Job Detail
The Solutions General Manager is a seasoned test & measurement executive reporting to the President of Worldwide Solutions and is responsible for managing business functions and personnel to executing on P&L and KPI targets. He is responsible for all aspects of business operations including sales operations, customer support, hardware and software product development, and production and shipping logistics. The Solutions General Manager is a strong leader with engineering, production and shipping logistics, customer support, and sales operations functions reporting to him, initially focusing on improving internal processes, organizations, and systems while external sales and marketing functions will report to the President of Worldwide Solutions. The Solutions General Manager will work closely with finance functions to provide sales forecasts, budgets, and performance results and integrate business activities with revenue/expense recognition and other accounting processes
Responsibilities include:
- Work with finance on Cash flow and P&L forecasting, investments, and financial reporting
- Establish budgets and business plans for new investments
- Present at regular meetings to the senior management team and to the Board
- Forecast and meet revenue, production shipment and logistics targets and KPI’s
- Execute and minimize variances on product development schedules
- Plan all resources and budgets (space, staff, equipment, and time) to meet near and long-term customer needs and business objectives
- Lead local staff career planning and development
- Train and oversee staff development and ensure policies are known and observed
- Key Qualifications –
- Seasoned senior executive with general management and P&L responsibility
- Demonstrated strong leadership and people management skills
- At least 10-15 years of relevant general management experience in the test and measurements industry
- Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment
- Meticulous organizational skills and process orientated
- Fluency in English and Hindi required; fluency in other local languages a plus
- Ability to travel to other branch locations around the world