General Manager

We are looking for a General Manager for the Americas operation. This person should have experience in a technical product environment with strategic, project sales, management, and operations experience. This is a full-time position with a start date adjustable to your current notice period. Similar experience in the manufacturing sector is preferable but not essential.

The ideal candidate should be able to

● Exhibit a high level of ambition, professionalism, and a strategic approach

● Develop and implement a strategic growth plan

● Coordinate and oversee the various engineering and office administration and financial functions, and drive/structure improvement.

● Understand Project Management, and ability to monitor projects and influence outcomes.

● Understanding of financial reports and to help develop budgets.

● Oversee and help drive sales development with both existing customers/industries and new market segments for both new projects and aftermarket.

● Conduct environmental, market, industry and competitor analysis.

● Implement of sales strategies, including target establishment and analysis of results

● Establish best practices and KPIs in all areas of the operation.

●Understand and negotiate contracts.

● Exhibit excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and establish/maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and staff.

● Exhibit proactivity in solving problems.

● Participate in Industry Associations to establish/maintain relationships and stay in tune with industry and market developments as well as legislative/regulatory trends and issues.

Qualifications

• ● A technical and/or business/economics degree
• ● Strong base in a manufacturing environment
• ● Technical understanding of sales in the municipal environmental industry or equivalent industry
• ● Experience negotiating technical and commercial terms
• ● Microsoft Office Suite skills
• ● Strong verbal and written communication skills