Business Unit Manager

Steel Warehouse; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Warehouse in Portage, Indiana seeks a Business Unit Manager to lead plant operations, drive continuous improvement, and deliver measurable results for customers and employees. The role requires entrepreneurial mindset, P&L responsibility, and experience with metals products.

The ideal candidate will manage pricing, forecasting, and staffing, while guiding new product programs and corporate growth initiatives with a focus on safety and cost efficiency. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. in Business
• Equivalent business experience with a proven record of increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist/participate in contractual negotiations with customers and suppliers.
• Oversee operations of the Portage plant.
• Demonstrate operational management experience.
• Manage inventory and forecasts.
• Set pricing policy, price maintenance, and off-list price approval.
• Drive sales, margin, and profit growth.
• Monitor and improve key KPIs: Safety, Inventory, Quality, Cost, Productivity.
• Lead process/continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and guide new product programs for sustained profit growth.
• Contribute to corporate growth plan via annual audits and multiyear plans.
• Staffing within the business unit.

Skills

Business Acumen

Sales experience in Carbon Flat Rolled

Presentation Skills

Financial Management

Strategic Thinking

Customer/Client Focus

Communication Proficiency

Leadership

Decision Making

Performance Management

Education

B.A. or B.S. in Business

Equivalent business experience

Job description

Summary/Objective:

The Business Unit Manager must focus on customers' expectations, prevent problems, and strive for continuous improvement resulting in improved results for themselves, customers, and other employees.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading others to operational excellence while focusing on managing and optimizing the overall operations of the Portage plant. Acts as a champion for change. Holds self and others accountable for measurable and cost-effective results; follows through on commitments; can be counted upon to successfully execute goals. There is significant value for knowledge and experience in commercial sales, fabrication, profiling, flat and hot roll metals, and galvanized materials. A candidate with an entrepreneurial mindset and some knowledge in basic metallurgy, in addition to previous P&L responsibility, is preferred.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 1. Responsible for assisting/participating in contractual negotiations with customers and suppliers.
• 2. Responsible for overseeing operations.
• 3. Candidate should have operational management experience.
• 4. Responsible for inventory management and forecasts.
• 5. Responsible for pricing policy, price maintenance, price schedules, evaluation, and approval of off-list prices.
• 6. Responsible for sales/margin/profit growth.
• 7. Responsible for managing, reporting, and improving key performance metrics including -Safety, Inventory, Quality, Cost, Productivity
• 8. Responsible for Process/continuous improvement
• 9. Responsible for developing and guiding new product programs to ensure sustained profit growth within the business unit.
• 10. Responsible for contributing to the corporate strategic growth plan via annual business audits, evaluations and submission of multiyear business plans.
• 11. Responsible for staffing within the business unit.

Competencies:

• 1. Business Acumen.
• 2. Sales experience in Carbon Flat Rolled Products a definite plus
• 3. Presentation Skills.
• 4. Financial Management.
• 5. Strategic Thinking.
• 6. Customer/Client Focus.
• 7. Communication Proficiency.
• 8. Leadership
• 9. Decision Making.
• 10. Performance Management.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Travel:

This position requires up to 25 percent travel.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• 1. B.A. or B.S. in Business
• 2. Equivalent business experience with a proven record of increasing responsibility.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.