Interim COO

• 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

• 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

• 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