Schneider Electric

General Manager, Ohio/Tennessee Branch

Schneider Electric$208K — $312K *
Ohio, IL 61349In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in business management or a related field
  • Proven track record of P&L ownership and financial forecasting
  • Strong business development skills with the ability to engage executive-level customers
  • Experience in construction project delivery and maintenance operations
  • Capability to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans for teams
  • Excellent leadership skills that align with company core values

Responsibilities

  • Lead P&L for Digital Buildings branch in Ohio/Tennessee to ensure profitable growth
  • Provide strategic direction to department heads in sales, operations, and service
  • Achieve financial results by executing accurate forecasting and meeting strategic goals
  • Develop and implement strategic selling plans to grow market presence
  • Prepare construction and service teams to effectively deliver solutions
  • Manage workforce forecasting and talent development for high-performance culture
  • Conduct regular employee feedback sessions and improve the employee experience

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement in a general management role
  • Empowerment to make impactful business decisions
  • Chance to lead a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team
  • Engagement in strategic initiatives that shape business performance
  • Access to talent development and career pathways for team members
Full Job Description
Join us as a Director, Business Management and take the helm of strategic initiatives that drive business performance and market growth. This role offers the chance to lead diverse teams, shape competitive strategies, and make decisions that create lasting organizational impact.

What will you do?
  • P&L leadership for the Ohio/Tennessee branch of Digital Buildings, accountable for employee engagement and safety, customer satisfaction and retention, and long-term, profitable growth
  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to department heads overseeing the sales, operations, service, and administrative teams in the branch.
  • Responsible for accurate forecasting and consistent delivery of financial results and strategic objectives, in line with annual business goals.
  • Lead the development of strategic selling plans and implementation of best practices to sustain growth in the local market, organizing sales resources to maximize new customer acquisition and expansion of services in our installed-base accounts.
  • Responsible for ensuring the readiness of construction and service operations teams to successfully deliver Schneider Electric solutions and services, including consistent execution of talent development and recruiting activities.
  • Ensure timely manpower forecasting and workforce management to support backlog delivery, using employee development playbooks and career paths to build a high-performing culture.
  • Conduct 1:1 meetings, jobsite visits, and town hall feedback sessions with employees and build annual action plans that consistently improve the employee experience.
  • Facilitate contract negotiations, large project commercial approvals, and customer escalations
  • Collaborate with other Schneider Electric business unit leaders in-market to cross-sell solutions and services across the collective installed base in the region.


What are the key skills we are looking for?
  • Total ownership of accurate P&L forecasting and active engagement in the delivery of financial commitments on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate strategic objectives into clear messages and actions for local teams. Employ change management practices that facilitate positive outcomes.
  • Strong aptitude for business development, comfortable playing the external role of local executive to the market.
  • Experience building relationships with executive or director-level customers.
  • Understanding the end-to-end delivery of construction projects and maintenance agreements to provide effective coaching and mentoring to employees.
  • Model the way by leading in alignment with Schneider core values.

What's in it for me?
  • The general management role is an excellent position for functional leaders in sales, operations, or service to take their career to the next level and demonstrate their ability to lead across multiple disciplines. The role should attract leaders who have proven they can build a high performing team capable of delivering strategic objectives. They are now looking for the challenge of repeating this success on a larger scale and having empowerment to make critical business decisions that shape financial results.

Bring your leadership expertise to a role where your impact will be felt across the organization - apply today!

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric offers a wide range of products and services including electrical distribution, automation and control, and energy management. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in the industrial and commercial sectors. Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards for its sustainability efforts and is recognized as a leader in the industry.
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