Executive Job Offer #3240
COO/Managing Director - Germany, Munich

Job Description:

The company is looking for a Lean practitioner, mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded COO with experience in execution and scaling an organization.

Job Responsibilities:

- Strategic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with CEO and CFO on strategies for safe growth, business expansion approaches, balanced division of resources.
• Propose improvements to the facilities productivity while minimizing impact to culture.
• Work closely with the CFO and VP of Human Resources on employee growth, retention, career paths.
• Work collaboratively with Leadership on best near term and long-term approach to volume product sales in the company’s markets.
• Work with Materials Leadership, Finance Leadership, and Manufacturing Leadership on how to improve supply chain constraints and interruptions.
• Responsible with CEO for acquisition functions: targeting, analysis/modeling, negotiating, legal review, acquisition financing, liability review, integration planning and integration after close.

- Tactical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Allocate the resources department managers need, such as funds, labor, and equipment, to ensure they meet their goals.
• Provides timely, accurate and complete reports on the operating condition of the company.
• Responsible for end-to-end supply chain operations.
• Create solutions to production problems to increase efficiency in established markets.
• Provide guidance on cost savings to increase operating margins through detail analysis of materials handling, and production processes.
• Responsible for ensuring effective quality improvement and performance management.
• Ensure to provide the highest level of services to clients.
• Keep abreast of external developments affecting operations and services and collaborate with the CEO and CFO in developing strategies and plans in response.
• Assure manufacturing and supply chain compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards.
• Assures adequate staffing and reviews organizational structure to ensure continued Company growth.
• Responsible for the hiring, evaluation, and discipline of all direct reports. Consults with CEO and Human Resources in arriving at decisions on hiring and termination.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10+ successful similar experience as COO/MD in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrable competency in transforming organizations to lean principles, and management of large diverse staff and strategic planning
• Proven track record of executing organization Change Plans and delivery of results
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
• Outstanding organizational management and leadership abilities to deliver results
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
• Strategic mindset and planning capabilities

Duration:

Permanent position - Full time

Start Date:

Q3 2024

Company Profile:

The company manufacturers auto components/parts