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This is an opportunity for a dynamic leader to bring unified Quality Control systems, procedures, and metrics to a multi-site & state operation in a fast-paced and growing environment.  In a newly created and high impact role, the Quality Engineering Manager will oversee and lead a team to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality products.

Assignment: 4334
Title: Quality Engineering Manager
Industry: Cabinetry
Reports To: COO
Location: Based in Northeast US with multi-state locations

Our Client:

Founded in 1992 our client has grown from a local cabinetry company to a leading national corporation with 5 key distribution locations throughout the country.  A leading pioneer in the K&B industry for over 30 years, constantly updating and expanding selections, featuring new, innovative products and styles.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement quality control strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality products and services
• Lead and manage a team of quality control professionals, providing guidance, training, and support
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of quality control processes and identify areas for improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as production, operations, and customer service, to ensure quality control standards are integrated into all aspects of the organization
• Ensure regular audits and inspections are conducted to identify areas of non-compliance or opportunities for improvement
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions to address quality control issues and prevent recurrence
• Analyze data and metrics related to quality control to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors to ensure compliance with quality control standards
• Collaborate with the New Product Development team to ensure new products or processes meet quality standards before they are introduced to the market

Position Requirements:

• Proven experience in quality control leadership in the cabinet industry or similar woodworking
• Certification in quality control methodologies is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of quality control standards and regulations
• Proficiency in using quality control tools and software, such as statistical analysis software and quality management systems
• Demonstrated track record of implementing successful quality control strategies and driving continuous improvement
• Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes and quality control practices in the cabinet industry
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to effectively lead and develop a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex situations and make informed decisions
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Quality Management, Engineering, or a related discipline

Contact:

Ben Durshimer
Research Recruiter
bdurshimer@brookechase.com
941-914-9162

This role is career-defining for the resourceful & hungry sales professional ready to strategically increase the revenue of a prospering brand. Be rewarded for driving growth efforts across the Southeast region and building the future of this brand as a passionate sales expert with the freedom to operate as an entrepreneur.

Assignment: 4330
Title: Regional Sales Manager – Southeast
Industry: Frameless Cabinetry
Reports To: CEO, Owner
Location: Southeast

Our Client:

Our client is a young and expanding company positioned to scale rapidly given their consistent 100% year-over-year growth.  Nimble, and able to make the right decisions quickly, this company is bureaucracy-free, and our client’s dedicated and entrepreneurial leadership team believes in rewarding those who help them achieve their goals.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grow cabinet, countertops, and install revenue to meet the company’s projections and goals
• Develop sales in Southeast Market
• Drive and adapt go-to-market strategies in the region
• Develop strong relationships with key accounts

Position Requirements:

• 5+ years sales leadership in the kitchen cabinet industry (at least 3 years in multi-family)
• Proven history of significant growth in revenue, market share, and profit margins
• Results oriented, entrepreneurial self-starter with a desire to rapidly grow
• Strategic thinker
• Strong business acumen, cost-conscious

Contact:

Ben Durshimer
Research Recruiter
bdurshimer@brookechase.com
941-914-9162

This is an opportunity for an individual to operate with the freedom and passion of an entrepreneur and lead a fast-growing US region to carry out the company’s vision of continued growth.  Build the Sales Team talent, champion culture, and win financially.

Assignment: 4326
Title: Regional Sales Manager – Southern Region
Industry: Cabinetry
Reports To: VP of Sales and Marketing
Location: South US

Our Client:

Founded in 1992, our client has grown from a local cabinetry company to a leading national corporation with 3 key distribution locations throughout the country.  A leading pioneer in the K&B industry for over 30 years, constantly updating and expanding selections, featuring new, innovative products and styles.  This constant product renewal ensures that the market remains stimulated and enticing, thereby increasing potential success.  The company maintains a highly efficient National Sales Team that is committed to fostering the success of its sales reps, ensuring a successful and thriving professional future.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop dealer business and grow sales in a region for the company in conjunction with distribution operations in Florida and Texas
• Direct sales development responsibility for your own working territory
• Hire and manage independent reps in other territories throughout the region

