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President/GM - Boat Company
Region Midwest /
Industry Marine
Position ID 3236
Lead a high-impact marine business as President / General Manager, owning full P&L and driving growth, innovation, and operational excellence within a premier pontoon segment. This is a career-defining opportunity for a proven executive who has led a business with full financial accountability and thrives in a dynamic, cyclical environment. We’re seeking a hands-on, strategic leader with strong product, commercial, and operational instincts to build performance, strengthen dealer networks, and accelerate market leadership.
President / General Manager – Pontoon Segment
Our Client:
A leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of premium recreational marine products. The business represents a strategically important segment with a strong legacy brand, an emerging growth brand, and an established dealer network. Backed by robust infrastructure and investment, the segment is positioned as a high-impact value creation platform with meaningful opportunity for growth, margin expansion, and operational improvement. Reporting directly to CEO.
The Opportunity:
This is a career-defining opportunity for a proven executive to lead a standalone business unit with full P&L ownership and enterprise-level accountability. The President / General Manager will serve as the true business leader, responsible for driving profitable growth, product leadership, commercial execution, and operational excellence in a cyclical market environment.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Long-term incentive plan
- Comprehensive executive benefits package
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Own and drive all financial performance metrics including revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, and working capital
- Develop and execute annual operating plans and long-range strategy
- Lead pricing, mix optimization, and cost discipline initiatives
- Serve as the end-to-end leader of the business with full accountability
- Lead and align cross-functional teams across product, operations, sales, marketing, and finance
- Build and develop a high-performing leadership team and culture of ownership
- Define and execute a differentiated, multi-year product roadmap
- Drive innovation, modernization, and product competitiveness
- Strengthen dealer network performance, alignment, and profitability
- Lead go-to-market strategy including pricing, promotions, and product launches
- Identify and execute opportunities for growth, market share gains, and premiumization
- Oversee manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain performance
- Drive operational efficiency, cost improvement, and quality
- Partner with finance on budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience
- Must have led a business, division, or operating unit with full P&L ownership and control
- Proven track record of driving revenue growth, margin expansion, and operational improvement
- Experience in marine or adjacent durable goods industries preferred
- Experience operating in a cyclical, demand-driven environment
- Deep understanding of financial drivers, cost structure, and profitability levers
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional organizations
- Strong product instinct and track record of successful innovation
- Experience with dealer/distribution models
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and supply chain dynamics
- Ownership mindset; hands-on, results-oriented, and highly accountable
