Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on General Manager to lead our client SUCO’s North American operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader with a strong background in technical sales, operational management, and P&L responsibility within industrial, hydraulics, or controls markets. The ideal candidate will bring proven success in driving revenue growth, building customer and distributor relationships, and inspiring small teams in entrepreneurial settings.

Company

For more than 80 years, SUCO Robert Scheuffele GmbH & Co. KG has been a trusted name in fluid and transmission technology. Founded in 1938 and headquartered near Stuttgart, Germany, SUCO remains a third-generation, family-owned business with a strong international presence. With around 250 employees worldwide, SUCO and its subsidiary ESI (UK) develops and produces innovative pressure switches, pressure transmitters, transducers, clutches, and brakes for industries including hydraulics, mobile hydraulics, industrial automation, oil & gas, defense, aerospace, and heavy machinery.

SUCO North America, operating as SUCO Technologies, Inc., is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. subsidiary employs a small, dedicated and motivated team. As SUCO looks ahead, the strategic goal is clear: double the U.S. business within the next five years through growth, innovation, and customer-focused solutions.

Position

We are seeking a General Manager to lead SUCO’s North American operations. This is a pivotal leadership role with full P&L responsibility and direct accountability for strategy, operations, and growth. Reporting directly to the CEO of the SUCO Group Germany, the new hire will serve as both a servant hands-on leader to the U.S. team and a strategic partner to global leadership.

This role offers the unique opportunity to build on SUCO’s strong foundation in the U.S. market, drive innovation, and expand market share in a highly competitive environment.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, servant leader with proven success in driving sales growth in a small to mid-sized sales and customer service organization. You combine business acumen with technical sales expertise and have a pragmatic, approachable leadership style that builds trust and inspires teams.

Objectives and Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic and operational leadership for SUCO ESI North America.
• Develop and execute a growth strategy to double U.S. revenue within five years.
• Strengthen customer and distributor relationships, positioning SUCO and ESI as trusted partners across key industries.
• Lead, inspire, and develop a small but highly committed team in St. Louis and Deerfield Beach.
• Ensure financial discipline, operational excellence, and compliance with corporate standards.
• Serve as the ambassador of SUCO’s family-oriented, hands-on German culture in the U.S. organization.
• Collaborate closely with German headquarters and the UK subsidiary to align on product and strategic direction.

Work Environment and Collaboration

• Position based in St. Louis, MO.
• Requires hands-on leadership and strong cross-functional collaboration with the local U.S. team and headquarters in Germany.
• Travel to Germany & the U.K. for onboarding and regular collaboration.

Profile

Experience and Education

• 5–7 years of leadership experience with full P&L responsibility in a small to mid-size sales organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Manufacturing Engineering (MBA not required).
• Strong background in technical sales and operational leadership.
• Demonstrated success in B2B sales (OEMs, distributors) within industrial, hydraulics, or controls markets.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ethical, motivational, and innovative with the ability to energize others and lead by example.

Skills and Personal Qualities

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• High level of integrity, trust, and transparency.
• Pragmatic, hands-on problem solver with a can-do attitude.
• Analytical, organized, and decisive.
• Ability to seek and bring in new customers and grow a sales organization
• Commitment to training programs that maximize individual and organization goals across the organization including best practices in human resources activities
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which support and enable sound decision making
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication

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