General Manager Portland, OR Branch

Description

General Manager Portland, OR Branch

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We are looking for a talented General Manager Portland, OR Branch to join our team.

• Plans and directs the operations of a small scope organization. Management may be within a portion of a geographic region, a single small business within a country, or a small Cummins’ controlled joint venture. Implements operating policies and procedures through Supervisors and experienced Individual Contributors.
• Achieve or exceed balanced scorecard targets for the organization of responsibility.
• Manages profit and loss and asset utilization.
• Develops business plans based on the strategic goals set by business unit leadership.
• Grows the business profitably.
• Manages multiple functions.
• Through Supervisors and Individual Contributors, implements operating policies and procedures across multiple functional areas including customer service, finance, quality control, purchasing, materials management, and human resources.
• Where available, follows common global business processes as defined by Cummins Operation System functions.
• Anticipates, recognizes, facilitates and coordinates the resolution of cross-functional challenges that may impact organizational success.
• Builds and maintains strong customer relationships.
• Achieves high customer satisfaction ratings.
• Works with customers and Cummins employees to continuously improve customer satisfaction and to understand what the customer will need from Cummins in the future.
• Translates long-term business strategy into actionable short-term business goals for the organization.
• Manages Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives within the organization.
• Develops, leads, and motivates Supervisors and Individual Contributors; sets goals in training and development, performance, and career planning.
• Develops high-functioning teams.
• Develops a deep understanding of all of Cummins’ businesses.
• Identifies and helps to develop new business opportunities that are optimized for Cummins.
• Understands the region within which the organization operates as well as Cummins’ global products and presence.

Qualifications

Skills

• Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Builds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Develops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Plans and aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Influence Health and Safety Culture - Champions positive health and safety behaviors by influencing leaders and employees to create the right environment.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering, Business or related field required. Advanced degree in Business or related field preferred.
• Green Belt certified.

Experience

• Significant experience required, including supervisory, product, customer, and budgetary experience.
• Candidate is responsible for responsible for 50 employees in the Portland Oregon location. The General Manager will report directly to the AVP of the NW area. Candidate is held accountable to meeting all performance KPI's associated with branch performance.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary rate commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.

Cummins and E-verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Job GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Primary Location United States-Oregon-Portland-US, OR, Portland, Cummins Northwest Inc

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting Feb 27, 2023, 5:00:00 AM

Unposting Date Ongoing

Organization Distribution Business

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Req ID: 230001L6