Operations Director

Marioff; Pero; Ibrido; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Flexible working

International environment

Descrizione del lavoro

Marioff Italy is seeking a Senior Operations Director to lead manufacturing transformation, sourcing and internal logistics. You will drive lean principles, ensure safety and quality, and align with Marioff Group standards while shaping the operational future of Italian operations.

The role requires 15+ years of industrial leadership, strong change management and an engineering background, with a focus on scalability and performance in a dynamic, international context.

Competenze

• 15+ years in operations/manufacturing leadership in industrial environments.
• Proven experience in operations transformation.
• Lean manufacturing implementation and process formalization.
• Strong change management and communication skills (Italian + English).
• Engineering or technical background strongly preferred.

Mansioni

• Lead manufacturing transformation to a structured, cost-effective, scalable organization.
• Assess need for new production facilities and oversee lean standards.
• Drive KPIs to improve productivity, quality, safety, and delivery performance.
• Own internal logistics and material flow; optimize inventory levels.
• Build and lead a strong operations organization and leadership team.
• Collaborate closely with Marioff Operations, engineering and business units.

Conoscenze

Lean manufacturing

Operations leadership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Italian + English

Formazione

Engineering background

Descrizione del lavoro

Contract type:full-time, permanent contract

About Marioff

For four decades, Marioff has been driven by the challenge of keeping people and businesses safe. Today, we are the global leader in high-pressure water mist fire protection with our HI-FOG system, setting new standards and pushing the fire protection industry forward. Rooted in Nordic innovation and delivering globally, Marioff is home to those who approach challenges with an innovative mindset, persistence, and an unwavering commitment to quality. We believe that delivering peace of mind and reliability to our customers requires empowering diverse teams to collaborate towards common success, creating a lasting impact.

At Marioff, more than 500 motivated professionals work across the globe. As a truly global company, we value the diversity of roles and skills within our team, with colleagues from nearly 30 nationalities collaborating towards a common goal.

With our head office in Vantaa and our factory in Kerava, Finland, we have a global reach with subsidiaries in France, Germany, Italy, North America, Spain, Sweden, Poland, the United Kingdom, and China.

About the role

Marioff Italy is entering an important phase of industrial growth and transformation.

To support this evolution, we are seeking a senior operations leader who will play a key role in strengthening and scaling our industrial capabilities, while leading the transition towards a more structured, modern, customer focused and efficient organization.

Marioff Italy Operations Director role holds end-to-end operational accountability, covering manufacturing, sourcing, and internal logistics, this role will lead the lean transformation of Italian Operations and ensures the safety working environment and quality of services and product according to the customer expectations.

The Operations Director will be responsible for driving the evolution of the current operations model, improving industrial performance, and assessing the need for new production facility together with Marioff Group Operations Organization.

This is a highly strategic and hands-on role, requiring strong execution capabilities, credibility on the shop floor, and proven experience in industrial transformation within entrepreneurial or medium-sized industrial environments, where processes, organization and culture evolve together.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Manufacturing Transformation & Operational Excellence

• Lead the evolution of the manufacturing model towards a structured, cost effective, scalable and process-driven organization to meet the business growth targets
• Assess need for new production facility and in case needed
• Introduce and strengthen lean manufacturing principles, industrial standards and operational discipline based on Marioff Group Standards
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety and environment management systems and standards and enhance operations’ safety culture
• Define and implement KPIs to improve productivity, quality, safety, delivery performance and operational efficiency
• Drive cost competitiveness and manufacturing performance through better planning, resource utilization and process optimization

Sourcing and Logistics

• Lead factory-level sourcing in alignment with group sourcing strategies
• Ensure material and service availability for production and customer deliveries
• Drive cost competitiveness and supplier performance
• Collaborate with group sourcing organization on supplier selection, risk, and compliance
• Internal Logistics & Material Flow
• Own internal logistics and warehouse operations
• Ensure efficient material flow from receiving through production to finished goods storage
• Optimize inventory levels according to group policies
• Improve internal logistics efficiency, accuracy, and space utilization
• Drive the cultural evolution of the organization, helping teams adapt to more structured ways of working
• Build, structure and strengthen the operations organization and leadership team
• Ensure close alignment with business units, Marioff Operations and engineering
• Act as a trusted industrial partner to top management on operations strategy, capacity planning and operational priorities
• Promote accountability, execution discipline and a continuous improvement mindset across the organization

To be successful in this role you will need:

• 15+ years of progressive experience in operations / manufacturing leadership roles within industrial environments - preferably from mechanical/electrical assembly operations
• Proven experience in operations transformation
• Strong track record in:
  • Lean manufacturing implementation
  • Process formalization and operational structuring
  • Organizational and cultural transformation
  • Industrial scale-up, plant start-up, relocation or major expansion projects
• Strong operational mindset combined with strategic thinking and execution capability
• Natural leadership and credibility with both management teams and shop-floor personnel
• Strong change management and communication skills (Italian + English)
• Engineering or technical background strongly preferred
• Fluent in both Italian and English language

Considered as an advantage:

• Experience in international and matrix organizations considered a plus

What can we offer you?

• A unique opportunity to shape the industrial future of Marioff Italy during an important phase of growth and transformation
• A chance to make a significant impact on operational scalability and performance and long-term competitiveness
• A dynamic and internationally oriented work environment in a company with high technology products and a strong growth strategy
• Competitive compensation
• Company car
• A highly influential position in a high-technology organization with strong growth potential
• Flexible working arrangements including partial remote work

Our commitment to you

We offer youa dynamic and international work environment in a company with high technology products, a strong growth strategy and people who are passionate about fire safety. At Marioff we value diversity in all its forms and we believe that it is our excellent, highly skilled people who make success, competitive excellence and innovation happen. Join us to our mission to protect people, property and business continuity!