Vice President of Americas Floor Covering

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Vice President of Americas Floor Covering

POSITION OVERVIEW

Based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Vice President of Floor Covering Americas is responsible for overseeing all commercial aspects, leading a high-performing team, and developing and executing strategies to achieve business objectives. Reporting to the Division President, this position will play a pivotal role in driving the success and growth of our Floor Covering business in the Americas. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the P&L and financial performance of the Americas business (Commercial, Hospitality and Residential), including budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring profitability.
• Develop and implement the overall strategic plan for the Americas business, aligning with the company's overall goals and objectives while driving profitable growth.
• Lead and collaborate with a cross-functional team, including sales, marketing, design, product development, and segment leadership, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, and markets to expand the company's footprint in the Floor Covering industry.
• Drive sales initiatives and revenue growth by developing and executing effective sales strategies, managing key customer relationships, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Stay informed about industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities to make informed business decisions and maintain a competitive edge.
• Collaborate with the product development team to introduce innovative and market-leading Floor Covering products.
• Maintain a customer-centric approach, understanding customer needs and preferences to enhance product offerings and customer experience to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• Bachelor's Degree in business management, finance, marketing, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of proven experience in a senior leadership role within the Floor Covering industry (preferred) or a related field.
• 6+ years managing high performing teams with overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, and strategy execution.
• Prior Global Experience (preferred)
• Ability to create and manage annual budgets.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated strengths in the following:

• Strong business acumen with a track record of driving revenue growth and achieving business objectives.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining key customer relationships.
• Strong subject matter expertise in sales and general management with the ability to set high standards and communicate, guide, inspire and coach associates to meet those standards..
• Lead efforts to achieve continuous improvement in revenue growth and provide decision support to improve deficient performance areas in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Inspire associates to focus on strategies and achieve goals.
• Exhibit executive-level leadership, business acumen, personal energy, strategic agility, and determination to drive for results.
• Collaborative, partnership focused, solution-oriented approach in working with the team.
• Strong partnership with the members of the Division Leadership Team in supporting their most complex challenges.
• Function as a visible champion and leader across the division.
• Handles challenging issues in a constructive way, and in the right communications venue.
• Independent Viewpoint: ability to challenge ideas, proposals, and strategies.
• Effective representative and collaborative partner to external partners and customers..
• Embody the values of Milliken (ethics, safety, sustainability, diversity, community)
• Strong rapport and alignment with the Division President, with a positive influence on the division leadership team.
• Ability to develop a strong, high performing teams, with a focus on succession planning and a strong bench of future talent.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, including, but not limited to Equal Employment Opportunity, workplace violence, drug-free workplace, workers compensation, and other company policies designed to provide associates with a high-quality work environment.
• Act with integrity, strong moral and business ethics, and respect for the dignity of others.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.