Job Description

My client is a growing flooring business, and their next phase of growth will come through acquisitions of complementary businesses. To prepare for this expansion, they are seeking a driven and entrepreneurial leader who can take an executive role within our current operations, learn their systems, improve them, and ultimately step into the operator role of their next acquisition.

Role Overview

This is a hands-on executive development position designed for someone interested in small business leadership, operations, and private equity–style acquisition growth. The role blends day-to-day management with long-term strategy. The successful candidate will gain direct exposure to small-business M&A, private equity-style investment, and the realities of operating and scaling a growing company.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role in our current flooring business, learning and managing operations, finance, and sales.
• Partner with ownership to refine systems, processes, and reporting for greater efficiency and scalability.
• Lead teams across operations, sales, and installation to ensure daily excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to the evaluation and integration of future acquisitions.
• Develop into the primary operator for an acquired business within 12–24 months.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity for an ambitious leader to accelerate their career in entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), SMB private equity, or small business leadership. You will gain a unique blend of exposure to deal-making, operations, and strategy, while preparing to step into a CEO/operator role of a profitable business.

Requirements

What They're looking For

• Strong interest in entrepreneurship, small business operations, or private equity/M&A.
• Proven leadership experience (operations, consulting, finance, management, or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias for action.
• Comfort with rolling up your sleeves—this is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent communication and team management skills.
• Open to relocating anywhere in the Southeast

Application tip: Please think of your cover letter as a personal statement as opposed to a traditional 'cover letter'. Ideally, you'll use this space to highlight any skills/experiences that are not obvious on your resume. For example: They have both retail and construction operations in their business - highlighting experience in either of these is a positive. Another example: if you were in the military, you could use this space to highlight your leadership experience and openness to relocation (from moving around previously). 

Benefits

Compensation & Growth

• Competitive salary
• Equity participation
• Direct exposure to small-business M&A, operations, and finance
• A clear path to becoming the operator of a business we acquire

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