General Manager, Viking Pump
Cedar Falls, IA - USA
Job Summary
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Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment
Our Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT) businesses design and manufacture a range of fluid handling products including pumps valves and flow meters that are essential to fluid management in industries such as agriculture chemicals and energy. Our products handle some of the worlds toughest challenges moving and measuring corrosive abrasive high-viscosity and high-temperature materials with accuracy and reliability. From powering clean energy solutions to supporting pharmaceutical production FMT delivers trusted solutions that help our customers across the globe manage their most critical processes. The segment generates approximately $1.2B in revenue with a global footprint including 80 sites 3000 employees and a strong runway for sustainable profitable growth.
Summary Role Overview
The General Manager Viking Pump leads a global $250M business and is accountable for driving sustainable profitable growth strong operational performance and long-term value creation aligned with FMT and enterprise priorities. This leader guides a portfolio of pumping technologies including internal gear external gear vane and lobe as well as the parts kits and accessories that support customers around the world.
Viking Pump serves customers in demanding industrial energy and hygienic markets. These include chemicals polyurethane foam asphalt oil transfer glycol dehydration biopharma food and beverage. The business is known for delivering reliable liquid transfer solutions for applications that range from thin fluids to highly viscous materials. With 500 employees globally this role is based in Cedar Falls Iowa where Viking Pumps operations are headquartered. The business also operates in Windsor Canada; Shannon Ireland; and Eastbourne England; with additional manufacturing production in India and China.
Responsibilities:
Own full P&L performance and deliver revenue growth margin expansion and operational results aligned to business commitments
Develop and execute a multi-year growth strategy aligned to enterprise priorities translating strategy into clear priorities operating plans and focused investment against the critical few initiatives
Identify and capture growth opportunities across customers markets and products including new product innovation customer experience enhancements and digital- or service-based solutions
Communicate a clear vision and ensure alignment across the leadership team the Viking Pump team and broader IDEX enterprise
Drive commercial excellence through clear segmentation pricing channel strategy and disciplined execution of a defined product and innovation roadmap aligned to customer needs
Build and maintain senior-level customer relationships positioning Viking Pump as a strategic partner and translating customer insights into differentiated solutions and growth
Lead disciplined execution of growth and productivity initiatives leveraging the IDEX Operating Model and 8020 principles
Ensure strong operational performance across safety quality delivery cost and productivity
Optimize capital deployment and operational footprint including make vs. buy decisions to align investments with the highest return opportunities
Build and lead a high-performing leadership team ensuring strong talent in critical roles and a robust pipeline of ready-now and ready-next leaders
Foster a culture of accountability trust and high performance aligned with company values ensuring accountability for both results and how they are achieved
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred
12 years of progressive leadership experience with accountability for business performance including P&L ownership in a global industrial or engineered products environment
Experience leading complex multi-site or global operations
Demonstrated track record of driving profitable growth commercial expansion and operational improvement in competitive markets
Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage and optimize full P&L performance
Experience driving product innovation customer experience improvement or digital-enabled transformation (including connected products or service-based models) is preferred
Demonstrated ability to build develop and lead high-performing teams
Attributes & Skills:
Strategic leadership: Thinks critically anticipates market shifts and translates insights into clear executable plans
Business acumen: Demonstrates strong understanding of financial operational and commercial drivers
Customer focus: Deeply understands customer needs and uses insights to shape strategy and innovation
Agility and decision-making: Takes calculated risks makes timely decisions under uncertainty and adapts effectively in complex environments
Results orientation and accountability: Drives high-performance with discipline and consistently delivers financial and operational commitments through others
Talent leadership: Builds strong high-performing and engaged teams; invests in developing leaders
Leadership presence: Inspires followership builds trust and engages teams across geographies and levels
Values-based leadership: Demonstrates ownership mindset humility builds trust and demonstrates a strong commitment to culture and ethics
Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people our culture and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world
IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race color religion creed genetic information sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status age national origin disability protected veteran status or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
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Required Experience:
Director
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