President, Business

The President will provide enterprise-wide leadership for a multi-site, growth-oriented manufacturing business, owning full profit-and-loss performance and driving transformational commercial expansion. This executive will set and execute a scalable sales and growth strategy, lead cross-functional senior leaders, and partner effectively with sophisticated stakeholders (including private equity ownership and external financial partners).

• Assume executive leadership of legacy and newly acquired business units, aligning operations, teams, and priorities across locations.
• Own full P&L accountability, delivering performance aligned with aggressive growth expectations.
• Build trust, cadence, and clarity with a senior direct-report team spanning finance, HR, operations, quality, and customer service.
• Design and execute the company’s sales and growth strategy, integrating sales and marketing operations into a coherent go-to-market plan.
• Personally lead outbound business development efforts to activate and expand the sales pipeline and reduce dependence on legacy customers.
• Drive new customer acquisition with a targeted objective of diversifying revenue concentration and expanding net new customers.
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities in adjacent verticals leveraging existing capabilities and capacity.
• Establish scalable outbound sales processes, infrastructure, and operating rhythms to support sustained growth.
• Partner with multiple stakeholders (e.g., private equity owners, banks, vendors), providing transparent updates and ensuring alignment on strategy, investment, and outcomes.
• Lead cultural integration and operational alignment across business units while sustaining performance in a lean, hands‑on environment.

• Minimum 15 years of experience leading a Sales function within manufacturing or a closely related sector (e.g., metal fabrication, industrial coatings), ideally in growth‑oriented companies.
• Proven success in a senior management or President-level role with full P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated track record in business development, including sourcing new opportunities and expanding key accounts.
• Strong command of sales and marketing operations with hands‑on involvement in strategy development and execution.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder groups such as private equity owners, banks, and vendors.
• Preferred:
  Established personal network in key U.S. geographic markets.
• Preferred:
  Experience integrating acquisitions into a parent-company structure.
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with CRM and ERP platforms and a technology-forward mindset.
• Client-focused, forward-thinking, and proactive problem solver with strong analytical follow-through.
• Outstanding communicator with persuasive presence and comfort navigating courageous conversations.
• High energy, adaptable multitasker, and calculated risk-taker suited to a fragmented-market growth challenge.