People Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing leadership team.
• Create an engaging culture focused on performance, collaboration, and accountability.
• Coach, mentor, and develop future leaders.
• Drive succession planning and talent development.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement.
• Ensure performance management processes are consistently applied.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

• Champion a proactive safety-first culture across all business operations.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental legislation and Dometic policies.
• Drive continuous improvement in workplace safety and environmental performance.
• Ensure all employees understand and fulfil their HSE responsibilities.
• Lead investigations into significant safety incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Promote employee wellbeing and a safe working environment.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.
• Maintain appropriate business controls and risk management processes.
• Protect company assets and ensure robust internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with Dometic policies, ethical standards, and Code of Conduct.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Represent Dometic with customers, suppliers, government agencies, and industry organizations.
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
• Collaborate closely with peers across the Marine Division.
• Act as an ambassador for Dometic within the industry.
• Support strategic business projects and initiatives where required.

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Lead business transformation initiatives that improve efficiency and competitiveness.
• Drive digitalization and process optimization initiatives.
• Encourage innovation across manufacturing, engineering, and commercial activities.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement using Lean methodologies and best practice.

Travel

• Regular travel within the UK, Europe, and the United States will be required.
• Occasional international travel, evening, and weekend work may be necessary.

Decision-Making Authority

The General Manager operates with significant autonomy within the agreed business strategy and governance framework and is accountable for decisions relating to:

• Overall business strategy and execution.
• Full Profit & Loss performance.
• Operating and capital expenditure budgets within delegated authority.
• Organizational structure and resource planning.
• Recruitment, succession planning, and leadership appointments.
• Manufacturing and operational priorities.
• Commercial negotiations and customer relationships.
• Continuous improvement and capital investment initiatives.
• Risk management and business continuity planning.

What do we offer?

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast-paced, and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Enhanced company pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Free on-site parking
• Life Insurance
• Car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Employee discounts on our products
• Opportunities to make an impact

Suitable Background

A suitable background would be a solid experience within General Management or an equally senior position and a background in manufacturing – as well as the following qualifications and experiences:

• MBA, Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent executive leadership experience.
• Minimum five years' experience in a senior leadership role with full P&L accountability.
• Significant experience leading manufacturing operations within a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, business transformation, and operational execution.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in a B2B manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading organizational change and continuous improvement programs.
• Proven experience developing high-performing leadership teams.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience operating within an international matrix organization is desirable.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement methodologies is highly desirable.

Skills, Competencies & Characteristics

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies, and characteristics:

• Strategic and commercial thinking.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Inspirational leadership.
• Results orientation.
• Customer focus.
• Excellent decision-making capability.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Change leadership capability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across global matrix organizations.
• Innovation and continuous improvement mindset.
• High integrity and accountability.
• Excellent planning and organizational capability.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Ability to develop and retain high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ability to quickly adopt new business systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Our Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change, and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.