Group Vice President West Region

AFC Industries is a dynamic organization dedicated to providing supply chain management solutions for fasteners and assembly components to original equipment manufacturers, assembly plants, and other users of these products. We support a diverse industry base of manufacturers across a broad range of industries. Our experienced team has a proven track record of helping manufacturers and assemblers reduce cost, improve quality, and increase efficiency.

We are A Company Culture Devoted to Innovation & Improvement

AFC provides localized expertise to customers in particular industries and geographies. We don’t have a traditional hierarchical management structure where everyone simply “reports up.” Instead, our company is made up of on-the-ground experts operating in an entrepreneurial fashion with the backing and support of an enterprise-grade organization. Sharing cultural values breeds consistency and quality throughout our organization. Collectively, we are committed to a simple management approach, which influences our company culture and our management style.

The Group Vice President, reporting to the North American Components President. Activities and responsibilities of the Group Vice President include:

• Responsible for the financial & commercial performance of the division (P&L)
• Provide leadership and executive oversight to divisional sales management for all commercial/customer facing interactions
• Provide oversight of all branch management personnel in support of both large customer VMI Programs and transactional customers by maintaining best in class service levels across the division
• Accountable for to coordinating divisional and corporate resources to support divisional growth initiatives
• Train and support team members in problem solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action techniques
• Provide mentoring, development, and support for 2 direct reports and 7 indirect reports.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (Business Management / Finance preferred)
• MBA preferred

• Minimum of five (5) years of general management experience in the fastener industry or a similar high volume distribution environment
• Ability to read and understand financial documents (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, etc.)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and other Business tools. (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, BI, etc.)
• Strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills and the ability to effectively interact at all levels of customer, supplier, and company organizations

The success of the Group Vice President will be evaluated on the basis of the following skills:

• JOB KNOWLEDGE:
  Understands all phases of work and related matters
• APPLICATION:
  Uses their job knowledge appropriately in both familiar and new circumstances
• WORK QUANTITY:
  Produces expected volume
• WORK ACCURACY:
  Produces work that is thorough and accurate with appropriate follow up
• COMMUNICATION:
  Ability to understand and convey information effectively
• ORGANIZATION & TIME MANAGEMENT:
  Ability to manage time and to plan, flex & coordinate workload effectively
• LEADERSHIP:
  Ability to direct the activity of others and/or to influence those around you appropriately, including delegating and developing employees where applicable
• INITIATIVE:
  Originates or develops continuous improvement ideas. Takes steps to support continuous improvement efforts
• METHODOLOGY:
  Ability to effectively select and use appropriate tools & systems to accomplish tasks
• ANALYSIS:
  Ability to extract relevant information or conclusions from varied data
• PROBLEM SOLVING:
  Ability to recognize potential problems, correctly identify actual problems, and to take the necessary steps to prevent or resolve the issue
• POLICIES & PROCEDURES:
  Understands and adheres to company policies & procedures as appropriate

Target Base Salary for this role is up to 220k. Bonus eligible.

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.