Business Unit Manager

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Responsibilities:

• Operational Excellence: Manage production, quality, cost, delivery, technical applications, safety, and human resources to achieve defined goals.

• Target Achievement: Deliver targets for cost, productivity, scrap reduction, quality improvements, and customer complaint resolution.

• Continuous Improvement: Use Lean tools to reduce costs, enhance production, and promote quality.

• Leadership & Development: Supervise cell leaders, technical staff, and production planning, focusing on people development.

• Resource Allocation: Ensure minimum downtime and timely completion of activities by prioritizing and managing the team's workload.

• Customer Experience: Ensure best-in-class customer experience with high delivery reliability and product quality.

• Health, Safety & Environment: Coordinate and monitor compliance with all legal and internal HSE requirements.

• Investment Planning: Plan and execute investment projects within the business unit.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field; advanced degree preferred or compensating years of experience
Specified Years of Industry-relevant experience
Specified Years of Relevant Leadership experience
Relevant certifications, system experience, and training
Professional-Level English language skills preferred

Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while serving as a sparring partner to internal/external stakeholders. Fosters teamwork between employees and across the organization.
Value for Customers: Drives a customer-oriented business strategy and provides indispensable support to deliver successful outcomes.
Innovation: Envisions the impact of potential future trends and proactively drives necessary changes. Encourages creativity and initiative from employees.
Drive & Execution: Inspires and motivates self and others, while taking full accountability for actions and results.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.