Main Deliverables for First 12 Months of Employment:

• Open up new K&B Dealers
• Hire reps
• Increase sales
• Develop a plan for the region
• Participate in Sales Management Meetings

Position Requirements:

• Hard worker and entrepreneurial business-minded
• 7+ years sales and sales leadership in building products
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or equivalent experience/MBA preferred
• Track record of business development and sales growth in the dealer channel
• Strategic thinker with practical hands-on implementation skills
• Experience successfully managing independent reps
• Excellent communications skills – all levels and every format
• Excellent time management skills
• Able to manage Sales Team
• Good problem solver

Contact:

Ben Durshimer
Recruiter
bdurshimer@brookechase.com
941-914-9162

For more than 43 years, Brooke Chase Associates’ Retained Executive Search Services have helped companies build powerful world class organizations.  We focus on finding the best fit to create a long-term solution.

We are a relationship focused business and have applied that same focus to Brooke Chase Mergers & Acquisitions Referral Services by providing confidential introductions to Investors, Owners, and Management Leadership Teams.

We know the players in Kitchen Cabinets, Plumbing, HVAC, and related industries.  Our knowledge enables us as a Buy-Side Mergers & Acquisitions Referral Service to introduce buyers and sellers to each other, resulting in a negotiated sale with minimal disruption and an equitable selling price.

Are you looking for an opportunity to…

• Explore, learn, and grow in the dynamic industry of mergers and acquisitions and private equity?
• Use your previous business experience and skills to support the making of multi-million dollar deals happen?
• Join a rapidly growing company where you can learn and grow in a professional, positive, and supportive environment?

As a key member of our team, you will have a ground floor opportunity to grow your professional career in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions by providing excellent customer service, developing, and closing deals.  For those who have spent their career in Corporate America and are tired of the rat race and heavy travel demands, this position will allow you to use your functional expertise and project management skills to help businesses be bought and sold throughout North America, while working remotely from your home with limited travel requirements.

THIS IS A 100% COMMISSION BASED BUSINESS WITH UNLIMITED EARNINGS

In this role, you will be researching industries and companies to spearhead unique acquisition strategies.  More specifically, you will obtain precise criteria from clients (i.e., products, end-markets, revenue size, etc.) and identify companies that match these criterial, utilizing the internet, online databases, industry association company lists, and our own proprietary database, and speaking with company owners and senior executives.

We are looking for a quick learner, strategic and creative thinker with versatile business skills.

Responsibilities:

• New Business Development – developing and building client relationships.
• Identifying companies that are considering a sale or acquisition through primary strategic research and conversations.
• Track research progress and statistics to generate progress reports.
• Manage a proprietary database of researched companies.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal staff to support future acquisition transactions.
• Assist in the development of marketing materials designed to pitch various clients and strategies.

The successful candidate will be:

• Highly competent in technology, including CRM systems, email, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Intellectually curious, smart, eager to learn, hard-working, disciplined, organized, detail-oriented, tenacious, intrinsically motivated, self-directed, able to multi-task well, strong verbal and written communication skills, reliable, pride in workmanship, and comfortable in leading deal-making teams.
• Able to work collaboratively in a team setting and get along well with people.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves, provide hands-on support and truly enjoy going down “internet rabbit holes,” exploring new topics and finding interesting data to connect the dots to achieve company goals.

