General Manager, France Operations

Vendome, France

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategic Leadership

• In partnership & collaboration with the Vice President, develop and execute a strategic vision that aligns with the company’s overall objectives. Identify and pursue untapped market opportunities, potential partnerships, and emerging trends to drive business growth and opportunities.
• Align people and organization around change, act as a change leader but create a series of change leaders to support a coordinated effort.
• Drive and execute initiatives to enhance operational, efficiency, productivity, and quality to deliver world-class customer experience.

Operational Oversight

• Oversee end-to-end processes by optimizing workflows, proactively seeking to improve processes, raising quality and productivity through efficiency, and implementing best-in-class solutions. 
• Ensure GMP, HACCP, and EHS compliance with industry standards and regulations and stay abreast of changes as well as proactively implement necessary adjustments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and communication.

Customer & Vendor Relationships Management

• Collaborate with external customers to understand their unique needs and expectations ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services far exceeding customer satisfaction.

Team Leadership & Opportunity

• Provide servant leadership by fostering a culture of cross-functional collaboration, creativity, innovation, and accountability.
• Lead by example by fostering open and transparent communication and feedback.

Performance Metrics & Analytics

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators to measure, optimize, and continuously improve overall performance.
• Use data analytics to identify trends, make informed real-time decisions, and drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively advise key stakeholders by extracting and communicating conclusions from key performance indicators, metrics, and analysis.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by implementing best practices, process optimization, and technology enhancement.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and product development to enhance operational efficiency, productivity, and quality.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in agriculture, CPG, or related industry with a strong record of leadership success.
• Proficient in fiscal management, including budget development, cost-effective measures, financial analysis, and P & L accountability.
• Excellent ability to engage in the “Big Picture” while planning with detail and acting to resolve problems and issues within the organization skillfully.
• Proven success in driving sales strategies and achieving revenue targets.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a flexible and collaborative style.
• Hands-on and player-coach mentality to help lead, develop, motivate, and drive a highly engaged and performing team.
• Proven success in thriving in a goal-driven, solution-oriented, and passional-driven environment.
• Creative and innovative thinker with a record for translating strategic thinking into action plans that align with business objectives & key results.
• Strong ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, and communicate ideas and data both verbally and written persuasively and concisely.
• Comfortable and skillfully pushing against a business-as-usual mentality.
• Must have working-level knowledge of English and French, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Proficient in devising and executing effective sales and marketing strategies, including market understanding, audience identification, and compelling campaign creation.
• Strong project management skills with a proven record of successful project execution.
• Proven record in solution-based problem-solving techniques.
• Must be willing to travel in the United States.