REGIONAL HEAD OF OPERATIONS EMEA (M/F/D)

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall accountability for production and operational performance across all regional sites, ensuring on-time delivery, required quality, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Definition and execution of the regional operational strategy, aligned with business goals and global operational excellence standards.

• Cost control, resource allocation, and evaluation of site improvement proposals, including oversight of operational expenditure planning.

• Leadership of regional site managers, promoting collaboration, best-practice sharing, and alignment with operational excellence principles.

• Close cooperation with the Supply Chain to ensure fulfillment of production plans and operational efficiency.

• Responsibility for people development, fostering a collaborative work culture, and driving transformation initiatives in line with strategic business requirements.

• Active collaboration with key stakeholders to support the integration of strategic and operational initiatives across the organization.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Engineering or Production Technology, preferably with a focus on the chemical industry, or equivalent technical qualification.

• Extensive experience in managing and developing international chemical production sites, ideally with expertise in multipurpose plants (silicones, acrylics, PUs, and/or organics).

• Deep knowledge of chemical processes and technologies, with a proven track record in driving continuous improvement in the sector.

• Strong understanding of production networks and the ability to implement resilient, process-driven frameworks.

• Experience in a medium-sized, internationally active company with effective navigation of matrix organizations and a hands-on management style.

• Ability to manage complex daily operations while maintaining strategic perspective, balancing short- and long-term objectives, and prioritizing ESHQ requirements.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across all hierarchy levels and drive business success through strategic co-creation.

• Inspirational leadership style with a focus on empowerment, professional development, and fostering a culture of responsibility and progress.

• Analytical, decisive, and entrepreneurial mindset with excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).

• Willingness to travel internationally for business purposes.

OUR OFFER

• Experience appreciation – through individual feedback as well as company events such as anniversary celebrations, summer parties and Christmas celebrations

• Experience security – with an attractive non-tariff salary, 33 days of vacation, general health checks

• Receive care – with numerous social benefits such as supplementary long term care insurance, retirement provision, disability insurance and supplementary health insurance

• Take advantage of freedom – thanks to flexible working hours and mobile working as well as child holiday care

• Strengthening individuality – thanks to a wide range of professional development, e.g. training courses, junior staff development, leadership programmes and e-learning

• Facilitate mobility – thanks to good transport connections, free parking spaces and JobRad

SAY YES TO CHT

Would you like to shape change and bring about change in an internationally active company? Then please send us your application documents, including your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, exclusively via our application system.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us.

Your HR contact:

Theresa Lumpp-Engeler
Phone +49 7071 154 230