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