Division Vice President, Business Unit Manager

The Division Vice President Business Unit Manager (DVP/BUM) will lead a business unit and be responsible for the overall profit and loss of the business. The DVP/BUM will manage and lead the strategic direction of the overall growth plan, leading to increased revenue and growth and a long-term strategic position. They will provide leadership and guidance for developing and implementing the Strategic Plan, emphasizing AMETEK’s four growth strategies: new product development, global and market expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and operational excellence. AMETEK is a result-driven company, and the DVP/ BUM is fully responsible and accountable for meeting Strategic and Annual commitments.

The DVP/BUM will oversee all employees in all operating sites and global sales and service teams.

This position reports directly to the Division VP/General Manager.

The DVP/BUM will be responsible for driving sales and profit, determining objectives, and improving the overall business's operational efficiency.

Objectives include:

- Make strategic recommendations to optimize revenue growth, improve working capital performance, and drive operating profit year over year

- Drive double-digit revenue growth while growing and scaling profitability accordingly

- Drive strategic development, market expansion and key relationships

- Ensure effective new product launch and product management

- Realize significant operational improvements by:

Providing broad management & leadership to the organization

- Driving OTD and quality improvements through lean tools and methodology (kaizen events)

- Optimizing the global manufacturing footprint

- Maintain a laser focus on engineering and R&D execution to deliver product roadmap projects ahead of time and beyond quality expectations

- Accurately forecast and predict business results and meet the operating plan commitments to the greater organization, adding more financial rigor

- Ensure the brand’s global finances are properly managed and reported

- Execute Merger & Acquisition plans

- Drive operational excellence

- Provide exceptional leadership

- Recruit and develop top talent while maximizing human capital

Knowledge, Skills & Experiences:

- Strong leadership qualities, centering on operational efficiency, technical project management, organizational alignment, development of people and culture

- Sense of innovation, particularly as related to new product development, with a working understanding of the product development process and how to improve the same

- Solid background in engineering and operational functions along with lean operating principals

- Successful track record of development and implementing market expansion

- Excellent communicator and team builder

- International exposure

- Compelling business strategy

- Strong financial acumen

Job Requirements

- Previous full P&L experience for a stand alone business unit

- BS in Engineering, Science, or adjacent field of study; MBA preferred

- Minimum of 10 years of experience leading a highly engineered product organization

- Relocation package provided for non-local candidates.

Preferred

- Experience with US businesses

- Multi-site business experience

- Publicly traded company

- Cross-functional team management

- M&A Experience