General Manager

Fisher-Barton Inc.•Waukesha, WI

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

The General Manager is a key leader responsible for directing the performance of the designated Fisher Barton Strategic Business Unit. The role leads daily operations, manufacturing performance, customer execution, financial delivery, and cross-functional collaboration supporting and delivering commercial sales tactics while supporting the company’s One Fisher Barton operating model. This position reports to the Chief Operations Officer and serves as a strategic member of the Fisher Barton executive leadership team. The General Manager is accountable for building a safe, high-performing, customer-focused business unit that achieves financial, operational, quality, and people objectives while strengthening collaboration across SBUs. Strong experience in manufacturing commercial sales strategies and execution is critical to being successful in this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience.
10 or more years of experience in operations, engineering, or technical sales serving OEM or aftermarket customers.
Expert business knowledge.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong people leadership.
Proven change leadership capability.

Nice To Haves

Significant Lean manufacturing experience.
Blackbelt or Greenbelt certification.
MBA.

Responsibilities

Must have balanced commercial and operational mindset, ability to ensure that there is a balance between revenue growth and profit delivery.
Partner with sales, business development, marketing, R&D, and key account teams to execute SBU strategy, strengthen customer relationships, and exceed business growth targets.
Lead daily operations for the assigned Strategic Business Unit, including manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, customer service, quality, safety, and customer delivery.
Develop and achieve operating, capital, revenue, and earnings budgets while delivering sales, profit, cost, inventory, productivity, and customer performance goals.
Drive a unified Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning process and ensure inventory is managed to budgeted levels.
Support the One Fisher Barton model by sharing resources, ideas, and personnel with peer General Managers and maintaining regular cross-SBU communication.
Lead cost improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing principles, VAVE processes, and continuous improvement practices.
Sponsor Customer Focused Work Teams and ensure customer requirements are met through on-time delivery, high quality, and effective issue resolution.
Prepare monthly business performance reports for the Executive Leadership Team.