Zone General Manager

Company: PPG Industries, Inc.
Location: Gardena
Posted on: June 8, 2021

Job Description:

PPG Architectural Coatings has a leadership opportunity for the US Trade Zone General Manager. As a Zone General Manager, you will have responsibility for the selling and operations functions over markets in the Western US (California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregan, Washington).

Key activities include driving accountability for sales growth, in-depth market analysis, team performance, training effectiveness, and capability development, and structured communications resulting in market share growth. The implementation, oversight, and usage of key selling and performance management tools including Clientlink (CRM) and Miller Heiman training are critical to success and the Zone GM will be responsible for implementing and executing the Selling Machine to 100% compliance.

In this leadership role, the Zone General Manager must live the PPG Way.

Key Responsibilities:

• Total responsibility for both Sales and Operations for assigned zone including P&L, sales, retail stores, personnel, and inventory.
• Provide direction and strategy to regional managers to drive and achieve sales and profit objectives for the market.
• Maintain contact and build relationships with current and potential customers.
• Supervise recruitment, training, and development of sales and operations force, directly responsible for the region managers, support and implement the performance and learning process.
• Responsible for ensuring that zone administration requirements are met - duties include employee compensation, forecasting, credit, employee expense reporting, price quoting, sales tracking, sales reporting, automation, territory realignments, annual profit plan, and complaint handling.
• Oversees the operation of 100 - 200 company-owned paint stores to ensure discipline and efficiency in sales and store operations.
• Lead store planning and new store opening start-up.
• Implement standardized operating procedures and optimal processes reflecting both industry practice and the use of quality tools.
• Work directly with the business unit functions to provide field feedback on performance issues and customer requirements.
• Collaborate and coordinate team selling activities across sales and operations teams.
• Enforce and maintain equal employment and ethical standards in accordance with PPG policy.
• Provide a safe and healthy work environment by maintaining PPG standards regarding employee and community safety, health, and environmental issues.

Qualifications:

• Progressive sales and operations responsibilities with a minimum of 10 years related experience
• Bachelor of Science degree in business required or equivalent experience accepted.
• Capable of directly leading a team of up to 15 direct reports and 400 indirect reports.
• Strong negotiation skills are required to maximize profitable growth opportunities with key retailers.
• Well-developed organization and interpersonal skills to lead and develop team members.
• Ability to set the strategic direction for the zone and ensure the vision is implemented by direct and indirect reports.

ABOUT US:

Here at PPG, we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability, and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every single day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are insightful, dedicated, and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent, and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.

We make it happen.

We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.

We run it like we own it.

We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders, and our communities.

We do better today than yesterday - everyday.

We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.

PPG Way: (Click here to learn more about the PPG Way)

PPG vision: http://corporate.ppg.com/Our-Company/PPG-Vision.aspx

We are One PPG: http://one.ppg.com/

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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