Rare and exciting opportunity to leverage your skills as Second in command within our client’s company, leading to promotion to President role when needed. The
Assistant General Manager
is responsible for all sales and commercial activities required to meet sales & growth goals while complying with all IATF 16949 requirements. Act as integral part of the senior management team including taking part in setting company strategy and direction as well as attending the monthly QOS management meetings. Develop, direct and implement strategies to allow the company to diversify from the current 100% focus on the OEM automotive industry.Our Client:
Located in beautiful Lindsay, ON our client is proud to provide
Engineered Automotive Assemblies
and Components to all the
Major OEM’s and Tier 1
suppliers around the world.Grown into a leading supplier of custom engineered and plastic molded automotive components and assemblies, our client takes pride in the skill and ability of their staff to design, develop and manufacture leading-edge products for the automotive industry and beyondThey specialize in functional and decorative molded plastic parts and assemblies. Key products include interior and exterior door handle systems, speaker and switch assemblies, 2-shot moulding, reinforcement brackets, and decorative trim assemblies.They provide product design / CAE, prototype, validation testing, production, and program management services.What will you do...




Primary focus is responsibilities of overseeing sales and customer commercial activities:Develop and oversee sales team to meet growth requirements and to exceed customer expectationsHands on Customer Interface – providing commercial guidance, quoting new work, landing new contracts, resolving commercial disputes.Provide senior management with latest market and competitor informationProvide senior management with customer feedback on our performanceComply with and improve all IATF 16949 sales processesSecondary focus is to concentrate on investigating, identifying, developing and winning new sales avenues for our client (other than current 100% automotive business). Identify products that our client can launch using design and development capabilities and manufacture using current production equipment, current supply base and current secondary outside processes.Provide future year sales forecasts and projectionsAct as account manager and develop strong customer relationships on key customer accountsEnsure all relevant information pertaining to assigned accounts is forwarded and acted on by required departmentsMeet or exceed the annual sales goalsNew product quotations and technical discussionsDevelop strong customer relationships through direct contactBecome familiar with all company capabilities and processes to provide direct succession plan for President roleWhat will you bring....
Minimum of Undergraduate Degree in
Mechanical Engineering, Business or related disciplineMinimum eight years industry sales and engineering experience
with at least
three years acting as member of senior management teamIndustry product sales and direct interface with large Tier 1 or OEM customersExperience in high volume manufacturing environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsProduct Design, APQP, launch and injection molding experience preferredObjectives...
Sales are currently 100% automotive productionOur client has booked business to maintain their current sales level for 2026 - 2029Their sales objective is for
$10 - $15 million in new annual sales every year
to replace ending car programs and provide nominal business growth of 5% to 20% per yearCurrent machine capacity is running at 65 - 70%. This should be increased to 85%-90% at which time additional manufacturing capacity to be developed through organic or inorganic growthOur client is launching a
current medical product
and is looking to expand in this field and as well they are exploring the
defense and aerospace sectors.A further objective is to land new profitable non-automotive sales to achieve a minimum 20 - 30% of sales being non-automotive within 5 years (2031)Our client welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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