General Manager

General Manager | Millwork, Interior and Exterior Door Fabrication | TX, open to relocation

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

A millwork and building products veteran recognized as one of the top millwork General Managers in the country, with a career built on growing facilities, developing people, and consistently outperforming P&L targets. Recently led a millwork manufacturing greenfield, overseeing the full build-out of a 165,000 sq. ft. facility, scaling from 15 customers and 35 employees to $31M in revenue and 76 employees by year three, exceeding the 5-year sales plan ahead of schedule and delivering $237K in profit against a projected $1M loss.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Greenfield Build-Out & Facility Launch

• 165,000 sq ft greenfield, launched with 35 employees and $11M inventory; scaled to 76 employees over 4.5 years
• Year 3 revenue of $31M vs. $22M budget; delivered $237K profit against a projected $1M loss — exceeded EBITDA plan by $1.3M
• Prior role: grew $20M millwork P&L to $46M with ~9.7% EBT; included $7M install division

Multi-Location General Management

• 19+ years in GM and Location Manager roles ranging from $7.9M custom millwork to $46M multi-function LBM operations
• Led teams of up to 195 employees; 6 direct reports in prior GM role, including dedicated OSR team and install division manager
• Turnaround experience: hired to lead P&L recovery of a $32M one-step millwork business unit
• Two-step window/door facility: grew EBITDA margin from 1.9% to 17.3%

Production & Operations Management

• Daily output: ~400 interior doors, ~120 exterior doors; 20 prefinished fiberglass doors
• Equipment: KVAL and Norfield
• Direct reports: Production Manager, Operations Manager, Delivery & Dispatch Supervisor, Transportation Supervisor
• Experience with lean manufacturing, 5-S, facility relocation/expansion, and DOT/facility safety compliance