Overview

Element has an opportunity for a General Manager, a senior management role in our organization. This role will be responsible for leading growth in the Connected Technologies business within the Plano-Dallas Area labs. Under general direction, you will plan, organize, coordinate and direct growth, operations and programs to maintain short and long-term financial and organizational viability, while fulfilling commitments to customers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable to drive and deliver to annual Operational Plan commitments including: revenues, profit, working capital and operational performance
• Lead and inspire a culture of safety first
• Responsible to work with location support functions and systems including QA, Safety and Health, Sales and Strategic Accounts, Finance, Human resources, Business Improvement, and Service Excellence
• Develop and execute short and long term business plans and strategies to include operational goals, equipment needs, and staffing for the location
• Work in conjunction long term group goals, develop and implement strategies based on geographic business industry knowledge, technical capability and expertise, and capital expenditures needs
• Maintain contact and relationships with top location accounts in line with policies, and participate as necessary to cultivate new accounts
• Provide managerial guidance to staff on reporting needs and requirements
• Prepare and submit accurate forecasts as required, maintain acceptable levels of working capital, and determine and execute on corrective actions necessary to achieve plan goals
• Provide guidance, direction and developmental opportunities that allow staff talents to be identified and groomed
• Provide positive leadership and representation of Element to the public, customers, vendors, and to all employees through membership in professional organizations, serving on Company Task Forces, conducting employee meetings and visiting work areas
• Ensure compliance with all Element policies including but not limited to Terms and Conditions, trade compliance, treatment of others and the moral code of conduct
• Ensure adherence to all local, state, and federal laws pertaining to safety, environment and corporate governance
• Fully accountable and ultimately responsible for all hired personnel dedicated to the location
• Work with assigned staff to ensure work schedules are maintained and balanced
• Maintain an environment of respect and dignity within the location covering employee interactions and problem solving while ensuring work rules are known and followed

Skills / Qualifications

• 6+ years’ management experience managing an enterprise with at least 20+ employees and 4+ subordinate exempt level managers/supervisors over multiple shifts, ideally within the testing industry. Strong understanding of the connected technology market and its customers.
• Proven track record of P&L Success and business development, including sales growth, marketing strategies, negotiating and closing deals, process improvements, innovation, setting budgets, hitting targets, and profitability, growing and developing teams, managing safety and quality, and engaging and developing teams.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify financial challenges, analyze available information and identify innovative solutions.
• Strong customer engagement experience with both direct contact with customers and leading an organization to best serve customers.
• Must be able to effectively trouble shoot and resolve day to day business challenges. Involve cross-functional team members in resolving matters that impact them. Work towards cross-functional “win-win” solutions.
• Must have a strong ability to partner (changed from coordinate) with other colleagues and departments (e.g., Operations, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Human Resources, Finance)
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and requests simultaneously, within an intense, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to with the ability to effectively articulate and present ideas to a variety of internal and external stakeholders .
• This position is expected to be onsite at our Plano, TX location. Ability to travel up to 10%

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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