Lead a National Business Transformation with a Global Industry Leader
Continental is seeking an accomplished, results-driven executive to serve as Managing Director of BestDrive USA. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a proven business transformation leader with a proven history of optimizing operations and financial results and building high-performance organizations on a scale.
BestDrive USA represents a critical growth and service platform within Continental鈥檚 Truck Tires Americas organization, generating approximately 135M in annual revenue and employing 250+ team members across a national network. The Managing Director will drive sustainable, profitable growth while executing strategic transformation initiatives aligned with Continental鈥檚 global vision.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a senior executive who thrives in complex, multi-site operational environments and has a proven ability to:
- Turn around underperforming or plateaued business units
- Deliver measurable P&L improvements and operational efficiency
- Lead cultural transformation and talent development at scale
- Execute strategic growth initiatives while ensuring disciplined cost management
- Navigate matrix organizations and align regional operations with global strategy
Key Leadership Responsibilities
Strategic & Financial Leadership
- Own full P&L responsibility for BestDrive USA
- Lead enterprise planning, forecasting, and execution of growth strategies
- Drive long-term value creation aligned with Continental鈥檚 corporate objectives
- Identify and execute operational and commercial turnaround opportunities
Organizational & Cultural Transformation
- Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing leadership team
- Strengthening organizational capabilities, succession planning, and workforce development
- Champion a safety-first culture targeting zero-incident performance
- Align talent strategy with long-term business growth and digital transformation initiatives
Commercial & Market Growth
- Develop and execute national sales and brand strategies
- Strengthening customer segmentation, pricing strategies, and go-to-market execution
- Expand digital and data-driven Sales and Marketing capabilities to enhance customer engagement and profitability
- Strengthen relationships across fleet, commercial vehicle, and service network customers
Operational Excellence
- Optimize nationwide service and retreading operations for efficiency, quality, and scalability based on tangible and clear KPI鈥檚
- Enhance real estate strategy, site performance, and network optimization
- Improve supply chain, procurement efficiency, and vendor partnerships
- Strengthening internal systems, compliance, cybersecurity, and performance tracking
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are seeking a transformational leader who brings:
- Demonstrated success leading business turnarounds or major performance transformations
- Experience leading large, multi-location operational or retail service organizations
- Strong commercial acumen with proven revenue growth and margin improvement results
- Deep operational leadership experience in service, manufacturing, or fleet/commercial vehicle sectors
- Ability to lead within global, matrixed organizations
- Strong financial and strategic planning expertise
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.