Multi-Site Operations Director
Morgan Latif is a specialist leadership search & development consultancy. We help our clients across the Medical & Dental Technology, Packaging, Consumer, E-mobility, and Industrial Technology sectors to deliver on their transformation and diversity goals. Our mission is to combine traditional recruitment and coaching methods with new technology, to provide a tailored and innovative solution to our clients and candidates.
Position Overview
Morgan Latif has been exclusively retained by a multinational client with a global presence in the manufacturing sector for a confidential search for an operations director with multisite responsibility. This is a critical leadership role reporting directly to the COO.
Responsibilities
* Direct leadership of two manufacturing sites
* Management responsibility for 300 employees across both locations
* Leadership of approximately 10 departmental managers (Quality, Logistics, Production, etc.)
* Full P&L ownership for the two sites
Key Focus Areas:
* Execution of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles
* Accountability for balanced scorecard KPIs: delivery performance, quality, budget adherence
* Oversight of operations including assembly, CNC machining, milling, drilling, and painting
Your profile
* Deep expertise in industrial goods manufacturing
* Strong leadership experience in large-scale or multi-site environments
* Demonstrated success in lean and CI transformations
* Fluent in German, with the ability to engage credibly with both shop floor and executive leadership
* Commercially astute and strategically oriented
* Strong leadership presence with a collaborative and people-focused management style