GSLM Centrifugation

Mission of the Role

With multiple decades of history and a legacy of first-class innovation service and quality the FLSmidth centrifuge product portfolio is market leading in its field. With a significant installation base in mining across several continents and room to grow we are looking for an entrepreneurial leader with an eye for expansion to forge the future path of the global product portfolio.

The chosen candidate will lead the global strategy innovation and commercial performance of the centrifuge portfolio including; high speed decanter vertical and horizontal centrifuges while managing a small cross-functional geographically dispersed team and engaging with the vast matrixed network of manufacturing services and sales groups that support the products. The candidate will drive product excellence new footprint and installations as well as market share growth and profitability across all regions and sectors of the product lifecycle with a focus on aftermarket services.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Management

• Develop and execute a global strategy for the Centrifuge product line.
• Identify market trends competitive threats and growth opportunities including aligned market exposures M&A and JV strategies with a focus on rapid growth.
• Oversee P&L budgeting and resource allocation for the global product line.

• Lead a global matrix team to foster collaboration across Sales areas and functions
• Mentor talent drive performance management and build succession pipelines.

Product & Innovation

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle.
• Work closely with R&D and product engineering to prioritize investments aligned with customer needs.
• Champion innovation in materials science digital solutions and sustainability.

Commercial Excellence

• Drive with Sales to develop pricing strategies value propositions and key account plans.
• Develop lifecycle offerings driving footprint growth and aftermarket volumes
• Enable technical teams to support complex customer solutions

Operational & Quality Governance

• Ensure manufacturing standards (quality cost delivery) are met with Operations teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in product design sourcing and supply chain resilience.
• Mitigate risks (raw material volatility geopolitical disruptions).

Leadership Experience Required

• 10 yearsin industrial sectors (mining heavy equipment) in business development and business leadership with specific experience in industrial and mining centrifuge technology
• Proven global leadership: Managed teams across regions; navigated matrix structures.
• P&L ownership: Experience managing portfolios >$30M revenue.
• Product management: Launched and scaled consumable products globally.
• M&A/Integration: Identifying and developing business models for acquisition and/ joint ventures as well as experience in execution and integration.
• Technical background: Engineering or materials science exposure (e.g. metallurgy process mechanical) with explicit experience in heavy industrial and/or minerals applications would be well received

Education

• Preferred: Bachelors in engineering or similar (Metallurgy Materials Mechanical) or Business.
• Desired: MBA/ advanced technical degree.