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Kennziffer: 15107

Managing Director (m/w/d)

  • Automation/Robotik
  • > 130 Mitarbeitende
  • Andere Länder
  • karriere@drmaier-partner.de
JETZT BEWERBEN

Entrepreneurial Site Leadership for Operational Excellence and Growth

Our client is a well-established European technology company specializing in advanced electric drive and control solutions for industrial automation. Its Bulgarian manufacturing site, with around 130 employees, is a strategically important part of the Group's value chain and works closely with the German headquarters. The operation focuses on high-quality electromechanical production and has recently benefited from substantial investment in modern machinery, robotics, metrology and digital systems. Building on a solid technical foundation, the site is now entering its next stage of professionalization, automation and capability expansion. The Managing Director will play a decisive role in strengthening operational excellence and preparing the organization for further growth and additional value-added activities.

The task

  • Assume full P&L and legal-entity responsibility for the Bulgarian site and lead an organization of around 130 employees.
  • Raise operational performance across quality, cost, delivery, productivity and occupational safety through transparent KPIs and disciplined shopfloor management.
  • Professionalize structures, responsibilities and leadership processes, while developing a strong and accountable second management level.
  • Expand automation and optimize manufacturing concepts, material flows and processes, fully leveraging recent investments in modern production technology.
  • Lead production, technology and value-chain transfers from Germany to Bulgaria, including industrialization, ramp-up and structured know-how transfer.
  • Further develop planning, supply chain, procurement, quality, maintenance and internal logistics, preparing the site for sustainable growth.


Your profile

  • Degree in engineering, business administration or a comparable qualification.
  • Several years of senior leadership experience as Managing Director, General Manager, Plant Manager or Operations Director in an industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Proven track record in developing manufacturing sites and improving production, quality, supply chain and operational performance.
  • Strong commercial understanding, including P&L responsibility, budgeting, cost management and financial performance management.
  • Experience in change, industrialization, transfer and ramp-up processes; exposure to automation and productivity programs is highly advantageous.
  • Entrepreneurial, pragmatic and implementation-driven leadership style; fluent Bulgarian and strong English, with German considered an advantage.


Your perspective

  • Entrepreneurial responsibility with substantial freedom to shape a strategically important manufacturing site.
  • Clear growth ambitions backed by a committed ownership structure and willingness to invest further.
  • Direct interaction with Group leadership and close international collaboration with the German headquarters


The offer

Please send us your application documents, including reference number 15107, your salary expectations, and availability via our contact form or by email to: karriere@drmaier-partner.de
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