General Manager - Structural Steel from System One
Greensboro, NC 27406
About the Job
Position Summary:
The General Manager is responsible for strategic planning, goal setting, and directs the operations in support of its goals. The General Manager oversees profit & loss, operations, sales and marketing efforts for Structural and Heavy Gauge Steel Products in alignment with goals and objectives.
Essential Functions:
Position Qualifications:
The General Manager is responsible for strategic planning, goal setting, and directs the operations in support of its goals. The General Manager oversees profit & loss, operations, sales and marketing efforts for Structural and Heavy Gauge Steel Products in alignment with goals and objectives.
Essential Functions:
- Creates, communicates, and implements the organization's vision and mission.
- Formulates and implements the strategic plan and develops the strategic marketing plan.
- Leads sales and marketing team in structural and heavy gauge steel plate in target market.
- Executes the organization's strategic goals that impacts sales, profitability and organic growth of the business.
- Manages daily operations of personnel, purchasing, administration and other departments.
- Improves operational efficiency continually. Develops and maintains internal control systems to ensure accountability.
- Develops strong relationships with external partners, vendors and advisors, as well as internal partners, including department supervisors and senior executives.
- Develops annual financial budget according to market forecasts and trends. Responsible for market pricing to maximize total profit margin, product group forecasts and budgets for shipments on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Executes contracts and ensures compliance.
- Serves as the primary liaison to governmental agencies as required.
- Maximizes client engagement and works with leadership team to develop plans to meet ongoing needs.
- Maintains awareness of both the external & internal competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments & standards.
- Ensure that the facility is in safe operating condition free of hazards; actively participates in the safety program.
- Develops and implements a world-class safety culture. Strives continually to improve workplace safety awareness and to achieve an injury-free work environment.
- Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training and development.
- Executes all policies in the areas of quality, cost/waste reduction, OSHA, safety, on-time deliveries, customer satisfaction, employee relations and plant performance.
- Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations.
- Maintains individual knowledge/skill and experience as required to ensure optimal production and sales acumen.
- Adheres to the company’s Code of Conduct as well as customer confidentiality requirements.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in business operations, governmental contracts, marketing and sales.
- Ten (10) years or more experience in sales and operations in the heavy steel service center industry. (Required)
- Ability to interface & collaborate effectively with all departments to foster a success-oriented, accountable organization.
- Ability to analyze and interpret business documents/ contracts and executes effectively.
- Ability to communicate both oral & written effectively with both internal & external customers,
- Ability to respond to customer information requests timely.
- Must successfully complete the Company’s Reasonable Suspicion Training
- Computer Literacy; utilize the latest technology to enhance growth & profitability.