Vice President and General Manager, Industrial Division

Vice President and General Manager, Industrial Division

This position will develop and implement the commercial and manufacturing strategy for Industrial products, optimizing investment and supporting the comprehensive deployment of a globalization strategy.

• Deliver targeted annual productivity improvements; ensure innovation processes result in New Product Development projects.
• Manage a project pipeline identifying business opportunities to drive Operational Excellence, Market Share Growth, and Productivity.
• Develop and document a “best-in-class” structured process for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations processes, including driving metrics and analytics to mitigate risks to current EBITDA and identify opportunities to significantly improve EBITDA.
• Lead ongoing deployment and implementation of Lean Manufacturing techniques and Process Productivity initiatives.
• Partner with Quality to reduce waste in processes (scrap, rework, attrition).
• Develop annual business plans with senior-level unit leaders to ensure proper resource deployment.
• Ensure full compliance with EHS standards, policies, procedures, and processes; investigate incidents and remediate root causes.
• Drive commercial margin improvement, maximizing pricing opportunities and protecting profitability against inflationary pressures.
• Drive the introduction of new products and technologies that support customer needs, opening or expanding markets, and expanding Howmet’s Intellectual Property.
• Continue to diversify the customer base in relevant markets such as renewable energy and material handling, minimizing revenue concentration.
• Lead the annual strategic planning process, including facilities, location & consolidation, strategic sourcing, and operations organization assessment.
• Present organizational, strategic, financial, and operational proposals to senior leadership to advance manufacturing effectiveness.
• Provide positive leadership, ensuring open communication and addressing employee concerns and substandard performance.
• Analyze and prepare Capital Appropriation Requests to secure required capital equipment meeting or exceeding capital return targets.
• Interface directly with key customers, Sales & Marketing, and Account Managers to resolve delivery, quality, and other issues.

• Creates a 2-3-year roadmap or blueprint to implement the enterprise strategy in own area.
• Identifies and prioritizes the most critical future factors to consider in making decisions.
• Makes plans to address changes or trends in the external landscape (e.g., competitors, clients, market segments) that affect own business.
• Develops plans that consider the impact beyond own area, location, function, or market.

• Identifies and leverages individual strengths and potential within the team.
• Engages the team in discussions about long-term strategy and contribution.
• Delegates significant responsibilities to free self to work on other priorities.
• Gives team members decision-making authority and accountability within their responsibilities.
• Invites the team to recommend solutions, discuss challenges, or generate new ideas.

• Acts to surpass team goals, seizing opportunities to extend limits of what is possible.
• Sets continually higher goals for the team that are ambitious yet achievable.
• Identifies and acts on new opportunities to exceed performance targets.
• Seeks new challenges and is energized by exceeding targets.

• Strong leadership skills; able to challenge current practices, sell a vision, empower people, and solve conflicts.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across all levels and functions.
• Proven and influential manager capable of driving results across the organization.
• Outstanding interpersonal, teaming, and organizational skills.
• Ability to think through complex development projects and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Self-driven with an acute sense of urgency.
• Hands-on approach while capable of rising to the occasion.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a matrix structure and complete programs on time.
• Innovative…