General Manager

To lead and grow Eriez USA in alignment with the Company’s global strategic plan, with a continued focus on profitable growth. The Managing Director will oversee all aspects of the business:  operations, financial performance, talent development, and strategic market expansion while fostering a strong, values-driven culture that reflects Eriez' commitment to customer excellence, innovation, continuous improvement and One Eriez collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide vision, leadership, and strategic direction to the USA business in alignment with global and local objectives.
• Support growth initiatives for all products, strengthening customer relationships and expanding regional market share.
• Direct, coordinate and collaborate with senior leaders across sales, operations, engineering, and finance to ensure alignment and execution of business plans.
• Partner with vertical market leaders to translate P&L objectives into operational plans, resource allocation, and execution priorities at the subsidiary level.
• Operate the Eriez USA subsidiary with strong commercial and financial discipline, ensuring performance aligns with enterprise targets for revenue, profitability, bookings, and cash generation.
• Represent Eriez in the region with integrity, strengthening brand reputation and forging relationships with key customers, government and professional entities and relevant stakeholders.
• Promote a high-performing and highly accountable culture, prioritizing talent development, employee engagement, and team empowerment.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and Eriez global policies, including safety, HR, financial, and ethical standards.
• Contribute to the global Eriez leadership community, collaborating across borders to share best practices and support global initiatives.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement across all functions.

Strategic Focus Areas:

• Accelerate profitable growth in all regionally relevant market segments through targeted business development.
• In a support of the market vertical leaders, strengthen Eriez’ market leadership in flotation, magnetic, and inspection technologies.
• Deliver against the Eriez global strategic plan by operationalizing and implementing local site objectives and KPIs.
• Build customer trust by providing technical expertise, superior service, and solution-oriented thinking.
• Position Eriez as a center of excellence for talent, technology, and customer value.

Requirements

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in capital equipment or industrial manufacturing, with significant leadership and P&L responsibility.
• Proven track record driving commercial and operational growth in technical B2B markets.
• Familiarity with regional business regulations, financial practices, and employment law.
• Experience in matrixed global organizations and multi-site leadership.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic agility: Able to define long-term goals and translate into actionable plans.
• Commercial acumen: Deep understanding of business drivers, financial performance, and market positioning.
• People leadership: Builds trust, develops talent, drives accountability, and leads through change with integrity.
• Collaboration: Drives alignment and cooperation across functions, regions, and other subsidiaries.
• Customer orientation: Champions a customer-first mindset throughout the organization.
• Innovation: Encourages curiosity, continuous improvement, and smart risk-taking.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to converse in other languages helpful

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development