ESTABLISHED LEADING FOOD MANUFACTURER
- Our client is an owner-managed, long-established company that ranks among the leading suppliers to the food retail sector and the food industry in its segment and generates revenue in the hundreds of millions of euros
- The company has established a strong market position in private-label products and is also one of Europe’s leading suppliers of organic products; the company is consistently focused on sustainability
- Growth in recent years has been driven primarily by supporting the international expansion of individual retail clients; however, the business faces increasing price pressure, volatile raw material prices, and rising demands for quality and sustainability
- As part of a phased handover of operational responsibility by the managing partner, the company is now seeking an external Managing Director (m/f/d) who will eventually assume the CEO role and successfully lead the company into the future
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strategic and operational management of the company, in close collaboration with the shareholder and the commercial managing director
- Further development of the existing corporate and market strategy
- Actively influencing key negotiations and long-term framework agreements with key clients and partners
- If necessary, initiating and implementing structural and efficiency programs to sustainably strengthen competitiveness; leading ongoing transformation processes within the company
- Further development of the management team and active shaping of a forward-looking, high-performing organization
- Close and trusting collaboration with the managing shareholder until assuming the chairmanship of the executive board
YOUR OPPORTUNITIES
- The opportunity to assume the CEO role with general management responsibilities in a company that has received significant investment over the years
- Opportunity to actively further develop and steer a company with a rich tradition during a critical phase
- Significant entrepreneurial freedom, both in strategic and day-to-day operational matters
- Comprehensive technical and product development expertise within the company, serving as the foundation for future portfolio expansions
- Working in an employee-oriented corporate culture shaped by the values of the owner family, where sustainability is exemplified and put into practice
YOUR PROFILE
- Several years of experience in a management or CEO position with comprehensive responsibility for results and a strong affinity for sales
- In-depth industry knowledge of the food and/or FMCG sectors; ideally with experience in the private label business
- Entrepreneurial, forward-thinking mindset combined with strong decision-making skills, a sense of responsibility, and high emotional intelligence
- Experience in successfully designing and implementing transformation and restructuring processes
- Proven expertise in dealing with top decision-makers in retail, as well as strong communication and negotiation skills
- Confident demeanor when interacting with shareholders, advisory boards, and other stakeholder groups
We look forward to getting to know you
If your skills and experience align with this position, we look forward to receiving your detailed application materials. Norbert Richter will be happy to advise you by phone at +49 421 22 33 93 0.
Please send your application materials to bewerbung@incharge-management.com with
Reference: GF-NRW
Information regarding earliest start date and salary expectations
We will, of course, treat your application materials and personal data as strictly confidential. We will only forward them to our client after receiving your explicit approval.
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