General Manager, Purity

Dixon Valve•New Richland, MN

About The Position

The General Manager, Purity leads the strategy, growth, profitability, and long-term competitiveness of Dixon’s Purity product portfolio. Reporting to the VP of Product Management, this role serves as the portfolio’s business owner, with responsibility for the product roadmap, product engineering priorities, pricing, profitability, and market-share growth. The General Manager translates customer and market needs into business priorities and aligns Engineering, Operations, Sales, Advertising, Supply Chain, and Finance to execute them. Success calls for commercial judgment, technical understanding, disciplined execution, and the ability to develop people and build accountability across functions. The position is based in Wisconsin and has stated hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
10 or more years of progressive experience in industrial manufacturing, product management, engineering, commercial leadership, or general management.
Demonstrated success driving profitable growth, market share, product strategy, pricing, and portfolio performance.
Demonstrated success managing P&L performance.
Strong understanding of industrial products, engineering principles, and manufacturing processes, with the ability to make sound commercial and technical trade-offs.
Ability to lead and develop people and influence cross-functional teams, including teams that may not report directly to the role.
Experience leading new product development and commercialization in a technical or engineered-product environment.
Ability to use customer, market, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities and make sound business decisions.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a bias toward accountability, execution, and measurable results.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate strategy, priorities, and business performance to employees, customers, and senior leadership.
Leadership approach grounded in integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data center liquid cooling, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or hygienic fluid-handling markets.
Experience working with distributors, OEMs, and end users in industrial markets.
MBA or another advanced business or technical degree.

Responsibilities

Own the Purity portfolio’s business strategy and performance, driving profitable revenue growth, market share, and long-term competitiveness.
Develop and own the annual operating plan, including revenue, margin, expenses, capital and strategic investments, and key performance targets.
Engage with key distributors, OEMs, and end users to understand application needs, validate product priorities, and support strategic growth opportunities.
Develop and execute a multi-year product roadmap informed by customer needs, market opportunities, competitive dynamics, technology trends, and company strategy.
Lead new product development and commercialization from concept through launch, supported by clear customer needs, business cases, and financial expectations.
Own pricing strategy, product-level profitability, and margin improvement, including actions involving price, cost, product mix, SKU optimization, and product rationalization.
Identify portfolio gaps, emerging technologies, competitive threats, and market opportunities, and translate insights into priorities and investment decisions.
Align Engineering, Operations, Sales, Advertising, Supply Chain, and Finance around business priorities; remove barriers and hold teams accountable for execution.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve portfolio quality, delivery, cost, manufacturability, and product performance.
Establish and monitor business metrics, address performance gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
Develop talent through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, capability building, and accountability for results.
Model the company’s commitments to customer service, quality, safety, integrity, responsibility, collaboration, and disciplined execution.