As division managers, we are in charge of a specific corporate or business division of a company. The division may mean the department of a certain business function, or a whole separate business unit. In any case, we are responsible for managing personnel, operations, sales (if applicable), and any other functions related to our assigned division. We need to have a good understanding of the division’s operations and also its place in a broader perspective. In practice this translates to day-to-day management activities as well as forecasting and strategic planning.
Core tasks:
managing division staff, make employment decisions with ability to hire and terminate, ensuring training, etc. participating in defining division strategies and key decision making overseeing contract management for all division projects monitoring performance of divisions, taking corrective actions as needed keeping other members informed through reports, presentations, analyses, etc. monitoring competition, recommending policy changes