.our client is a multinational group with a strong manufacturing presence in the americas market.
we are looking for the *general manager* for their plant located in *mexico*, reporting directly to the vp of operations, americas.mission:the general manager will be responsible for managing a large operation, and will develop and manage a cross-functional organization to deliver on long-term business objectives having quality and compliance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence - in all its dimensions - as priorities.the general manager will have accountability for the site performance, including the p&l.main responsibilities:- organizes and manages a cross-functional team of resources to deliver on the agreed site goals in terms of quality and compliance, customer deliverables and satisfaction, and site financials (p&l, balance sheet, ar/ap, etc).- defines benchmarks and kpis to control the site performance, identify areas of focus, and ensure execution of corrective /preventive actions.- drives lean and continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, optimize the cost structure and achieve operational excellence bringing the site to a world-class level of performance- establishes and implements plans and procedures to ensure business continuity, and compliance with all applicable global and local regulations, including eohs standards.- responsible for developing and managing annual capex budgets to maintain and develop site infrastructure and capability in line with the strategic plan.- development and management of the supplier base to support the site activities, in collaboration with the global supply chain organization, as applicable- coordinates with global functions (it, hr, finance, etc.)
to support corporate initiatives and adoption of common guidelines, methodologies, processes, and tools as necessary to maintain alignment and deploy standard systems- supports the company's product development activitiesmain requirements and qualifications:- engineering degree (b.sc./m.sc