Managing Director

On behalf of our client, the German high-end subsidiary of a leading international group in the lighting industry, we are looking for a dynamic and passionate general management personality as

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Growth-focused general manager personality - directly reporting to the Head of BA (Lake Constance / Bodenseeregion)

Mission / Purpose

• Generate and maintain a profitable growth trajectory with full P&L and balance sheet responsibility and build a strong leadership team focused on customer-centric, innovation- and value-based objectives
• In alignment with the group's strategy, review and develop a forward-looking growth strategy with clear business development paths including competitive and predictive data analyses
• To ensure strong execution and progress across business divisions, create transparent objectives and define KPIs / OKRs
• Develop and inspire innovation in solution/product specification, technology, and processes and drive product development to achieve lighting technology leadership
• Drive organizational development including digitalization to further enhance performance by continuous improvement efforts, optimized business processes, and good governance based on the company's values
• Reconcile the strengthening of overall people engagement with the encouragement to be curious and creative by installing clear yet agile definition of roles and responsibilities while leveraging entrepreneurial and experimental empowerment
• In close coordination with group HR, install and promote a strong culture of trust and collaboration and maintain a brand-specific talent development and training plan in alignment with the company's core mission and values
• Actively collaborate across the group's structure to harvest advantages of scale, cross-selling, and technology/innovation
• Design and create a common understanding, overall alignment, and strong buy in to the needed change & transformation
• Act as an ambassador for the group and its core values across the group structure and with all external stakeholders

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in senior (or general) management positions, best in a manufacturing & specification-based sales environment
• Talented builder of valuable relationships with customers and other stakeholders with deep experience in the sales process for technically complex and sophisticated solutions in a B2B environment.
• Successful track record in building high-performance senior teams to create success and attract high-caliber talent
• Deep understanding of customer needs - from an overall market perspective as well as in individual customer dialogues.
• Proven ability to translate the group & company strategy into a strong vision for change and sustainable growth

Personality

• Proven, entrepreneurial general manager personality with an engaging trust-based leadership style as a role model with self-awareness and empathy, inspiration, encouragement, and empowerment of others
• An out-of-the-box change champion who fosters innovation by promoting creativity, curiosity, and courage
• Excellent communication and team-building skills with a passion for developing people and a strong ability to empower the second tier level of leadership
• Strong commercial acumen - high integrity and strong values - stress resilient - pro-active thinker and collaborative team player - strategic talent and structured approach to objectives, strategic execution, and tactical planning

WHAT OUR CLIENT OFFERS

• Excellent compensation package and direct reporting line to the Head of Business Area (Group) - extraordinarily collaborative and inclusive culture across the Group
• Hybrid work model: Work location in the beautiful Bodensee region in the South of Germany with home office option
• Strong professional growth and development perspectives in the international structure of the company

INTERESTED? This is the right next step in your career, and you have what it takes?

Please contact Katinka Ackermann at katinka.ackermann@equitalent.de or call at +49(0)160-97556600