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Evoqua Water Technologies General Manager in Sarasota, Florida
About Evoqua Water Technologies
We are excited to announce that Evoqua has now joined Xylem. By uniting our complementary approaches, products, and expertise, we enable our customers to dramatically improve the way water and wastewater is used, managed, conserved, re-used, and returned to nature. Together, we bring uniquely powerful capabilities to solving the world's greatest water challenges.
At every level, our global team is committed to access, equity, inclusion, and diversity. Our goal is for all our colleagues to be involved, respected, valued, connected, and free to bring their authentic selves and ideas. If you are excited and passionate about solving water, we want to hear from you.
Our more than 22,000 diverse employees are helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure. Apply today and Let's Solve Water.
At Evoqua, we are committed to fostering and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace where employees can be their authentic selves. If this position interests you and you possess the minimum qualifications, we encourage you to apply as you could be the right fit for this or other roles we are looking to fill. Evoqua encourages all candidates meeting the minimum qualifications/requirements for the position to apply.
Position Summary
The General Manager, Municipal Services has overall Profit & Loss responsibility for the sales, margin and growth of Xylems Regional Water Solutions and Services (WSS) organization which services municipalities throughout North America. As the senior member of WSS leadership team, this role is responsible to lead the development and execution of the strategy and managing the portfolio of solutions and services for the business unit. This is a commercially oriented role, where the executive will be outward-facing, presenting solution and services vision to clients and other external stakeholders. The role has direct line responsibility for sales, operations, profitability and market position in the business unit. This role requires a high level of collaboration with Xylems Global Operating Divisions and other functional groups. This is a dynamic commercial role in a fast-growing industrial division and requires leadership, business development, sales, channel management, customer service, P&L ownership and product/market experience.
Core Responsibilities and Tasks
Strategy Development
Strategically evaluate the Municipal Services market in North America for growth opportunities for the organization to leverage, incorporating those plans into the short- and long-term strategic planning cycle
Develop business/growth plans with Xylem and WSS Global Operating Divisions to establish clear roadmaps for North American growth and evaluation of potential international expansion through key accounts
Create and execute strategies to grow market share on a consistent basis in collaboration with the product management team, operations / supply chain and other functions
Develop sales plans and budgets, establish sales targets and goals consistent with direction from the Division GMs and other stakeholders
Create annual operating plan (AOP) for the division
Make recommendations to M&A team for potential opportunities
Commercially lead vendor relationship management strategies in concert with strategic sourcing
Customer Focus
Develop strong relationships with existing and potential key customers and partners
Develop and implement outcome based selling strategies for all opportunities
Engage with customers of large capital opportunities
Focus on the importance of exceeding customer requirements
Establish and maintain effective customer relationships by personally, or in conjunction with others, resolving problems or responding to inquiries
Promote customer focus in the Region by traveling with the team, visiting customers and key vendors
Operations Leadership
Collaborate with operations in the SIOP process and strive to continually improve the process to deliver a robust demand pipeline
Mitigate risk and grow operational efficiencies for profitable growth
Support & drive sales process improvement towards operational excellence
Create, monitor and own the divisional P&L
Maximize operational efficiency of the Service Professionals with focus on future of work and digital models
Team Development & Performance Management
Build sales competencies in direct selling, channel selling, and key account management, to more effectively sell full solutions and services portfolio
Through leadership and coaching, build a cohesive, connected team of highly productive colleagues with functional capability to deliver revenue and profitability targets
Acts as Change Agent and provides comprehensive change leadership to evolve business focused on profitable growth and customer centricity
Consistently monitor leading performance metrics and champion changes for success
Champion engagement and build organizational and people capabilities; develop future leaders, build the bench with diverse talent; import and export talent
Live the Xylem High Impact Culture and exemplify our High Impact Behaviors to be inspired to innovate, highly empowered to succeed and highly accountable to deliver
Drive a collaborative culture, using an open and transparent leadership style, leveraging all products and services to all clients
Experience in portfolio functions, odor and corrosion control, vapor phase applications, drinking water disinfection, line monitoring, pipeline assessments and capital builds.
Position Requirements
Bachelors degree required, MBA preferred
7-10 years of regional general management / leadership experience comprised of sales, planning, strategy, P&L leadership and segment management
Experience with long term capital installments and multi-year operating contracts
Sound leadership experience of managing teams remotely and across regions & countries
Ability to understand & build technical process knowledge of water & wastewater integrated systems
Stretch oriented, embraces and thrives on challenge
Analytical skills that include the understanding of how to collect critical data, identify key themes and trends and translate them into plausible recommendations
Ability to collaborate, build followership and buy-in, coach, and drive change across a variety of stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment
Continuous improvement mindset
A high sense of urgency to effectively complete the task at hand
Ability to balance and promote strategic focus while managing ad-hoc tactical initiatives
Ability to motivate and drive success and wins through colleagues
Strong experience in developing effective internal communications in a clear, succinct style
Successful candidate maintains high ethical standards and works by a strong moral compass
Successful candidate will be able to effectively convey their ideas and messages both formally and informally, in speaking and in writing. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. Ability to maintain composure under pressure
Strong interpersonal skills are essential. Ability to work in a matrix environment, understand the complexities and nuances of a multinational organization
Successful candidate effectively manages multiple tasks to complete complex projects
Ability to motivate others by setting a compelling vision for the future and by being a role model
Additional Details
Travel Requirements - 30%
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