Managing Director

The organisation

Background information on our client will be disclosed in a later stage.

The position

Overall objective of the position is to lead and efficiently expand the companies’ business in the Netherlands, as well as to support international growth along the agreed upon Strategy. Exceed business expansion and profitability goals whilst evolving the site towards a more technological driven organization.

The Managing Director Netherlands has 6 direct reports and is responsible for ± 350 fte.

Tasks & responsibilities

• P&L responsible for the organization and overall management of the organization (the Netherlands)
• Reorganizing the sites’ functional structure towards integrated business units
• Define and implement new business models and fine-tune the organization to support the agreed upon strategy both within The Netherlands as internationally
• Improve the efficiency of production processes using Lean and Continues Improvement
• Improve operations efficiency. Streamline the operational processes and make good use of IT so as to achieve high efficiency
• Lead / take part in the marketing and sales process and ensure that the relations with the clients are good and efficient
• Make sure that cross-selling synergies with other departments in Europe are being developed
• Hire, motivate, develop and retain excellent managers and employees
• Define and agree goals and milestones with your team(s) and ensure goals are defined and communicated to their respective teams. Set up customer centric Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress. Follow up as appropriate and become hands on if required to ensure achievement of goals

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate is energetic, result driven and has a passion to win. He or she is highly intelligent, numerate with business acumen and at the same time demonstrates empathy for others, using strong interpersonal skills. He or she has a fast track career until now but have not yet reached their full potential and still have the burning hunger/drive to excel.

The position offered should be a challenge and a clear progress from the current role. The Managing Director needs to be a hardworking hands-on leader with common sense who can inspire and motivate his or her employees. He or she is capable of changing and improving organizational structures and processes in order to reach a higher level of efficiency. 

Other requirementes include:

• Pre-university secondary education followed by a Master’s Degree
• Previous successful P&L responsibility (including of production) is essential
• Proven track record in operational excellence
• Experienced in restructuring an organization in line with organizational strategy
• Excellent understanding of financial matters, thrifty and cost minded
• Expert in Lean and Continuous Improvement in order to boost productivity and efficiency of processes
• Able to analyse working methods/business processes, define and drive improvements, combined with a hands-on mentality
• Successful experience as people leader with focus on production, reengineering and cost reduction
• Excellent motivational and communication skills with an ability to inspire and lead others
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Terms & conditions

Competitive compensation package.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by following the link below.