BUSINESS UNIT VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD OF ITALY

Leading role in a multinational organization Driving business strategy and organization in Environmental industry About Our Client Our client is a multinational company leader in the measurement and environmental analysis sector.
Job Description The person in the role will have full P&L responsibility for the assigned BU, and will be directly responsible for the BU strategy, the product and application portfolio development and all related business initiatives.
In a modern matrix organisation, the VP BU orchestrates and supports all activities around Sales, Product Management, Operations, Purchasing, R&D and the financial for the business.
It is crucial for being successful to secure smooth and effective operations in close cooperation with the global functional leaders.
Drive business growth of the assigned BU in a highly dynamic market, managing the full global P&L responsibility for the related business Develop and implement market driven cross functional strategies; Continue performance and productivity improvement for the BU, also thanks to frequent analysis of accounting and financial data for the BU; Generate reports and presentations to customers, Partners, Board and the Group Management; Support business integration with the Group, making the local business ready to support other business units; Develop growth opportunities together with sales, business development and product management in dynamic market fields, specifically for renewable energy and environmental applications; Foster the collaboration between the global functional organisation and all BU locations; Identify and support M&A transactions as well as the integration of M&A targets; The Successful Applicant Degree in business management or master in business administration, respectively business Engineering; Experience in industrial or environmental technology markets with some technical understanding, gained as general manager or BU Director with full P/L responsibility; High customer and market orientation; Experience based knowledge of different business functions (e.
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Sales, Marketing and Operations); Excellent communication skills and proven strong leadership qualities and change management skills, experience in matrix organisations; Strategic thinking and capability to implement; Good intercultural skills and cross border collaboration; Fluent in Italian and English.
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