General Manager Morocco & Mauritania
Schneider Electric
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