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General Manager Morocco & Mauritania

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric

Operations
Posted on Sep 6, 2024
General Manager Morocco & Mauritania - 00929T

Objectives and Key Responsibilities

 Full P/L responsibility for business growth across a portfolio of 6 Business Lines between 100-500M Euros.
 Align and implement the Global go-to-market and products strategy across Business Lines
 Lead the transformation and simplification of the operations of the business
 Lead relationships with CEOs and other senior external figures, including regulatory bodies
 Continue transforming the business as it shifts from a product to a solutions oriented business
 Identify and execute M&A opportunities
 Develop and implement the people strategy for the country, in partnership with the Global support functions
 Lead and manage local operational, compliance, health and safety and other requirements
 Leverage central infrastructure to drive growth

Has an external focus, including working at the c-suite level with governments and customers
 Drives a transformation agenda, both in terms of integrating new businesses, shifting the culture and also driving efficiency of the back office
 Current gaps include business acumen, capacity to transform the business/change management, managing priorities, and skills to operate at the c-suite level
 Potential barriers for growth are mainly in priorities management, managing conflict, cross-selling and ensuring a healthy talent pipeline
 Identifying and taking calculated risks to drive innovation
 Leading and growing both product and solution based businesses
 Driving results in a matrixed environment

Leadership Style, Culture and Values

 Promotes and role-models Schneider Electric’s Core Values (Passionate, Open, Straightforward, Effective, Challenge)
 Shaping strategy for sustainable results and growth
 Leads with self-insight, judgment and perspective
 Building great teams and developing great people
 Displaying trust and a positive attitude in interacting with others
 Leading for multi-stakeholder outcomes
 Inspiring others to step up to new levels of accountability

Qualifications

Competencies

 Set the Vision and Strategy
 Achieve Sustainable Results
 Focus on Customer
 Influence and convince
 Lead High-Performance Teams
 Foster Collaboration and Networking
 Lead Self with Agility

Experience Requirements

 Solid industry knowledge and experience
 Wide range of leadership experience including strategic planning, experience in 2-3 business functions, M&A activities, and driving transformational change
 Responsibility for all aspects of P&L, of his/her country
 Good level of understanding of Schneider Electric’s strategy, technologies and go-to-markets.
 Talent Management; developing people including high performance team
 Leading in a matrix environment
 Engaging and building relationships with external partners and alliances

Enjoys
- Driving and championing change
- Providing strategic direction
- Optimizing financial performance
- Working in and building a team
 Likes managing people and delegating
 Achieving: Passion for growth and conquer

Primary Location

: MA-CAS-Le Siege

Schedule

: Full-time

Unposting Date

: Ongoing