General Manager (Building Automation) (Finance)

As a General Manager for the Honeywell Building Automation, you will hold overall profit-and-loss responsibility for the business. You will establish and drive breakthrough strategies to accelerate the growth trajectory of the business by leveraging innovation, deploying new methods to generate demand and optimizing the core business. You will lead the Novar business for Big Box retail, which is undergoing massive transformation with fantastic year on year growth achieved in 2024 coupled with superior customer outcomes.
You will have significant customer-facing engagement with regular updates to Honeywell leadership. This is a top growth lever recognized within the Building Automation business of Honeywell and will have high visibility.

The role will report into the General Manager for Honeywell Multisite and would be based out of either of the 3 locations - Atlanta GA, Cleveland OH, Bentonville AR, and work on a hybrid schedule per Honeywell policy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set and execute business strategy with strong focus on growth and new customer acquisition
o Collaborate in building annual operating plan.
o Identify and execute ways to capture new customers across Grocery, and other retail segments
o Set strategy aligned with business objectives.
o Lead deployment of strategic objectives.
o Develop and own Product and technology roadmap
o Collaborate with Operations and Service team for seamless customer experience
• Achieve annual targets for orders, revenue, margins and cash flow.
o Provide accurate forecasts built on sales pipeline.
o Drive strong commercial operating system within/across team.
o Develop strong, collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the organization
o Provide updates and present proposals to executive leadership.
• Engage with customers.
o Develop excellent relationship with customers across different functions, hierarchy.
o Conduct strategic business discussions and negotiate strategic deals at with customer ownership/executive level.
o Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand the customer base
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.
o Develop and mentor new and existing team members of varying levels of experience, providing actionable coaching to enable growth.
o Develop leaders to effectively lead and manage their respective teams.
o Determine and communicate clear career path for those on their team by prioritizing active succession planning at all levels.
o Foster a growth mindset within team.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

• Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, Mental Health
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan/Retirement Benefits
• Career Growth
• Professional Development

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelors degree
• 8+ years of operations, business management, sales, commercial or project management experience
• 5+ years of direct team leadership experience
• Financial proficiency at the P&L level
• Proven ability to deliver strong results / achieve performance targets
• Ability to travel up to 60% domestically and internationally (as necessary)
• Experience in standard productivity software suites (e.g. Microsoft Office)

WE VALUE

• MBA degree
• Strong sales and product marketing acumen
• Experience directly managing people leaders
• Proven ability to communicate effectively to an executive audience
• Previous experience in the building automation industry or related commercial industry
• Active membership with local and national relevant associations

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high-growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe.