General Manager - Ghana at Cummins International

About The Job

Description

• Plans and directs the operations of a small scope organization. 
• Management may be global, within a portion of a geographic region, a single business within a country, or a Cummins’ controlled joint venture. 
• Implements operating policies and procedures through Managers.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve or exceed balanced scorecard targets for the organization of responsibility.
• Manages profit and loss and asset utilization.
• Develops business plans based on the strategic goals set by business unit leadership.
• Grows the business profitably.
• Manages multiple functions.
• Through Managers, implements operating policies and procedures across multiple functional areas including customer service, finance, quality control, purchasing, materials management, and human resources.
• Where available, follows common global business processes as defined by Cummins Operation System functions.
• Anticipates, recognizes, facilitates and coordinates the resolution of cross-functional challenges that may impact organizational success.
• Builds and maintains strong customer relationships.
• Achieves high customer satisfaction ratings.
• Works with customers and Cummins employees to continuously improve customer satisfaction and to understand what the customer will need from Cummins in the future.
• Translates long-term business strategy into actionable short-term business goals for the organization.
• Champions Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives within the organization.
• Develops, leads, and motivates Managers; sets goals in training and development, performance, and career planning.
• Develops high-functioning teams.
• Maintains a deep understanding of all of Cummins’ businesses.
• Identifies and develops new business opportunities that are optimized for Cummins.
• Understands the region within which the organization operates as well as Cummins’ global products and presence.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Attracts top talent - Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Builds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Drives vision and purpose - Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Influence Health and Safety Culture - Champions positive health and safety behaviors by influencing leaders and employees to create the right environment.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering, Business or related field required.
• Advanced degree in Business or related field preferred.
• Green Belt certified.

Experience:

• Significant experience required, including managerial, product, customer, and budgetary experience.
• Significant related industry experience