Vice President and General Manager

About Evoqua Water Technologies

We are excited to announce that Evoqua has now joined Xylem. By uniting our complementary approaches, products, and expertise, we enable our customers to dramatically improve the way water and wastewater is used, managed, conserved, re-used, and returned to nature. Together, we bring uniquely powerful capabilities to solving the world's greatest water challenges. 

At every level, our global team is committed to access, equity, inclusion, and diversity. Our goal is for all our colleagues to be involved, respected, valued, connected, and free to bring their authentic selves and ideas. If you are excited and passionate about solving water, we want to hear from you.

Our more than 22,000 diverse employees are helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure. Apply today and Let's Solve Water.

At Evoqua, we are committed to fostering and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace where employees can be their authentic selves.  If this position interests you and you possess the minimum qualifications, we encourage you to apply as you could be the right fit for this or other roles we are looking to fill. Evoqua encourages all candidates meeting the minimum qualifications/requirements for the position to apply.

Position Summary

The General Manager, Heavy Industry has overall Profit & Loss responsibility for the sales, margin and growth of Xylem’s Regional Water Solutions and Services (WSS) organization within the Heavy Industrial Vertical which services the Oil and Gas, Power, Mining, Food, HPI/CPI customer verticals and similar heavy industrial customers.  As the senior member of WSS leadership team, this role is responsible to lead the development and execution of the strategy and managing the portfolio of solutions and services for the Heavy division.  This is a commercially oriented role, where the executive will be outward-facing, presenting solution and services vision to clients and other external stakeholders.  The role has direct line responsibility for sales, operations, profitability and market position in the Division. This role requires a high level of collaboration with Xylem’s Global Operating Divisions and other functional groups. This is a dynamic role in a fast-growing industrial division and requires leadership, business development, sales, channel management, customer service, P&L ownership and product/market experience. 

What we can offer you

Our Total Rewards Program goes far beyond base compensation by providing a more fulfilling work experience and offering a competitive benefits package.  

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance available on your 1st day of employment 
• Generous retirement saving plan 
• Flexible time off  
• Career progression and development plans 
• Company wellness, rewards and recognition, and employee discount programs 

Core Responsibilities and Tasks

Strategy Development 

• Strategically evaluate the Heavy Industrial market in North America for growth opportunities for the organization to leverage, incorporating those plans into the short- and long-term strategic planning cycle
• Develop business/growth plans with Xylem and WSS Global Operating Divisions to establish clear roadmaps for North American growth and evaluation of potential international expansion through key accounts
• Create and execute strategies to grow market share on a consistent basis in collaboration with the product management team, operations / supply chain and other functions
• Develop sales plans and budgets, establish sales targets and goals consistent with direction from the Division GMs and other stakeholders
• Create annual operating plan (AOP) for the division
• Make recommendations to M&A team for potential opportunities 

Customer Focus 

• Develop strong relationships with existing and potential key customers and partners
• Develop and implement outcome based selling strategies for all opportunities
• Engage with customers of large installation opportunities 
• Focus on the importance of exceeding customer requirements 
• Establish and maintain effective customer relationships by personally, or in conjunction with others, resolving problems or responding to inquiries
• Promote customer focus in the Region by traveling with the team, visiting customers and key vendors

Operations Leadership 

• Collaborate with operations in the SIOP process and strive to continually improve the process to deliver a robust demand pipeline
• Mitigate risk and grow operational efficiencies for profitable growth
• Support & drive sales process improvement towards operational excellence
• Create, monitor and own the divisional P&L
• Maximize operational efficien