General Manager, St. Louis

Title

General Manager, St. Louis Market

Summary

Veryable is revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing. We connect businesses to workers through our online marketplace, enabling a real‑time approach to production. We give workers more options and flexibility, and provide leaders on the shop floor with control. One of the fastest growing U.S. tech start‑ups, we seek a General Manager for the St. Louis Market (the “GM St. Louis”). The GM St. Louis will lead day‑to‑day operations in market, manage the P&L, drive commercial initiatives, and align with the strategic plan and operating and capital budgets. Remote candidates will not be considered; the position is office‑based in St. Louis. The GM St. Louis reports to the VP of Midwest and is part of the West Region.

Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce company values, reputation, and culture.
• Adhere to the HR Manifesto and manage the marketplace and team for long‑term growth and stability.
• Manage day‑to‑day operations of the business in the St. Louis district and oversee P&L.
• Drive top‑line adherence in accordance with the company’s growth plan.
• Manage district team and recruit, hire, and develop new team members as trajectory requires.
• Drive business development in accordance with the company’s growth plan.
• Develop market entry and/or growth strategy and supporting marketing initiatives.
• Develop business target lists, cultivate relationships, and conduct regular communications.
• Manage CRM process and identify scalable ways to recruit business users.
• Cultivate strategic accounts and partnerships to enable growth and scalability.
• Collaborate with other market leaders to identify best go‑to‑market strategies.
• Oversee operational issues and ensure quick and effective resolution.
• Assist Operations Leadership and the CEO in overseeing the long‑term business strategy of the Corporation.
• Provide a product‑market fit feedback loop into the product management / tech development funnel.
• Assist Operations Leadership and the CEO in conducting public events, interviews, workshops, etc. in market.

Required Qualifications

• Passionate about Veryable’s offerings, our vision and mission.
• Direct experience working or advising industries we serve (logistics, supply chain, manufacturing).
• Leadership experience – e.g., leading teams directly, cross‑functional projects, etc.
• Track record of developing team capability – selecting, hiring, coaching, capacity planning, etc.
• Upward progression within the same company – e.g., promoted in the same organization.
• Actively responsible for cross‑functional teams, projects, and organization.
• Eager to learn, desire to grow professionally with a winning attitude.
• Self‑starter, industrious individual who has demonstrated mastery of something (e.g., sport, music, etc.).
• Results oriented, with specific examples of demonstrated outcomes to outperform or overachieve goals.
• Strong communication skills with ability to tell a story, win hearts and minds with direct and plain language.
• Detail‑oriented with proven ability to take a complex problem, break it down using data.
• Experience in the workforce (at least 5 years post‑university or 8 years work experience is ideal).
• Entrepreneurial experience, site start‑up, independent leadership of a project/group/organization; preferred.
• Highly proficient with the MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to be in office every day and visit local businesses each week.
• Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement training or certification is preferred.
• Neither worked at nor studied processes of a FAANGS company (Facebook/Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google, or any other Silicon‑valley based company).

Veryable is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Veryable abides by all laws deemed constitutional and does not discriminate on the basis of vaccine choices or violate your personal healthcare privacy.