Business Unit Manager

Korry Electronics Co.; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

12 paid holidays

Paid time off

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

HSA with company contribution

Flexible Spending Accounts

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care plan options

Transportation support

Recognition awards

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Korry Electronics is seeking an entrepreneurial Business Unit Manager to own a P&L and lead a cross-functional team (Sales, Engineering, Operations) to achieve ambitious growth. You will develop and execute strategic plans and secure high-margin opportunities.

The role requires strategic acumen to remove roadblocks, a bias for action, and an owner’s mentality. Travel up to 40% may be required, and you will present quarterly results to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in sales, operations, finance or engineering in manufacturing.
• Prior management experience is a plus.
• Ability to remove roadblocks and drive profitable growth.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Own your unit's P&L and develop annual/long-range business plans.
• Drive cross-functional team to meet targets for sales, bookings, and EBITDA.
• Identify high-margin opportunities and build data-driven business cases.
• Negotiate contracts and ensure superior service delivery.
• Present quarterly performance to senior leaders.

Skills

Bias for Action

Owner's Mentality

Strategic Acumen

High Performance

Willingness to travel

Job description

Ready to take ownership of an entire P&L and drive exponential growth?

We're hiring an entrepreneurial Business Unit Manager to take full accountability for a P&L and drive a cross-functional team (Sales, Engineering, Operations) to achieve ambitious growth. This is a high-stakes, high-exposure role for a leader with an Owner's Mentality and a bias for action. You will develop and execute strategic business plans, and secure high-margin opportunities.

If you have the strategic acumen to remove roadblocks and focus on the levers that generate profitable growth, apply now. Accelerate your career by commanding your own business.

What You Will Do:

As a Business Unit Manager, you are the entrepreneurial agent behind your business unit, guiding a cross-functional team (Sales, Operations, Engineering, Quality) to achieve and exceed performance targets. Your goal is to remove roadblocks and focus on the levers that generate growth.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Financial Stewardship and Accountability: Take full ownership of your unit's profit and loss. Develop and execute annual and long-range business plans that meet—and beat—the targets for sales, bookings, and EBITDA.
• Strategic Growth and Expansion: Drive profitable new business by identifying and securing high-margin opportunities through value-based pricing and astute market analysis. Build business cases grounded in data and present your results as an owner would to senior corporate leaders.
• Customer and Market Growth: Cultivate and nurture relationships with key customers and position your unit for maximum growth. Negotiate complex contracts and ensure exceptional service delivery that reinforces our reputation for quality and reliability.
• Operational Excellence: Partner closely with Operations and Engineering to align priorities and resources. You will drive continuous improvement, manage cost objectives, and ensure your team is equipped to resolve issues with speed and agility.
• Team Management and Development: Mentor, coach, and empower your cross-functional team to perform at their highest level. You will build a culture of high performance and accountability, where every member thinks and acts like an owner.
• High-Stakes Exposure: Present your unit's quarterly performance to senior corporate staff, including the CEO and other company presidents, providing unmatched exposure and accelerating your development.
• Performs special projects/tasks as assigned

Preferred Education

Preferred Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in functions ranging from sales, operations, finance or engineering, preferably from a manufacturing background
• Prior management experience is a plus

Preferred Specialized Skills and Abilities

• A Bias for Action: A non-bureaucratic, hands-on partner who drives a collective sense of purpose and urgency.
• High Performance Expectations: You set a high bar for yourself and your team, with a constant focus on products, customers, and profitable outcomes.
• An Owner's Mentality: You approach every opportunity with the long-term health and profitability of the business in mind.
• Strategic Acumen: The ability to understand markets, identify opportunities, and execute a clear, consistent strategy to drive value.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time, as required, to engage with customers and partners.

Salary Range:

Please note the typical hiring range is $170,000 - $230,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.

Korry Electronics Competitive Benefits Package:

• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.