Senior Manager (m/f/d) Organizational Design & Operating Model

Döhler GmbH; Darmstadt; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work with passion

Take ownership

Grow your way

Thrive in a global environment

The team always wins

Job summary

Döhler GmbH, a leading global producer of natural ingredients, seeks a Senior Manager for Organizational Design & Operating Model to shape the company structure and strategic execution. You will diagnose the current organization, define target operating models, and lead cross-functional design workshops with senior leadership.

Responsibilities include translating strategy into an integrated organization, building an implementation roadmap, and establishing governance and metrics to track

Qualifications

• Completed university degree in Business Administration, Economics, Organizational Psychology, Engineering or a comparable discipline; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in enterprise organization design, operating-model transformation, strategy, management consulting or corporate transformation.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing target operating models and organization transformations across functions, geographies or manufacturing and supply-chain environments.
• Demonstrated executive-level influencing skills and ability to operate credibly with Board and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and conceptual capability to translate data into strategic options and recommendations.
• Deep expertise in organization architecture, governance, leadership structures, and capacity planning.
• Excellent German and English communication; willingness to work across sites and regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide organizational design from diagnosis to target operating model and implementation.
• Assess current organization, interfaces, decision paths, capabilities, capacity and performance to identify complexity and bottlenecks.
• Develop and evaluate alternative organization and operating-model options including governance and accountability.
• Translate strategy into integrated organization design covering processes, profiles, capabilities and capacity.
• Act as senior sparring partner to Board and executives; run cross-functional design workshops and prepare recommendations.
• Build the implementation roadmap, governance and change architecture; translate changes into clear accountabilities and roles.
• Define measurable success criteria and establish governance to track organizational effectiveness and adoption.
• Sponsor opportunities to simplify governance and enable data-driven, AI-enabled ways of working while preserving human ownership.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Change management

Communication

German language

English language

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Business Admin./Economics/Org Psychology/Engineering

MBA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

AI/digitalization tools

Job description

Senior Manager (m/f/d) Organizational Design & Operating Model

• Full-time
• Job Function: General Management & Governance
• Entry Level: Professionals

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition?

We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

This role owns the design of the organization required to deliver the company strategy. It combines enterprise-level strategic thinking with the ability to drive implementation and measurable business impact.

• Lead the enterprise-wide organizational design agenda from strategic diagnosis through target operating model, implementation and measurable effectiveness review.
• Assess the current organization, operating model, interfaces, decision paths, capabilities, capacity and performance to identify structural complexity, duplication, bottlenecks, accountability gaps and opportunities for scale.
• Own the development and evaluation of alternative organization and operating-model options, including design principles, governance, accountabilities, decision rights, leadership layers and collaboration models.
• Translate business strategy, growth priorities and transformation requirements into an integrated organization design covering processes, activities, job profiles, position requirements, capabilities and capacity assumptions.
• Act as a senior sparring partner to the Board, Executive Committee and functional leaders; lead cross-functional design workshops, align stakeholders and prepare decision-ready recommendations for senior management.
• Build the implementation roadmap, decision governance and change architecture; ensure that agreed organizational changes are translated into clear accountabilities, leadership roles, processes and execution requirements.
• Define measurable success criteria and establish a governance rhythm to track organizational effectiveness, productivity, decision speed, capacity release and adoption after implementation.
• Identify and sponsor opportunities to simplify governance, strengthen accountability and enable data-supported, digital and AI-enabled ways of working while preserving clear human ownership for business-critical decisions.

• Completed university degree in Business Administration, Economics, Organizational Psychology, Engineering or a comparable discipline; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience in enterprise organization design, operating-model transformation, strategy, management consulting or corporate transformation.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing target operating models and organization transformations across multiple functions, business units, geographies or manufacturing and supply-chain environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate credibly at Executive Committee, Board and senior stakeholder level, with experience influencing complex decisions without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong analytical and conceptual capability, with the judgment to convert complex organizational, operational and workforce data into clear strategic choices and management-ready recommendations.
• Deep expertise in organization architecture, operating models, governance, decision rights, leadership structures, spans of control, activity analysis, capacity planning and organizational effectiveness.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs from ambition and design through business-case approval, implementation, adoption and benefits realization.
• Strong understanding of process architecture, SAP, data, digitalization, automation and AI, including the implications for roles, capabilities, controls and human accountability.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation and negotiation skills; able to create alignment among senior leaders while constructively challenging existing structures and established assumptions.
• High level of executive presence, commercial judgment, discretion, resilience and personal ownership; comfortable making recommendations in ambiguous and politically sensitive environments.
• Ability to build and lead high-performing expert teams, develop internal organization-design capability and establish repeatable standards, methods and governance for future redesign cycles.
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills; willingness to work internationally and across functions, sites and regions.

What WeOffer:

• Work withpassion:We create an environment where passion meets profession. Meaningful work and positive energy inspire people to give their best and make lasting contribution to our shared success.
• Take ownership:We empower you to take ownership and share your ideas. Whatever your role, you have the opportunity to show initiative and make an impact.
• Grow yourway:With flexible development opportunities across departments and a global team, you can broaden your skills, discover new strengths and actively shape your career path.
• Thrive in a global environment:Join an international team bringing together multiple cultures, languages and perspectives to spark new ideas and inspiration.Through global collaboration, you expand your horizon both professionally and personally.
• The team always wins:We build real connections and grow together. By sharing knowledge and valuing each other’s strengths, we create a culture where trust and team play lead to shared success.

EqualOpportunities for All

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity or expression, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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