General Manager

Lodiers & Partners; Nederland; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lodiers & Partners, an international family-owned technology company, seeks a General Manager for its Dutch operation. You will lead the team, drive operational excellence, manage budgeting and forecasting, and align local activities with the group’s global strategy.

You will shape the organisation, enhance performance, develop markets, and maintain a hands-on leadership style while working with fellow MDs and group functions.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience as a General Manager or similar executive role.
• Demonstrated P&L responsibility and strong financial acumen.
• Experience developing markets and identifying growth opportunities in a technical B2B environment.
• Experience in leading a project-driven organisation and balancing commercial with operational excellence.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; knowledge of another European language is a plus.

Skills

Leadership experience

P&L responsibility

Financial acumen

Business development

Market expansion

Change management

People leadership

Dutch and English fluency

Job description

Our client is an international, family-owned technology company that develops advanced automation and digitalisation solutions for industrial manufacturing environments. The group supports leading customers in technology-driven markets with innovative machinery, production systems and software solutions. For its Dutch operation, the company is looking for an experienced General Manager. The local organisation develops and supplies specialised technical solutions for high-quality manufacturing environments and provides related sales and service activities. The compact Dutch team combines specialist expertise with an entrepreneurial, hands-on culture and benefits from the capabilities, resources and international network of the wider group.

Main goal of the position

As General Manager you will lead the next phase of development of the Dutch organisation by combining operational excellence with commercial leadership. The primary focus is on strengthening organisational and financial performance, improving operational and project control, further developing the team and driving sustainable growth through business development, market expansion and effective collaboration with the international group.

The position

As General Manager, you will hold overall responsibility for the Dutch operation, including its people, processes and business performance. You will have full P&L responsibility and oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, working capital and project profitability. Visible and approachable on site, you will remain closely involved in day-to-day operations while building a scalable and future-proof organisation. You will be entrusted with the leadership of the Dutch operation and given the autonomy to shape its continued development. At the same time, you will not be left to navigate the challenges alone. You can actively rely on fellow Managing Directors, functional experts, group functions, R&D resources and international colleagues. With an understanding of cultural differences, you connect the local organisation with the international headquarters and create effective collaboration across the group. You know when to act independently and when consultation, alignment or support is required.

The profile

• extensive leadership experience as a General Manager, Managing Director, Operations Director or in a comparable executive role;
• experience in technical B2B environments, preferably combining operational leadership with commercial or business development responsibilities.
• experience leading a project-driven organization;
• demonstrated P&L responsibility and strong financial acumen;
• experience in developing markets and identifying growth opportunities in a technical B2B environment;
• capable of balancing commercial development with operational excellence;
• experience with organisational development, process improvement and change management;
• a visible, approachable and hands-on leadership style, combined with strategic insight.
• independent and decisive, while recognising when alignment or support from headquarters is required;
• strong people leadership skills and the ability to create stability, ownership and accountability;
• culturally aware and able to build effective collaboration within an international group structure;
• fluent in Dutch and English; proficiency in an additional European language is an advantage.

Procedure

There will be several interview rounds with representatives from Lodiers & Partners (week 43 - 44) and with our client (week 45 - 47). A personality questionnaire (Lumina) is part of this procedure.

This is a confidential and anonymised search. The identity of the organisation will only be shared with selected candidates after signing an NDA.

Contact

For more information or to submit your application, please contact Maurice Oomens at [phone] or [e-mail].