General Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a General Manager based in the United States. The General Manager will oversee the overall performance and day-to-day operations of a subsidiary, taking full responsibility for its financial results, operational effectiveness, and business growth. This senior leadership role combines strategic business planning with hands-on operational management to achieve revenue, profitability, customer satisfaction, and workforce objectives. You will lead management teams, optimize resources, strengthen customer relationships, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality products and services. By monitoring financial and operational performance, you will identify improvement opportunities, manage risks, and implement corrective actions to meet established targets. Working closely with senior leadership and corporate support teams, you will ensure alignment with organizational policies, business priorities, and approved budgets. The role also contributes to sustainable economic performance, long-term shareholder value, and responsible engagement with employees, customers, and communities. Accountabilities: The General Manager is accountable for executing the approved business plan, maintaining financial discipline, and ensuring the subsidiary operates efficiently, safely, and in alignment with organizational objectives. Key responsibilities include: - Financial and P&L Management: Own the subsidiary’s profit and loss performance, including revenue, margins, operating expenses, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and cost control. Implement corrective measures to achieve financial targets. - Operational Leadership: Direct daily operations to ensure reliable, safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of products and services while meeting contractual, scheduling, production, and performance requirements.

- Business Planning and Execution: Translate strategic objectives into departmental plans, measurable performance indicators, clear expectations, and management accountability. - Revenue and Customer Relationships: Achieve approved revenue and customer objectives, maintain strong relationships with key customers, and ensure contractual commitments and service expectations are consistently met. - Resource and Cost Optimization: Manage staffing, materials, equipment, facilities, and other resources to improve productivity, utilization, operational efficiency, and profitability. - Workforce and Management Development: Lead, coach, and develop management teams and employees; establish performance expectations, address performance concerns, support engagement and retention, and maintain effective staffing and succession plans. - Safety, Quality, and Compliance: Promote a culture of safety, quality, integrity, and accountability while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations, internal policies, and industry standards. - Performance Monitoring: Track financial and operational indicators, review results with management, identify performance gaps, and implement improvement initiatives. - Risk Management and Governance: Identify and mitigate financial, operational, contractual, safety, and personnel risks. Operate within approved budgets, policies, and delegated authority, escalating significant issues and obtaining necessary approvals when required. - Continuous Improvement: Improve processes, service delivery, productivity, quality, and cost efficiency through disciplined management practices and effective use of technology. - Capital and Asset Management: Oversee equipment, facilities, inventory, and other assets to maximize reliability, utilization, and return on investment. Identify capital needs and submit recommendations for expenditures requiring additional approval.