Director, Operations

Purpose of the position

The Operations Director is responsible for developing, leading, and continuously improving all aspects of Division Operations, ensuring sustainable performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity.

This role drives operational excellence through strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined execution of lean manufacturing and business processes, aligned with the Division and Hiab Business Line growth strategies.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Safety

• Promoting the importance of Environmental, Health and Safety culture, with the responsibility of securing own and co-workers’ safety and health at all times in line with the Company’s Health and Safety statement, policy and Risk Assessments

Quality

• Responsibility and ownership of PSC product quality processes and drawing specifications in line with customer expectations
• Embrace a zero-defects and right-first-time culture within an overall total cost of quality framework

Delivery & Capacity Management

• Develop long and short-term capacity plans to meet customer demand
• Secure resources and competencies to manage the strategy and day-to-day operations
• Ownership of the SMR/ S&OP process to balance Supply to Demand
• Develop long and short-term capacity plans to meet customer demand

Inventory

• Ensure the delivery of a material replenishment strategy in line with the PSC inventory policy

Productivity & Operational Excellence

• Determine and implement annual plans and budgets to achieve overall strategic objectives
• Develop and monitor performance goals (KPI’s) to achieve overall financial targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions when necessary
• Create and embrace a true culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Develop and deliver a sustainable operations roadmap to embrace Industry 4.0 and digitization for the PSC.
• Develop and monitor performance goals (KPI’s) to achieve overall financial targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions when necessary
• Implement World-class principles to secure the most cost-efficient production in the business
• Direct, support and coach your teams to secure continuous improvement of the right competencies, efficient working methods and stimulating working environment

People Leadership

• Lead by example, embodying and promoting Hiab values and leadership behaviors
• Build, develop, and coach a high-performing operations team
• Ensure organizational design aligns with business needs (right-sizing and competence management)
• Secure and develop critical competencies for future business needs.

What you’ll need to succeed

Education

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or business discipline

Experience

• Minimum7-10 years of relevant Technical Industry experience (i.e. truck, construction machines, agriculture, or automotive) in production and supply chain management
• At least 5–7 years in a modern factory management role, including 3–5 years at a senior management level within a multinational/global organization
• Deep understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and their link to business strategy
• Experience in unionized environments and employee relations management preferred
• Cross-functional exposure to Supply Chain, R&D, Sourcing, Sales & Service
• Flexible to travel as required

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Clarifies and translates strategy into actionable plans and measurable results
• Organizational Awareness: Considers historical context and stakeholder impact in decisions
• Results Orientation: Drives accountability, performance, and timely decision-making
• Continuous Improvement: Champions innovation and change; challenges the status quo constructively
• Leadership & People Development: Inspires, motivates, and develops teams; builds a performance culture
• Communication & Influence: Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills; effective cross-functional collaborator
• Problem Solving: Analytical, data-driven, with a pragmatic “can-do” approach
• Business Acumen: Customer-focused, commercially astute, and ethically driven.

You will be part of

As part of a global organization, you will gain access to an extensive network and exciting development projects. At the same time, we value personal development and the close collaboration that characterizes our local operations. Cooperation, commitment, quality, and order are the guiding principles we work by. We are constantly working to maintain a pleasant and enjoyable work environment for our employees with opportunities to grow in your role and develop it further.

Interested to join?

If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your application with your CV in English by 24/11/2025. We look forward to hearing from you!