Chief Executive Officer
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Management
Operations Manager, Business Management
Overview
REPORTS TO: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Holding Company
TRAVEL: Up to 15% domestic
POSITION SUMMARY: Our client is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to join their industrial manufacturing business in the Toledo area. The right candidate will lead the company’s transformation into a standalone, high-growth industrial technology business. They will drive and achieve ambitious growth targets, driving revenue organically while delivering a strong return on invested capital. The CEO will build a scalable commercial engine with strong sales and marketing capabilities while establishing a foundation for sustained operational excellence;
they will embed Lean principles across the business. This includes a high-performance culture of Continuous Improvement through effective Strategy Deployment, Daily Management, Problem Solving, and Kaizen process.
We are looking for a high-impact leader that combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, fostering a culture of accountability and transparency. They will bring commercial sharpness, financial discipline, and Lean operating experience to drive scalable growth in a complex, project-based environment.
Responsibilities- Growing revenue organically while improving sales process and funnel management to position the team for growth
- Completing a transformation of the end-to-end commercial process, from demand generation and pipeline management to key account development
- Utilizing financial skills and full P&L ownership responsibility to grow EBIT and reduce NWC; executing an efficient transformation, manage cost structures, and deploy targeted, high-growth investments
- Building a high-performing leadership team with clear accountability and focus at the business-unit level while empowering BU leaders to own performance
- Elevating technical execution, product development, and customer responsiveness by strengthening engineering and project management talent within the organization
- Engaging as a hands-on leader who builds trust by staying close to the details while fostering a culture of accountability and ownership
- Leading Lean transformation through implementation of core pillars:
Strategy Deployment, Daily Management, and Problem Solving; establishing a Kaizen funnel of opportunities - Incorporating M&A into future strategic planning process; targeting acquisitions that expand access to more attractive end markets
- Formalizing the M&A process along with parent company, including diligence and integration
- Bachelors Degree in relevant field required;
Masters or similar preferred - 10+ years of professional leadership experience in a similar industry (automation), with at least 5 years in a senior executive role and at least 3 years in a mid-sized business unit (
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