General Manager Netherlands

&deBlauw Search | Interim | Advisory; Opheusden; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

&deBlauw Search | Interim | Advisory is seeking a General Manager for its Dutch operations in Opheusden. This leadership role focuses on driving commercial performance while leading transformation in a rapidly growing business. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of senior leadership experience, strong P&L ownership, and skills in transformation and acquisition integration. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the organisation's next growth phase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior leadership experience.
• Experience in GM/Managing Director/BU leadership.
• Strong P&L ownership is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation while driving commercial performance.
• Stabilise teams and strengthen culture.
• Create a scalable platform for future growth.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

P&L ownership

Transformation leadership

Acquisition integration

Sales and service leadership

Job description

The General Manager Netherlands role represents one of the most strategically important leadership appointments for the company’s Dutch business at this point in its journey.

The organisation has experienced significant growth over recent years through both organic expansion and acquisitions. As a result, the business now stands at a critical turning point: strong commercial potential exists, but the next phase of growth requires a leader who can bring structure, alignment and clarity to a complex operating environment.

This is not a traditional General Manager position focused solely on managing a mature and stable business. Instead, this role is about leading transformation while continuing to drive commercial performance.

The new leader will inherit a business with a clear ambition to scale over the coming four to five years. To achieve this, the organisation needs a leader who can stabilise teams, strengthen culture, simplify complexity and create a scalable platform for future growth.

For the right candidate, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact on the Dutch organisation and to shape its next chapter.

Your profile

• 10+ years senior leadership experience
• GM/Managing Director/BU leadership
• strong P&L ownership
• transformation leadership
• acquisition integration
• sales and service leadership

About the organisation

Today's dormakaba is the result of the merger between two well-established brands – DORMA and Kaba, both known for their expertise in access solutions. DORMA, founded in 1908, offered holistic door solutions, attendance recording, access control, and emergency exit and escape route management. Kaba, founded in 1862, was a leading provider of high-quality access management solutions, keys, cylinders, physical access systems, enterprise data, and time recording. The two brands shared a passion for innovation, a commitment to delivering added value to their customers, and an entrepreneurial spirit.