What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Unit Manager position at Vigna Inc?
Title: Business Unit Manager
Type: Direct hire
Location: Westbury, NY
Job Description/Requirements:
The Business Unit Manager is responsible for the business results of one of Client's two business units. The scope of this position includes: leadership of a cross functional business unit team including representatives from sales, customer service, manufacturing planning, engineering and quality. The team under the leadership of the Business Unit Manager is responsible for annual sales and profit planning, new business generation, proposal preparation, order generation, developing and maintaining customer relationships, overseeing operating activities to ensure good customer service, price and contract negotiations, and ultimately meeting profit plan expectations.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a business unit strategy to achieve value creation and growth targets
- Prepare and execute a comprehensive annual business plan
- Directly manage program management staff and lead a multi-functional business unit team
- Leads the business unit team to drive business unit value creation through execution of value-based pricing, productivity, and capture of profitable new business.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers
- Oversee all business unit contract review and negotiation activities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree – technical preferred but not essential
- MBA Preferred
- Industrial experience preferred – aerospace a plus, but not required
- Minimum five years’ experience with increasing responsibilities
- Experience supervising direct reports
- Broad business knowledge preferred: sales, engineering, finance, and operations
Desired Skill Set
- Leadership ability
- Good business sense and judgment
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Action Oriented
- Results Oriented – takes ownership for results
- Strong communication skills – written and oral
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Senior leadership: 10 years (Required)
- industrial: 5 years (Required)
- aerospace: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
