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Barnes Aerospace has an exciting and challenging career opportunity for an experienced P&L Leader to lead its Newton Abbot facility. We’re seeking a strong General Manager to play an integral role in directing and executing the business goals and objectives for achieving profitable, sustainable growth for both the aerospace and defense portfolio. Leveraging our business processes and cultivating a high-performance culture through employee engagement, empowerment and followership, the General Manager will lead and ensure the successful implementation of key business initiatives to meet and exceed customer expectations by driving commercial and operational excellence, and consistent performance through core business execution. The right candidate should have a proven track record of driving performance and results in alignment with company values. They must have prior experience in leading and managing a large manufacturing site across multiple value streams. You will possess a leadership style grounded in emotional intelligence and demonstrate the ability to build collaborative teams and an engaged workforce. If you are a high-energy, motivated and results oriented leader who thrives in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment, please submit your name and credentials for further consideration.
Core Responsibilities:
* The General Manager will have full P&L responsibility for the Newton Abbot OEM site, providing advanced technological solutions to both Aerospace and Defense.
* Providing leadership and direction to the organization with a headcount of approximately 400 in achieving performance and financial objectives as defined and aligned on through the Company’s annual profit planning process.
* Ensure the effective execution of the profitable growth strategy culminating in increasing organic revenue growth through developing new customers and expanding product offerings, while maintaining the highest standards of customer satisfaction, performance excellence and achieving increased profitability and margin expansion. Achieves profitable top-line revenue and market share growth through the effective management and execution of OEM, services, solutions, and increased process capabilities.
* Develops effective customer relationships to collaborate and coordinate resolution of material constraints as joint teams and through effective customer communications, bids and proposals and negotiations.
* Champions the application, development and maturity of core business processes such as SIOP, Lean/Six Sigma, Automation and Smart Factory initiatives to maximize operational efficiencies and equipment effectiveness.
* Leads the organization to consistently perform, differentiate and grow by developing capabilities in people and processes to enhance and improve productivity and performance of the manufacturing operations with systematic transformation aligned with our Value Creation strategy deployment.
* Leverage the full complement and capabilities of advanced technology, solutions, and services to support NPI and Innovation Roadmaps.
* Organizes the business to execute and deliver results using Management Operating Systems and key KPI’s that enables OEM value stream processes across the site operations. Fully uses the operating system to manage and facilitate budget planning, capacity planning, labor efficiency, raw material supply, engineering effectiveness, customer service, along with resource planning and utilization.
* Empowers teams with a leadership/management style that is collaborative, inclusive, and balanced in approach to drive, achieve and sustain results.
* Attracts, develops, and retains qualified, talented people, creating and sustaining a high-performance culture. Organizes the business to execute and deliver promised results on a consistent basis - the right way.
* Leads and manages the areas of accountability to achieve short-term and long-term business success and required financial performance, successfully defining, and implementing countermeasure to address headwinds and challenges - planned or unforeseen to deliver on commitments. Plans and directs the overall activities that meets or exceeds established performance metrics including safety and environmental stewardship in alignment with the company vision and growth strategy to drive Top Line, Bottom Line and Pipeline results.
* Seeks to expand product offerings with existing customers, helps to develop new customers and expand the site’s presence as a strategic supplier.
Qualifications:
* 10-15 years of P&L experience in a manufacturing environment in aerospace. Prior commercial and sales management experience necessary.
* At least 7 years of experience of effectively leading and managing people. A proven track record of implementing and successfully executing strategies to build and sustain a high-performance work environment. Solid track record of business development experiences.
* Demonstrated ability to integrate sales, operations, finance, logistics and human resource disciplines to maximize the site P&L performance, is a differentiator.
* Develops and implements performance indicators to continually improve the efficiency and productivity of the manufacturing operations.
* Experience in leading a unionized facility / partnering with trade unions to drive continuous improvement, and to meet and exceed business goals.
* Demonstrated leadership effectiveness. Must be an effective change leader; balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information. Impeccable integrity; superior interpersonal skills; able to communicate and engage personnel at all levels of the organization. Emotionally intelligent change agent who challenges the status quo and acts with a sense of urgency to drive results. Has strong executive presence.
* Views opportunities for digitalization/innovation/automation to facilitate continuous improvement and enhancement. Is motivated to think creatively, while holding themselves accountable to achieve desired results and outcomes.
* Views data analytics as critical to decision-making; considers “what the data says” and leverages it to formulate plans and execute/deliver on them.
* Ability to travel 15-20% as needed.
