Senior Manager, Business Performance

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems•St Petersburg, FL

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Business Performance analyzes the effectiveness of current business processes to identify best practices and opportunities for improvement, and designs, develops, or participates in optimizing business objectives. The role develops proposals for further organizational development in support of business strategy. This position manages an organization's strategic and long-range goal planning function, using data-driven methods to assess business performance metrics and process-improvement options. It conducts periodic reviews of organizational goals and objectives, identifies solutions to roadblocks, leads strategic initiatives, and supports long-term growth plans and profitability goals. The role manages reporting and tools used to communicate strategic plans and concepts to leadership, and oversees analysis of industry trends, expansion opportunities, competitive threats, potential business partners, and sources of capital. The role leads and directs other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions, including hiring, performance management, and termination, with concurrence from HR and General Managers. It manages professional employees and/or supervisors and is accountable for team performance and results within its area of specialty.

Requirements

Associate's degree and 7–8 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Must have at least one professional expert or one supervisor as a direct report.
Travel of 25–50% is likely.
Must be able to remain stationary at a desk and/or computer for extended periods and move regularly throughout GD-OTS facilities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Administration or a related discipline.
Leadership skills.
Knowledge of business operations, strategic analysis, strategic project management, strategy development and management, trend analysis, organizational goal setting, strategic planning, risk analysis, and long-term planning.

Responsibilities

Manage the organization's strategic and long-range goal planning function.
Use data-driven methodologies to analyze business performance metrics and process-improvement options.
Conduct periodic status reviews of organizational goals and objectives and identify solutions to roadblocks.
Lead strategic initiatives and support the development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals.
Manage reporting and tools used to communicate strategic plans and concepts to leadership.
Manage analysis of emerging industry trends, expansion opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, competitive threats, the viability of outside business partners, and sources of capital.
Lead and direct the work of other employees.
Handle personnel actions, including hiring, performance management, and termination, with concurrence from HR and General Managers.
Analyze current business processes to identify best practices and opportunities for improvement.
Design, develop, or participate in optimizing business objectives.
Develop proposals for organizational development in support of business strategy.
Provide technical guidance to employees, colleagues, and/or customers.