General Manager, Mission Critical Environments

Introduction

At Senneca, we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit of the innovators that created our brands from traffic doors, to cold storage doors to fiberglass doors and beyond. We are committed to exceeding our customers' expectations and to provide doors that offer safety and protection to our customers' most important assets…people, products, capital investments and processes.

Overview

The General Manager, Americas has full P&L responsibility for Senneca Holdings' Mission Critical Equipment division, including SubZero Engineering and Simplex. This business serves fast-growing data center and clean room end markets and operates with a high degree of autonomy across sales, operations, marketing, product development, and finance.

This role leads a cross-functional leadership team of direct and matrixed reports including Sales, Operations, Services, Product Integration & Design, and Country Operations, with matrix alignment to the corporate Finance and HR. The position oversees manufacturing and operational sites in the U.S. and plays a key role in setting strategy, driving organic growth, and executing acquisitions.

Senneca Holdings embraces an entrepreneurial, customer-focused culture and is committed to innovation, safety, and continuous improvement. This role is a critical growth leadership position within a rapidly expanding division.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture and continuous improvement across operations and cost structure
• Own full P&L performance, driving revenue growth, profitability, and cash flow
• Develop and execute annual and long-term strategic and operating plans aligned with corporate objectives
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing executive leadership team
• Strengthen strategic customer relationships and industry partnerships
• Drive innovation, new product development, and acquisition integration
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and legal requirements
• Present performance, strategy, and results to executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Partner with HR to ensure leadership development and succession planning
• Travel: Up to 40%

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
• 15+ years of leadership experience, including senior cross-functional leadership
• Proven ownership of a P&L of $50M+ in revenue
• Demonstrated success growing revenue, margins, and market share
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams
• Data center, IT infrastructure, or building products preferred
• Track record of new product introductions and acquisition-driven growth
• Leadership Attributes
• High integrity, decisiveness, and accountability
• Hands-on, growth-oriented, and customer-focused leadership style
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to execute
• Continuous improvement mindset and passion for operational excellence
• Strong communicator who builds trust and influence at all levels