Vice President General Manger (VPGM)

Austin Powder•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Vice President General Manger (VPGM) The Vice President General Manager (VPGM) of the Southcentral Division is an LLC leader and is accountable for the financial health and measurable growth of the Division. This position is responsible for developing and driving market strategy, managing overall operational efficiency and financial performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving the Company's safety mission, and leading Austin Powder's talent management strategies within the Region to optimize the performance and sustainability of the Company. The VPGM reports to the Executive General Manager – West Region. The Southwest Division includes the states of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.

Requirements

A completed bachelor's degree is preferred
Supervisory experience in a highly regulated, multi-unit/business structure
Industry experience with a minimum of 7 years in a management role
Proven experience generating new business, as well as, maintaining existing client relationships
Lead - With values in action
Motivation - Be comfortable driving change
Effective Listening - Make decisions with empathy and knowledge
Accountability
Empower others through delegation and accountability
Engagement - Build strong relationships, develop talent and succession
Vision - Think critically, create a vision and shared purpose, influence others
Resilience
Able to roll up sleeves and focus on solutions rather than problems
Communicate - With clarity with employees, customers, potential future customers
Strong negotiating skills and the appetite to use them
Willingness to travel throughout the Division (and some travel beyond the business region)
Knowledge of markets and competitive
Good financial analytical skills with ability to budget and forecast effectively, read a balance sheet and understand cash flow
Competent skill set in using information technology in both internal and external applications

Responsibilities

Establish safety responsibilities and goals for all employees.
Ensure systems are in place for systematic identification and mitigation of risk.
Review incidents with respect to any event or condition involving risk to the health or safety of employees, customers, or the general public, or risk of damage to the environment or our physical assets.
Monitor the status of investigations or legal proceedings of a material nature.
Lead by conscious choices aligned with our values of Safety as our 1st priority, Customer Focus, Respect, and the Power of Family.
Establish agreed upon goals and objectives for direct reports with measurable outcomes and/or key performance indicators.
Ensure the Region has the talent to execute its strategies by attracting and retaining the best people in the industry.
Develop a strong leadership team, making succession planning a core business process.
Communicate clear and consistent legal and ethical standards and ensure organizational compliance.
Understand the business drivers and constraints across the business.
Articulate and quantify the potential impact of changing market conditions and opportunities.
Drive an aggressively realistic annual budgeting process and routinely review performance against it.
Profitably grow the territory.
Develop an in-depth knowledge of customer requirements; become invested in customer success, positioning Austin as the preferred provider of blasting services.
Develop local strategies to grow the business, work closely with your team and their customers in contract bidding and negotiation.
Execute and continually monitor pricing strategies to yield an acceptable trade-off between growth and profit maximization.
Proven track record in generating new business, as well as, maintaining existing client relationships.
Other duties as assigned.