Interim COO
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Interim COO leading operational transformation for an international automotive components manufacturer. Driving multi-site performance, Lean improvement, profitability, and sustainable growth.
Responsibilities:
- Lead multi-site manufacturing operations across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people and cash
- Drive operational transformation through Lean Manufacturing, OEE improvement, productivity initiatives and cost optimisation
- Strengthen plant performance, accountability and standardised operating systems across the manufacturing network
- Develop and execute the operations strategy, including capacity planning, footprint optimisation and industrial investment decisions
- Ensure effective S&OP, production planning and alignment between customer demand and manufacturing capabilities
- Strengthen industrialisation, programme launches and serial production performance
- Drive continuous improvement in plant profitability, operational efficiency and working capital
- Build, develop and align an international team of plant and operations leaders
- Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team to deliver strategic business objectives
Requirements:
- Significant experience leading multi-site manufacturing operations in automotive components or a comparable industrial environment
- Proven responsibility for P&L, operational transformation and performance improvement
- International experience managing manufacturing operations across different markets and production environments
- Strong technical understanding of industrial manufacturing processes, ideally within rubber, elastomers, extrusion, fluid systems or related technologies
- Demonstrated track record of improving operational performance and leading underperforming sites through transformation
- Experience with automotive production, industrialisation, customer requirements and quality standards
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including cost management, profitability, CAPEX and working capital
- Hands-on, pragmatic and accountable leadership style
- Ability to influence, challenge and align stakeholders across a complex organisation
- Fluency in English
- Willingness to travel internationally
Benefits:
- A strategic leadership position within an international industrial organisation
- The opportunity to influence operational performance and long-term business transformation
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and key business decisions
- A challenging, high-impact environment where operational leadership can create measurable value
- Fully remote work arrangement
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