General Manager Export Engineering company

About the role

GM for small, efficient engineering group focused on manufacturing & exporting world leading products

Key responsibilities

Lead and inspire a small, dynamic team to achieve great things

Hone manufacturing capacity & capability as the company scales for growth

Develop the international sales team to penetrate new markets and expand market share

Drive the transformation of a good NZ company to a great international company

About you

A leader of people: enthuse people to believe in and be proud of our journey

Inspire people to perform: make them believe they did it on their own

Passionate: believe in our products, radiate enthusiasm and pride

Ambitious: you want to make great things happen

Pro-active: lead from the front and make it happen

Empower the team: give them the tools and resources to grow and excel without micro management

Articulate clear, achievable goals to the team: stretch them without breaking them

Good with numbers; you understand P & L at a glance

Sales experience: love getting in front of customers and dealers

Marketing: understand marketing and its importance

Manufacturing experience involving steel or engineered products: no fluffy stuff here

Great negotiator: You don't concede core values for a quick win

Operational expenditure: stock, suppliers, systems, staff & overheads

HR: Build a resilient, productive team, who share our vision

Accountability: Delegate responsibility but not accountability, the buck still stops with you

Previous success in a SME: Prove how and why you achieved great things without corporate resources

Articulate strategy & progress: communicate with the team the vision and successes

Reporting: write short, succinct, regular, insightful reports to the Directors

Sustainability: consider the environment, lead by example, walk the talk

Can plan and continue to execute: Stay focused when the goal posts change

Resilient: handle set backs and disappointments without losing faith

Export experience: know what it takes to support a technical product in all corners of the earth

Understand growth trajectory: Identify when to push and when to pivot

Understand scaling a business: understand the pitfalls of growing too fast or too slow

About us

Progressive are a Hamilton based engineering group that designs, builds and sells the SharpGrade range of automated grading attachments throughout the world. SharpGrade attachments utilise the most technically advanced control systems to precision grade at speeds and accuracy second to none. We are recognised as world leaders in our field. We have an international dealer network that is rapidly growing as contractors understand the benefits of the SharpGrade product. We practice pragmatic sustainability throughout all facets of our business and have walked the sustainability path for 25 years. We have been in business for over 34 years. We also design & build bespoke, high end hydraulic systems for the energy and industrial sectors.