General Manager - Schindler Elevator Corporation

Location: Chicago Downtown, IL, Illinois, United States

Job ID: 78880

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you'll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don't just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

Join us as a General Manager

Your main responsibilities

• Provide management of company's activities and functions relating to sales, installation, and modernizing servicing of products within the geographical area assigned for customer acceptance to achieve Business Unit strategic and business plan objectives.
• Develop and execute plans to support implementation of region operations and district quality initiatives to achieve strategic plan objectives.
• Manage, mentor and lead District Service Manager, District NI Manager and large contingent of Sales and Field Superintendents.
• Develop and execute a customer service strategy to ensure positive service and satisfaction with customers.
• Develop and maintain strong commercial relationships with key district customers and influential industry consultants through personal contact and staff assignments.
• Develop and coordinate implementation of region operation's BDP program for field installation cost improvement goals on each product line by process step objectives.
• Administer field installation and service activities for parts inventory, company tools, vehicles and other fixed assets for most cost-effective results.
• Plan, schedule and assign workload requirements interfacing skill levels of field, marketing and administrative personnel to the needs of the district operation through PMS job elements, activities and performance reviews.
• Develop and execute market plan to direct the sale of company products and services for orders entered objective relating to price, volume, mix and market share across the various district load centers.
• Develop and recommend administrative, field and marketing budgets and control expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Initiate procedures and leadership practices to create a business environment for participative management; pro-active labor relations with local business agents; maintain high morale of subordinates and be strong, aggressive supporter of business unit's management philosophy and practices.
• Develop and execute yearly district business plan in support region and region operation's financial and non-financial objectives.
• Administer field resources to satisfy customer requirements for installation and service of products to Division objectives for quality, reliability and profitability.
• Allocation of human and financial resources for cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze and advise change in sales and field coverage, new products, price realization and competitor's actions.
• Recognizing internal and external changes occurring in business environment and adjusting the resource focus to capitalize on those changes.

What you bring

• Possess overall knowledge of product and product application; installation and service techniques and procedures; ability to understand financial statements; legal awareness to contract terms and conditions.
• Persuasion is required both internally and externally.
• Must have the knowledge, technical and management skills, credibility, and negotiating and communication skills.
• Must possess self-confidence to meet the challenges.
• Ten to fifteen years in various assignments within the Company, in the Elevator industry, or in another service-oriented business.
• Experience managing a full P&L for an industrial company.

BA/BS Business/Management/Engineering; MBA preferred.

What's in it for you?

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks' vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave - 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child's birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.

We Elevate... Your Career

Become part of our team, help us enhance quality of life and drive innovation while raising the bar for safety and sustainability. We value your diverse skills and perspectives as together we shape the sustainable cities of today and tomorrow.

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

Are you ready to embark on a new journey? Join #TeamSchindler! Our Core Values:

• Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
• Integrity and Trust: Foster honest, ethical relationships.
• Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
• Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
• Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people, they are the heart of our success.

Discover more on our career website.

At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity, and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health, disability or veteran status.