Vice President & General Manager Global Duty Gear

Vice President & General Manager Global Duty Gear

The General Manager is responsible for overseeing and directing the organization to ensure the attainment of revenue and profit goals in a way that establishes a clear vision, positive tone and culture, championing ethics, compliance and a passionate work environment. The leader plans, directs, and establishes policies and objectives in accordance with Cadre's operating model, policies and procedures. They serve as the liaison to headquarters' shared services, the GM spearheads business plan development, budget planning, and 3-year growth strategies. With responsibility for R&D, product line management, and manufacturing across multiple sites, and shared responsibility for marketing, sales and support functions. The GM also plays a key role in evaluating new technologies, partnership opportunities, and potential acquisitions within the core product line. This role reports directly into the president and directly manages the duty gear senior leadership team, excluding shared services support functions, as well as the General Manager of our Italian holster business, RADAR.

Essential Job Functions;

The general manager will deliver the following key objectives:

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   Achieve financial success: Lead teams to exceed annual budget targets while driving innovation and leveraging new technologies to expand the product portfolio, enabling the capture of increased market share, penetration of new markets, and ultimately, drive revenue and profitable growth.

   
   

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   Optimize resource allocation: Champion cost reduction and efficiency initiatives to fuel further investments in strategic growth opportunities.

   
   

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   Create Raving Fans: Inspire a culture that engages the best and brightest to innovate, engineer, and deliver stellar products that result in customers who are raving fans of our products.

   
   

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   Implement the Cadre Operating Model: Champion the rollout of the various phases and tools within the Cadre Operating Model. Coach and develop the organization to live our Operating Model in a way that leads to sustainable and dramatic improvements in results not just in operations but within all aspects of the business.

   
   

Overall Job Requirements

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  Own financial success: Take responsibility for profitability and driving organic and inorganic growth.

  
  

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  Set strategic direction: Develop a clear vision and roadmap to establish the business unit as a market leader, collaborating closely with necessary cross-functional teams.

  
  

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  Ensure strategic alignment: Integrate business unit's strategy with broader company vision.

  
  

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  Fuel growth with new offerings: Identify, develop, and launch innovative products and services to capitalize on market opportunities.

  
  

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  Support Leadership Initiatives: Assist with efforts outside assigned BU to drive Cadre goals, like training and coaching, participating in M&A activities, and leading special projects for the organization.

  
  

Leadership & Collaboration

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  Drive cross-functional excellence: Lead teams and functions to execute the strategy, achieve milestones, and position the business unit as the premier partner in the market.

  
  

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  Build strong relationships: Collaborate effectively with functional leaders to cultivate relationships and key partnerships.

  
  

Team & Operational Management

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  Build a high-performing team: Recruit, develop, and retain talent, fostering a culture of excellence.

  
  

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  Drive Implementation of the CADRE Operating Model: Champion continuous improvement through the implementation and adoption of Cadre Operating Model toolkit.

  
  

Accelerate Innovation

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  Lead Engineering: Develop and manage the innovation funnel and toll gate process and inspire the engineering team to achieve innovative product enhancements for growth.

  
  

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  Collaborate cross site: Create synergies between resources between multiple locations and talent.

  
  

Compliance & Process Improvement

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  Ensure compliance: Enforce adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), company policies, and relevant industry regulations.

  
  

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  Optimize: Continuously evaluate processes to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks, collaborating with team members to implement sustainable solutions.

  
  

Required Experience:5+ years' experience leading all aspects of a sizeable multi-site business; Individual contributor and management experience in engineering is a must. Previous experience with diversified industrial company operating models preferred.

Skills: Budgeting & Forecasting, Change Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Continuous Learning, Cost Management, Customer Relationships, Decision-Making, Develop Vision, Financial Analysis, Market Knowledge, Mentoring & Development, Problem-Solving, Process Optimization, Project Management, Resilience, Resource Allocation, Risk Management, Sales & Marketing, Strategic Analysis, Culture Building

Work Environment: The environment described are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essentials.