President Capital USA

Own Your Expertise, And Your Future 

At Capital Electric, we embrace what makes us unique. As a company with local roots and global reach, we thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to our success. What keeps us at the forefront of progress? Our people. No matter where they work or who they are, we trust in their individual skills and qualities and give them everything they need to reach their full potential.  

The President for Capital Electric provides strategic direction for the business, has full P+L responsibility, creates and implements strategic operating plans and holds the organization accountable for results. Responsible for building and sustaining strong relationships with customers and vendors, with a focus on nurturing and developing organizational talent as well as associate engagement and morale to foster a culture of inclusion. The President demonstrates, champions, and develops the key competencies of the Sonepar Leadership Model. In full partnership, the President is able to balance Sonepar and Capital Electric priorities for mutual success. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and execute customer-centric business strategy for Capital Electric, leveraging the team. 
• Produce and drive a multi-year strategic plan focused on key initiatives which may be global, regional, and local. 
• Execute short-term tactical actions which support the strategy.  
• Drive commercial excellence. 
• Anticipate and innovate around customer needs to sustain excellent customer relationships that contribute to business growth. 
• Champion customer segmentation and drive digital sales, with a specific focus on developing a salesforce of the future.
• Lead, manage and develop the Capital Electric team; champion Sonepar’s leadership model; role model these behaviors and develop them across Capital Electric to ensure a robust talent pipeline and to build a strong and high performing team. 
• Inspire and energize the team. 
• Create a culture of performance accountability for results. 
• Communicate effectively and often, to engage and align the team on achievement.
• Operationalize the business strategy to deliver results which are profitable, sustainable, and compliant. 
• Create and optimize effective supply chain processes and practices focused on continuous improvement that are customer-enabling.

Minimum experience requirements:

10 or more years’ experience at a leadership level and demonstration of impactful results related to managing a P+L, operational excellence, and profitable growth.

Competencies

• Experience and hyper focus on customer success—anticipating, understanding, and delivering on customer needs.
• Demonstrated results in building and sustaining performance in omnichannel and overall digital selling environments—a digital champion and visionary. 
• Strong track record of acquiring, developing and empowering leader-level talent.
• Experience leading through transformation and change and applying change management principles.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Strategic visioning, inspirational leadership, and change agility.
• Proven ability to interact effectively at all levels within and across the organization, including senior management.
• Leadership courage and resilience.
• Ability to drive performance accountability with teams.
• Ability to manage costs and create operational efficiencies.
• Integrity.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.  Open-minded.
• Demonstrated ability to report complex analysis and conclusions in easy-to-understand written reports and oral presentations.
• Proficient use of Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

We offer excellent training, career advancement opportunities, and a competitive compensation package to include vacation time, sick time, full health benefits, 401(k) and more. Capital Electric is an EEO Employer.

About Us:

Capital Electric is The Electrical Distributor of Choice in the Mid-Atlantic region and a proud member of the Sonepar family. Capital Electric delivers excellence in service, products from the finest lighting and electrical manufacturers, extensive application expertise, and customized, comprehensive solutions to our customers.  Altogether, we serve customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from over 70 locations and from our central distribution center and company headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Capital Electric is also part of the Sonepar family, an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in B-to-B distribution of electrical products, solutions and related services. Sonepar entered the US in 1998 and continues to grow due to strategic acquisitions and organic growth. Today, Sonepar serves the market through a network of companies with over 400 locations nationwide.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 
Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law. 
 
EEO is the Law 
Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. To learn more, Click here. 
 
Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision 
Sonepar follows Executive Order 11246, including the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. To learn more, Click here.