GENERAL MANAGERMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Summary:
The general manager’s responsibilities involve supervision, public relations, marketing, profitability and sales, service, reporting, capital requirements, and other duties as assigned by the board of directors. The general manager will maintain a positive attitude that promotes team work within the cooperative and a favorable image of the cooperative.
General Manager Job Duties:
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Increases management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.
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Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
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Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
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Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff.
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Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
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Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
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Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
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Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
General Manager Skills and Qualifications:
Performance Management, Staffing, Management Proficiency, Coordination, Coaching, Developing Standards, Financial Planning and Strategy, Process Improvement, Decision Making, Strategic Planning, and Quality Management.
To direct, promote, and coordinate the operations of the cooperative in a manner that will optimize the cooperative’s market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in outstanding
customer service.
Obtains profit contribution by managing staff; establishing and accomplishing business objectives.
Supervision involves developing and communicating cooperative goals and results to personnel; selecting, supervising, and supporting the employee team; and upholding cooperative policies.
Profitability and sales involves establishing and achieving sales and profitability goals, and increasing the cooperative’s market share through regular sales efforts.