We do have a few requirements:

• 10 plus years of general business and/or outside sales experience.
• A high sense of urgency and the ability to provide a high level of customer service while building and maintaining lasting relationships with customers.
• Ability to solve problems independently and creatively.
• Ability to organize, monitor, and track numerous ongoing deals, clients, and prospects.
• Absolute discretion in handling and communicating with clients and prospects.
• Ability to self-manage and project a professional and polished image that inspires confidence and trust.
• Able to read basic financial statements.
• Able to write letters and follow up with business owners by phone, video conferencing and in person.
• Computer literate with a basic understanding of customer relationship software.
• Self-motivated and able to set and abide by your own schedule.
• Able to financially tolerate long sales cycles, as deals can take many months to close.
• Must be a team player and able to work within a collaborative culture.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Great interpersonal skills.

What we bring to the table for you:

• The opportunity to get involved in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions, and private equity industry.
• Exposure to a broad range of industries and company types (e.g., manufacturing, business services, distribution, consumer durable goods, building materials, kitchen and bath, decorative plumbing and more.)
• Comradery with a great group of driven, smart, creative, and “can-do” professionals.
• A culture that inspires learning, encourages autonomous work, fosters team collaboration, rewards hard work and results, and offers a sustainable work/life balance.

Contact me now if you’re a hard-working professional ready to become a
Mergers & Acquisition Business Development Associate
and be the driving force behind your career success.

Contact:

Email Joe McElmeel Chairman and CEO at
jmcelmeel@brookechase.com
with an attached cover letter and resume

CEO with a Plan is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to acquire and grow a business to the point of successful exit. Whether a management buyout of your current business unit or the acquisition and build-out of another private company, you assume accountability to lead a business enterprise, tap unrealized potential and create significant growth.

Introduction:

Private Equity (PE) owned firms grew revenue twice as fast as all other types for the last 10 years according to a recent Pepperdine survey. Our PE Partners are constantly looking for their next growth company and in some cases actively pursue an “Executive First” approach to investment. Across the board, the most universally well received inquiry is what we call CEO with a Plan: an experienced executive who displays passion, vision and a proposal to create a growth enterprise.

Outcomes:

As Steven Covey advises, a CEO with a Plan must “Begin with the end in mind.” The goal is to maximize value creation within a defined period such as 5 to 7 years. Success rewards the CEO and leadership team through the increased equity valuation whenever there is an ownership change. There may also be the option to reinvest and continue to grow the enterprise towards yet another ownership change.

Industry:

Our broad range of partners means that any manufacturing, distribution, transportation, or services enterprise will be accommodated. Building materials, industrials, software, medical device, bio-tech, niche manufacturing, or any industry segment that will support an attractive growth strategy will be considered.

Location:

Determined by your investment thesis.

Accountabilities:

You will be expected to present an investment idea and facilitate its transformation into a successful investment strategy. When funded, your accountability to implement and achieve objectives can encompass:

• Creating a corporate vision, culture, goals and action plans.
• Leading the acquisition and integration of multiple businesses.
• Transitioning your business to an independent enterprise with its own unique culture.
• Assessing, acquiring, developing and inspiring the leadership team to implement your vision.
• Leveraging the board, external and internal resources to their fullest.
• Leading the business to meet or exceed defined milestones.
• Participating in a successful liquidity event.

Requires:

The successful CEO will have turned around, unlocked potential, created strong growth and otherwise lead a business to exceed expectations; ideally more than once. One must also develop an investment thesis to complete the package. For example, a plan to carve-out the business unit of a larger corporation that you currently lead. Or perhaps a strategy to consolidate a few smaller companies into a platform that you can then grow into a segment leading enterprise. Regardless of the plan, investors expect an in-depth knowledge of the target industry.

Dimensions:

You will be expected to demonstrate leadership dimensions such as proactivity, adaptability, high energy, integrity, interpersonal effectiveness, strategic perspective, and communications ability.

Compensation:

There will be an appropriate incentivized executive compensation package, equity participation and the satisfaction from leading your strategy to meet or exceed expectations. Most significant will be the equity pay out at the time of a successful ownership change.

Contact:

Joseph McElmeel
Chairman and CEO
jmcelmeel@brookechase.com
941-479-6382