GENERAL MANAGER

Our client is a premier Belgian multinational and a global trailblazer in high-performance polymer safety solutions for industrial and sporting environments. Since 1999, they have set the international gold standard in impact protection, operating across 80 countries with a strategic presence in Europe, North America, and Japan. Renowned for their award-winning design and sustainable innovation, they protect people and infrastructure for the world's leading brands in logistics, aviation, and manufacturing. Joining this market-leading organization means becoming part of a forward-thinking team of 280 professionals dedicated to engineering a safer, more resilient future through cutting‐edge technology and circular economy principles. We are currently looking for a GENERAL MANAGER for this market leader, who will be the primary architect of the division's success, balancing high-level strategic vision with hands‐on leadership. Core Objectives - P&L & Strategic Growth: Assume full profit and loss responsibility while translating the corporate vision into actionable local strategic plans and efficient business processes. - Sales Excellence: Optimize the sales concept in alignment with global standards, leveraging your expertise in field coaching and Key Account Management to hit aggressive targets. - Operational Integrity: Ensure total compliance with inter-company agreements and corporate policies, maintaining transparent reporting directly to the Sales Manager Europe and the Executive Committee. - Business Expansion: Continuously gather market intelligence to refine strategies that protect, develop, and extend the Group's market footprint. Key Responsibilities - Leadership & Culture: Manage day-to-day operations and foster a motivating corporate environment that promotes commitment, professional growth, and high performance. - Cross‐Functional Oversight: Supervise HR, Marketing, and Finance departments in close coordination with Headquarters to ensure organizational alignment. - Talent Development: Partner with the Executive Committee to recruit, mentor, and develop future talent, ensuring the long‐term scalability of the business unit. - Process Optimization: Collaborate with local and international teams to drive continuous improvement in quality and workflow efficiency. - Governance & Ethics: Act as a steward of the company's interests, ensuring all activities are conducted with the highest level of diligence, loyalty, and ethical integrity. - Forecasting & Performance: Monitor regional sales targets and provide diligent, prompt reporting to the CEO regarding business affairs and operational milestones. Requirements - Master's Degree level (e.g. towards business administration, organisational studies, or similar); - At least 7+ years of relevant work experience in: - companies that excel in product leadership strategy; - fast growing companies; - commercial and technically oriented companies; - family owned businesses with an HQ abroad; - managing and motivating employees, implementing and executing strategy (full P&L responsibility), working with a head office abroad; - Excellent communication skills (directing, influencing, convincing, listening, persevering where necessary, style flexibility); - Entrepreneurial skills (seeing opportunities, drawing up and adjusting strategy, power of execution, reachable and down to earth); - Strong organisational skills (applying structure by means of processes and procedures and actually following them, data-driven); - Proficiency in translating corporate strategies into clear actions for the business unit, with execution driven by the lead‐by‐example principle; - Lead by example in promoting the following company values: Positivity, Passion, Connection, Agility and Trustworthy; - Language proficient in English. Why apply?- Further develop yourself in an innovative and dynamic company that is growing rapidly; - A challenging and varied job where personal initiative is highly valued; - An inspiring career in a strongly collegial team atmosphere where open communication is key; - A modern working environment with easy accessibility; - And of course, an attractive salary with additional benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr