Our client is a multinational group with a strong manufacturing presence in the Americas market. We are looking for the **General Manager** for their plant located in **Mexico**, reporting directly to the VP of Operations, Americas.
Mission:
The General Manager will be responsible for managing a large operation, and will develop and manage a cross-functional organization to deliver on long-term business objectives having quality and compliance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence - in all its dimensions - as priorities.
The General Manager will have accountability for the site performance, including the P&L.;
Main responsibilities:
- Organizes and manages a cross-functional team of resources to deliver on the agreed site goals in terms of quality and compliance, customer deliverables and satisfaction, and site financials (P&L;, Balance Sheet, AR/AP, etc).
- Defines benchmarks and KPIs to control the site performance, identify areas of focus, and ensure execution of corrective /preventive actions.
- Drives lean and continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, optimize the cost structure and achieve operational excellence bringing the site to a world-class level of performance
- Establishes and implements plans and procedures to ensure business continuity, and compliance with all applicable global and local regulations, including EOHS standards.
- Responsible for developing and managing annual CAPEX budgets to maintain and develop site infrastructure and capability in line with the strategic plan.
- Development and management of the supplier base to support the site activities, in collaboration with the global supply chain organization, as applicable
- Coordinates with global functions (IT, HR, Finance, etc.) to support corporate initiatives and adoption of common guidelines, methodologies, processes, and tools as necessary to maintain alignment and deploy standard systems
- Supports the Company's product development activities
Main requirements and qualifications:
- Engineering Degree (B.Sc./M.Sc.) or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years experience in operation leadership roles
- Knowledge of relevant automation technologies including process development, industrialization, and process qualification methodologies
- In-depth understanding of S&OP; techniques, program management, supply chain management
- Demonstrated people management skills, including the ability to build performing teams
- Ability to build and leverage partnerships and manage complex relationships
- P&L; management and strong financial and commercial acumen
- Continuous Improvement management: techniques, methodologies, and tools knowledge (Lean Management and Six Sigma)
- Ability to analyze data and operations metrics (KPI) and derive actions to improve performance
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, customers and public groups, and/or boards of directors
Job location:
Monterrey, NL
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