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As our global footprint expands, we seek a General Manager to lead our EM (Engineered Materials) group in the UK. This role will be a hybrid-based position from our Warrington office in the UK.

•Develops, executes and implements Commercial and Operational strategy to drive organic/inorganic growth and profitability while ensuring customer satisfaction through a deep understanding of the customer and market intelligence.

•Responsible for P&L activities and budget development.

•Accountable for ensuring financial targets (revenue, profit, enterprise value, etc..) are met.

•Responsible for managing costs, reporting and forecasting, workflow overviews and providing input into growth targets for customers and segments.

•Closely monitors and manages revenue activities, including unbilled, ageing and inactive projects, work on hand analysis to ensure balance of demand and throughput.

•Implements and executes capacity and capability strategies and successfully translates customer needs into an operational plan to fulfil projects with the right resources (availability, skillset).

•Drives and leads initiatives to identify new and additional business opportunities.

•Ensures a sufficient pipeline of opportunities, and orders to meet the overall P&L budget.

•Drives Price, Promotion, and Service offerings for dedicated Segments to maximize DCM/AOI.

•Builds customer intimacy and establishes strong relationships through customer visits, analyzing business data and market trends.

•Participate in client seminars, conferences and trade shows.

•Manage capex-intensive investments to meet the agreed timeline with deliveries to meet Long Range Plan commitments.

•Manages initiatives and resources to meet DCF and ROI targets on schedule.

•Manages segment-specific M&As to ensure integration and ensure overall timeline is kept.

•Participates in M&A deal process and is responsible for meeting the deal economics and targets for DCF/ROI.

•Drives a high-performing team by managing the performance and development of team members.

•Operates effectively in the ULS matrix to actively support and drive high-performance culture changes, transformation efforts and people engagement.

•Develops and coaches by providing, training, career counselling, feedback, and guidance to drive high performance and morale.

•Ensures understanding of and compliance with all established policies and requirements.

•Collaborates and builds trust within the business and with customers to meet or exceed their expectations.

• Develop strong, flexible cross-functional networks and global relationships to promote becoming the fastest, highest quality and most customer-friendly organization.

•Holds a university degree (equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree) in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or a related field or at least ten years of directly related experience, including five years of relevant management/leadership experience (preferably in both Sales and fulfilment functions or general management).

•Solid experience as lead or participant in cross-functional or global projects or worked in multiple functions or regions. Experience in managing large Capex projects with multiple stakeholders preferred.

•Experience in leading highly technical staff and commercial staff a must, either via dedicated experience or via general management.

•Demonstrates financial acumen and has a clear understanding of how business decisions impact DCF/ROI Demonstrates the ability to manage employee performance through the development of performance expectations and goals, managing employee relations issues, identifying and addressing training needs, planning and executing against required staffing levels and assisting in operational planning.

•Demonstrates the ability to make the complex simple and present information in a concise, relevant and powerful manner.

•Demonstrates the ability to analyze and interpret a wide variety of materials including analyses, data, financial reports and/or legal documents.

•Demonstrates the ability to take calculated risks and plan for contingencies.

•Demonstrates the ability to listen, learn and coach.

•Demonstrates the ability to work in and understand diverse cultural environments.

•Industry experience within Wire & Cable (ideally) or Software houses is also valuable.

What you'll experience working for ULS:

• Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 125+ years and is deeply ingrained in everything we do.

• People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.

• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.

• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.

• Total Rewards: Competitive remuneration, annual bonus, flexible working arrangements, annual paid leave, plus a strong commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts. All employees receive 2 Volunteer Days off per year to spend participating in an array of volunteer activities

Working at UL is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal. Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

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A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security, and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth.

The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission.

We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future.

From the adoption of electrification to the enablement of 5G and new mobility, we collectively look toward new frontiers, working for a safer world.​ Our science is your advantage.

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