Group General Manager

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Job Description:

Position Summary:
Develops the organization's strategic plan(s) to ensure its continued successful growth and profitability. Conducts environmental scans, organizational positioning analyses and other studies. Coordinates input from all major business units to facilitate the integration of individual business unit plans with the corporate plan. May conduct or facilitate periodic reviews of achievements and performance versus strategic plans. Conduct studies on operational effectiveness, capacity utilization, and operating cost containment. Provide analysis that supports the organization's strategic planning, growth, and development efforts and translate findings into meaningful insights. Analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that may affect the organization. Utilize a strong understanding of business process analysis, workforce planning, and operational reviews. Collaborate across teams throughout the strategic planning process.
What you bring to the role:
Manages large teams through subordinate supervisors/managers. Responsible for multiple sub-functions within a business segment or functions across multiple business segments. Requires the ability to influences other to accept practices and approaches.
Managers at this level manage through subordinate managers.
Integrates functional strategies and develops objectives for departments/sub-functions and develops policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Helps to develop and subsequently implement new projects, policies and procedures for the department(s) to meet broad, but specific goals. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect functional area of responsibility. Decisions are made with the support of subordinate managers.
May be the head of Country in some locations. Thorough knowledge of Country customs, laws, regulations, business practices and style required to maximize product profitability or ensure Company compliance in various legal/regulatory areas.
Typically reports to an Executive Director or above.
Objectives for assigned area defined by upper management. Latitude to make decisions to achieve goals.
Assists executives in defining operational plans and strategies.
Problems and issues faced are moderately complex. Applies broad management, functional expertise/knowledge. Will have developed key relationships with important customers and suppliers. Experience gained by managing multiple departments within and/or across functions. Generally requires a four year college degree (or additional relevant experience in a related field) and has a minimum of 10 years of functional experience, including 8 years of position specific experience. Generally has a minimum of 7 years of people management experience.