth.
• Drive the growth and business development strategy/execution to identify emerging business opportunities aggressively penetrating undeveloped markets and gaining market share in existing markets.
• Establish annual business plan and ensure business execution to meet or exceed annual revenue and EBITDA targets.
• Direct the development and implementation of sales and service plans to drive the achievement of operating and financial plans and objectives for the Checkers Motion Safety business unit.
• Provide leadership and support to improve market share and increase sales through all channels of distribution for the Company’s products.
• Evaluate the demand in the market to determine the key assets necessary and how to successfully supplement the existing assets.
• Drive substantial operational improvements and cost-out results through strategic initiatives, lean manufacturing processes, and VA/VE engineering.
• Ensure that an appropriate product differentiation roadmap is in place and being executed to exploit current and anticipated market opportunities.
• Achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction by meeting or exceeding performance, delivery, quality, service, and value expectations.

Key Priorities For The First 12 Months

• Develop a product differentiation strategy which will enable brand loyalty among customers.
• Review and develop a manufacturing strategy that will enable the building of critical capabilities.
• Review the Operational Business Model to ensure that all parts of the organization have a strong degree of synergy.
• Review the business and Commercial Strategy to ensure the company/vision is aligned with future growth.

Candidate Profile

• The GM will be a high-impact, commercially savvy business leader to enable the Motion Safety business unit’s next wave of growth and execution of the overall business strategy for profitable growth.
• The ideal candidate will have a proven record of driving profitable growth, while setting aggressive yet realistic goals, ensuring clear accountabilities, and aligning the organization to deliver consistent and sustainable results.
• The candidate should possess a high sense of urgency and be decisive in their actions, driving and supporting a culture of excellence.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate a creative approach to problem resolution and the ability to influence individuals in implementing change.
• The candidate should be adaptable, equally skilled in both strategic planning and execution, and possess a high level of analytical thinking to ensure understanding and interpretation of business revenues, profit, and general performance trends.
• Private equity experience is a plus.
• P&L experience of at least $50 million is preferred.
• The candidate should have a proven track record of setting clear commercial orientation for the business while setting aggressive yet realistic goals, ensuring clear accountabilities, and aligning the organization to deliver consistent and sustainable results.
• The candidate should demonstrate a superior track record of measurable accomplishments in leading a comparably sized organization.
• The candidate should have pricing and value selling proficiency.
• The candidate should have excellent problem-solving skills and resourcefulness, demonstrating resilience and adaptability in challenging situations.
• The candidate should have excellent analytical skills, including the ability to understand and interpret business revenues, profit, and general performance trends.
• The candidate should have proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving capabilities with extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• The candidate should have excellent organizational, strategic leadership, and communication skills.
• The candidate should have a strong understanding of customer relationships and expertise in distributor management and cross-selling.
• The candidate should have the ability to align groups together around a common goal/strategy.
• The candidate should have excellent people management skills, including motivating and leading high-performance teams.