Barnes Aerospace has an exciting and challenging career opportunity for an experienced P&L Leader to lead its Newton Abbot facility. We’re seeking a strong General Manager to play an integral role in directing and executing the business goals and objectives for achieving profitable, sustainable growth for both the aerospace and defense portfolio. Leveraging our business processes and cultivating a high-performance culture through employee engagement, empowerment and followership, the General Manager will lead and ensure the successful implementation of key business initiatives to meet and exceed customer expectations by driving commercial and operational excellence, and consistent performance through core business execution. The right candidate should have a proven track record of driving performance and results in alignment with company values. They must have prior experience in leading and managing a large manufacturing site across multiple value streams. You will possess a leadership style grounded in emotional intelligence and demonstrate the ability to build collaborative teams and an engaged workforce. If you are a high-energy, motivated and results oriented leader who thrives in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment, please submit your name and credentials for further consideration.
Core Responsibilities:
* The General Manager will have full P&L responsibility for the Newton Abbot OEM site, providing advanced technological solutions to both Aerospace and Defense.
* Providing leadership and direction to the organization with a headcount of approximately 400 in achieving performance and financial objectives as defined and aligned on through the Company’s annual profit planning process.
* Ensure the effective execution of the profitable growth strategy culminating in increasing organic revenue growth through developing new customers and expanding product offerings, while maintaining the highest standards of customer satisfaction, performance excellence and achieving increased profitability and margin expansion. Achieves profitable top-line revenue and market share growth through the effective management and execution of OEM, services, solutions, and increased process capabilities.
* Develops effective customer relationships to collaborate and coordinate resolution of material constraints as joint teams and through effective customer communications, bids and proposals and negotiations.
* Champions the application, development and maturity of core business processes such as SIOP, Lean/Six Sigma, Automation and Smart Factory initiatives to maximize operational efficiencies and equipment effectiveness.
* Leads the organization to consistently perform, differentiate and grow by developing capabilities in people and processes to enhance and improve productivity and performance of the manufacturing operations with systematic transformation aligned with our Value Creation strategy deployment.
* Leverage the full complement and capabilities of advanced technology, solutions, and services to support NPI and Innovation Roadmaps.
* Organizes the business to execute and deliver results using Management Operating Systems and key KPI’s that enables OEM value stream processes across the site operations. Fully uses the operating system to manage and facilitate budget planning, capacity planning, labor efficiency, raw material supply, engineering effectiveness, customer service, along with resource planning and utilization.
* Empowers teams with a leadership/management style that is collaborative, inclusive, and balanced in approach to drive, achieve and sustain results.
* Attracts, develops, and retains qualified, talented people, creating and sustaining a high-performance culture. Organizes the business to execute and deliver promised results on a consistent basis - the right way.
* Leads and manages the areas of accountability to achieve short-term and long-term business success and required financial performance, successfully defining, and implementing countermeasure to address headwinds and challenges - planned or unforeseen to deliver on commitments. Plans and directs the overall activities that meets or exceeds established performance metrics including safety and environmental stewardship in alignment with the company vision and growth strategy to drive Top Line, Bottom Line and Pipeline results.
* Seeks to expand product offerings with existing customers, helps to develop new customers and expand the site’s presence as a strategic supplier.
Qualifications:
* 10-15 years of P&L experience in a manufacturing environment in aerospace. Prior commercial and sales management experience necessary.
* At least 7 years of experience of effectively leading and managing people. A proven track record of implementing and successfully executing strategies to build and sustain a high-performance work environment. Solid track record of business development experiences.
* Demonstrated ability to integrate sales, operations, finance, logistics and human resource disciplines to maximize the site P&L performance, is a differentiator.
* Develops and implements performance indicators to continually improve the efficiency and productivity of the manufacturing operations.
* Experience in leading a unionized facility / partnering with trade unions to drive continuous improvement, and to meet and exceed business goals.
* Demonstrated leadership effectiveness. Must be an effective change leader; balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information. Impeccable integrity; superior interpersonal skills; able to communicate and engage personnel at all levels of the organization. Emotionally intelligent change agent who challenges the status quo and acts with a sense of urgency to drive results. Has strong executive presence.
* Views opportunities for digitalization/innovation/automation to facilitate continuous improvement and enhancement. Is motivated to think creatively, while holding themselves accountable to achieve desired results and outcomes.
* Views data analytics as critical to decision-making; considers “what the data says” and leverages it to formulate plans and execute/deliver on them.
* Ability to travel 15-20% as needed.
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in business management, engineering, or related discipline; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management
* Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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