Managed Operations Lead (m / f / d) Water Light Industries

As the industry leader in critical water management, Nalco Water is the partner for sustainability-minded transportation companies.

Our 360-degree approach helps customers in the automotive sector optimize their water footprint at every stage of the facility life cycle: from site selection through daily operations, we offer solutions, services, and programs to help data centers meet today’s demands and be well-positioned for the future.

To help our customers operate efficiently, conserve vital resources, and meet their uptime targets, we need talented people like you to help us continue to protect the world’s most vital resource—water.

We are currently looking for a

Managed Operations Lead (m/f/d) - Germany - Water Light Industries - Transportation, based in Germany

What’s in it For You

• The opportunity to take a strategic leadership role on an absolute top priority for our division and help adapt the way we work.
• The chance to make a direct impact and manage the team that will support our Water Light customers to overcome the most important challenges of this century: minimize water and climate impacts while maximizing outcomes at an optimized total cost.
• The chance to join a dynamic, ambitious management team tasked with delivering business growth, innovation, and value to our customers across the NW Light division.
• The potential to improve the diversity of our leadership team and make a meaningful impact on our business.

What will you do :

After intensive training on products, sectors, and our approach on Light production and successful execution in your scope, you will lead our operational team within the transportation district.

• Responsible for overseeing small, medium, and large on-site customer contract operations daily.
• Provide leadership (planning, scheduling, coordinating, assigning, and directing) to the O&M technicians, ensuring all contract terms, conditions, requirements, and standards are satisfactorily managed.
• Coordinate O&M operations for multiple sites, contracts, and complex processes.
• Ensure that assigned O&M projects are managed effectively, complying with contractual, operational, maintenance, and profitability requirements for multiple sites.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with site managers, sales teams, management, and customers.
• Coordinate with sales managers on strategies for operational management that meet contract performance requirements within budget and timeframes.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen and understanding of contract language, terms, and conditions.
• Support the sales team in pursuing new business and contract renewal.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of the industrial sector, experience in administrative and budgetary roles, and computer literacy.
• Degree or training in a technical field/engineering or equivalent.
• Proven leadership experience within an industrial environment as a shift leader, production leader, or similar.
• Eagerness to grow through challenging experiences.
• Willingness to travel.
• Based in Germany.
• Fluent in German and English.

We look forward to your application!

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