General Manager - Commercial

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial & Strategic Leadership:

- Lead the commercial strategy for in-house tool room operations.

- Manage costing, budgeting, financial planning, and investment forecasting for tooling.

- Drive commercial negotiations and financial accountability for tool room projects.

- Ensure alignment of tool room strategy with organizational goals and new product development initiatives.

Tool Room Operations Management:

- Oversee end-to-end mold development, including manufacturing, machining, tooling processes, and assembly.

- Ensure execution of projects with zero vendor dependency, focusing on high-quality mold production.

- Monitor progress, timelines, and quality standards to ensure operational excellence.

- Collaborate closely with design, production, and quality teams to support product development.

Process Improvement & Efficiency:

- Enhance productivity, operational efficiency, and tooling quality through continuous improvement initiatives.

- Implement standard operating procedures, best practices, and process discipline across the tool room.

- Optimize resources, manpower, and equipment utilization to control costs and improve output.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

- Provide strong leadership, mentoring, and direction to tool room teams.

- Foster a culture of accountability, stability, and continuous improvement.

- Work cross-functionally with senior management, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams.

Risk, Compliance & Reporting:

- Mitigate operational risks through effective planning and preventive action.

- Ensure compliance with organizational guidelines, safety standards, and audit requirements.

- Present tool room performance, budget updates, and commercial forecasts to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

- 10+ years of overall experience, with significant leadership exposure in tool room operations, plastic mold manufacturing, or automotive tooling environments.

- Strong understanding of mold development, mold assembly, machining processes, and tooling life cycle.

- Proven track record in cost estimation, budgeting, and commercial planning.

- Experience working in an OEM or Tier-1 automotive company preferred.

- Demonstrated stability in previous roles.

- Excellent leadership, analytical, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of new product development processes.

- Hands-on exposure to tool room machinery, mold flow, and manufacturing technologies.

- Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and large-scale operational improvements.

- Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.