Operations Director (member MT)

The organisation

Our client, located in the northwest of the Netherlands with approximately 115 FTE and a turnover of €70M, is the world’s leading player in their industry. The company is part of an American group of companies and has a very strong international character. It is expected that the current growth will continue in the coming years. In our client’s niche market the demands are growing strongly. Orders are already flooding in, but customer demand continues to rise. In order to manage this growth and help the organisation scale up, this globally active machine builder is looking for an Operations Director.

The position

Being Operations Director, you will be part of the Senior Management team, which includes the General Manager and the Financial Director. You will report to, and work closely with, the General Manager and be in charge of the Operational Management Team.

Tasks & responsibilities

In this position, you will be responsible for the entire operational organisation in the Netherlands (sales, after sales, marketing, technical services, commissioning, production, planning, purchasing, inventory and logistics) and eventually for one branch in Southern Europe. You will create a climate of continuous improvement, where employees are open to change and improvement. The main focus is to efficiently and effectively structure the organisation and processes to fit the business. Together with the management team, you will be responsible for delivering results against the strategic plan. You and your team will translate this into departmental objectives for the operational organisation.

There is an emphasis on coaching and guidance for employees within the organisation: drafting, updating and implementing individual development plans around on-the-job training and gaining knowledge and skills. You will be responsible for increasing the professionalism, performance, motivation and multifunctional deployability of all employees within the operations department, in order to manage the strong growth.

Candidate profile

You should have a technical Bachelor degree, preferably in mechanical engineering, as well as an MBA. You must have five to ten years Operational and General Management experience, preferably in heavy machinery or other capital equipment manufacturing companies in excess of € 80-100M annual turnover and be familiar with working in an organisation under an American Equity owned (investment) parent company. Experience in reporting to a foreign parent company is a must.

You should be familiar with, and have experience in, the solution/consultative sales process in an industrial environment and have experience optimising business processes. You should have a good understanding of finance and must be proficient in English as well as Dutch; command of an extra European language is an advantage.

The culture within the company demands a natural “hands on” leader who is decisive and pays attention to the processes, but above all to the people . A people manager who has team player qualities, a leader who is technically strong with a solid business perspective attitude, results oriented and profit driven. As a person, you should be open, honest, transparent, loyal and down to earth.

The offer

A challenging management position with a successful internationally operating machine builder. This position offers the qualified candidate the opportunity to progress to General Manager. It is a great challenge for a driven and unifying leader. The client offers good primary and secondary terms of employment.

Interested?

If you are interested in this position please click the link below. For more information please contact the consultant in charge Anco de Graaf, +31 346 – 87 00 20.