General Manager

The General Manager will lead and inspire an organization of 150 production, commercial, supply chain, engineering and support professionals in a fast-paced, high-mix/low-volume environment.

Reporting to the President, the GM will oversee all strategic planning and execution for a $71 million (USD) site producing and assembling pumps and related products from across our portfolio of brands. He/she will develop and implement operational strategies to drive key metrics, including revenue, operating income, safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity and inventory.

The successful candidate will also drive the ongoing optimization of materials requirements planning technology, with a focus on developing organizational capabilities to support these tools. Additionally, the GM will lead enterprise operational excellence and continuous-improvement efforts, instilling a sense of urgency and rapid action with monthly operations KPI and financial report-outs.

From a commercial perspective, the GM will lead brand-aligned product teams to develop and implement strategies to expand sales to existing customers, forge relationships with new customers and create new market opportunities across PSG's verticals. He/she will also foster a mindset of innovation, customer-driven new product development and effective portfolio management.

As a people leader, the GM will develop a team that will meet and beat commercial, engineering and operational goals, with a mindset of ownership and accountability within functions and product lines, as well as collaboration and camaraderie across the organization. He/she will champion professional development and career growth, a culture of learning and innovation, transparency, the highest ethical standards, continuous improvement and a "best-team-wins" mindset.

This is a high-visibility role to senior PSG functional and P&L leadership. Demonstrated success will provide significant runway to growth opportunities across PSG and Dover.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the organization's management team with a culture of high performance, accountability, professional development, ethical behavior, and an ownership mindset for creating and achieving growth
• Develop and deploy a 3-year strategic plan for the five-brand portfolio by studying commercial opportunities and aligning them to PSG's resources and capabilities; defining growth priorities and key initiatives by brand; presenting assumptions; identifying metrics; and recommending objectives to the PSG executive team
• Lead the ongoing deployment of the site's MRP platform, with a focus on developing organizational capabilities to support and optimize technology
• Champion a process- and metrics-driven culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement to enable profitable growth across the five brands (key KPIs include bookings, revenue, gross margin, operating profit; quality, inventory on hand and inventory turns, days sales/payables outstanding, productivity, on-time delivery, and total recordable incident rate)
• Lead monthly financial and operational reviews, tracking progress against targets and growth initiatives by brand, and deploying countermeasures as needed
• Own and drive brand and portfolio P&L performance, establishing growth and profitability targets by brand and ensuring execution plans deliver results (bookings, revenue, margin, and operating profit)
• Participate in corporate strategic planning and implement enterprise strategic goals and objectives at the Operating Company level
• Lead capital and operational planning, budgeting, and resource allocation to fund and deliver the highest-impact growth priorities across the five-brand portfolio
• Continuously analyze production processes and components within the business to identify appropriate outsourcing opportunities
• Increase organizational effectiveness by communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising results; developing incentives; fostering a climate for offering information and opinions; and providing professional development and educational opportunities
• Ensure PSG is an employer of choice by promoting an open and inclusive culture, robust career development and equal opportunity and affirmative action employment practices

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations or a related field; MBA preferred
• Ten years of operations and commercial experience in an engineering-oriented manufacturing environment, including seven years progressive management experience in at least a $50 million company
• Experience with manufacturing processes
• Success managing in a high-mix/low-volume production environment
• Demonstrated success using process and metrics-driven business/operating systems to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the organization
• A successful financial management track record, including, capital and operational budgeting, and managing results against targets
• A proven ability to improve business performance though the effective management and development of people, from senior management to line staff;
• Demonstrated executive presence, with exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly articulate and sell a vision; an inspiring and decisive leadership personality
• Superior organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• A demonstrated commitment to integrity and the highest ethical standards