Regional General Manager/Vice-President, Dallas

Description

Fireside Hearth and Home (FHH) is looking to add a Regional General Manager/VP - Dallas to our team. Since 1951, FHH has been making the fireplace selection and installation process easy by offering the best sales and service experience possible. We're fireplace experts focused on the latest trends, technologies and brands to offer you the best solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strategy/Execution

• Develops, drives, measures, and oversees the 1-3 year strategic plan for the overall business and by business/revenue segment
• Ensures the tactical plans, resources and budgets are in place to achieve goals and aggressive profitable growth
• Investigates proactive organic sales growth opportunities within each segment and in the region as well as new business development
• Actively supports, drives, and implements the regional initiatives and corporate initiatives in their assigned branches

Leadership/Structure/People

• Maintains an effective organizational structure by delegating authority, assigning responsibilities, and holding members accountable and driving efficiencies of people/process
• Mentor and coaches' direct reports (as leaders themselves) to assist and challenge them to think through their strategic and tactical plans
• Leads and supports all members in achieving business results and in their personal development via our IDP processes
• Ensures the members have the tools and systems to perform effectively and ensuring our customers have a world-class experience

Financial

• Achieves all assigned financial goals of aggressive profitable sales growth and EBIT by reviewing results, managing the P&L and making business improvements as needed
• Responsible for the creation and execution of their assigned budgets, business plans, capital budgets, and expense authorizations
• Responsible for all leases (building, vehicles, etc.) and facility management within their assigned branches and working with Finance and SVP FHH per process/guidelines.

Process

• Promotes and uses a consistent Business Process Improvement approach to develop or improve any and all processes
• Actively drives and supports the safety philosophy, policy, and goals
• Maintains compliance with all organization policies, standards, and practices

Customer Focus / Sales

• Ensures world-class customer experience across departments and processes
• Responsible for customer contract negotiations

The Regional General Manager/VP of the Dallas Region has overall responsibility for driving profitable growth and achieving the sales, financial and strategic goals, this includes:

1. overseeing two key business unit revenue streams, which include:

• Fireplaces
• Garage Doors

1. Understanding key customers and audiences, which include:

• Builders (national, regional, custom)
• Remodelers
• Commercial (Owners, Developers, General Contractors, Architects and Designers)
• Homebuyers / Consumers

1. Managing/leading multiple cross-functional departments of a complete business, including:

• Sales: any/all segments
• Marketing: across all areas
• Finance: budgeting, P&L management
• Operations: field operations, service operations, retail store operations
• Customer Experience & Service
• Human Resources

Required Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrate effective leadership and management skills, including coaching, performance management, training and developing direct members and indirect members
• Develop and maintain effective relationships through excellent interpersonal skills
• Work effectively with all levels and functional areas of the business, as a team
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and understanding of financial reports and concepts
• Must be able to travel as needed

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree - business, finance, operations, or related field
• 10-15 years of experiences and development across disciplines - sales, marketing, finance, operations
• 10+ years of team/departmental leadership experience driving strategy, execution, and results
• 5-10 years of general management experience achieving results and building talent

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree - business, finance, operations, or related field
• Background in distribution and/or consumer durable industry preferred
• Specialty fireplace / hearth industry experience is highly preferred and/or similar contractor businesses such as Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical

Fireside Hearth and Home is a part of the Residential Building Products segment of HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI). We are the Nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products, which include a full array of gas, electric, wood, and pellet-burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facing and accessories.

Are you ready to drive meaningful change to our business, to learn through challenging work experiences and to act like an owner? Apply today