Regional Operations Director

Page Executive; Katowice; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

International exposure

Autonomy in role

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking a Regional Operations Director for Poland to lead strategic operational transformations across multiple countries. You will drive efficiency, lean processes and organizational development while ensuring alignment with global priorities.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong supply chain and maintenance expertise, and a track record of building high-performing teams in technically complex industrial environments.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in senior operational roles.
• Proven international operational experience across multiple countries.
• Strong background in industrial manufacturing or engineering-intensive environments.
• Experience managing end-to-end operational processes including supply chain and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership within a regional and international business environment, ensuring alignment between local execution and broader objectives.
• Oversee end-to-end operations including production/service delivery, supply chain, procurement, maintenance, planning and support functions.
• Lead organizational restructuring and operational transformation, optimizing structures, processes and ways of working.
• Drive operational excellence through productivity improvements, cost optimization, process standardization and continuous improvement.
• Manage and optimize supply chain processes for efficiency, material availability, delivery performance and supplier management.
• Oversee maintenance and technical operations for equipment reliability and asset utilization.
• Lead and coordinate New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialization processes.
• Build and restructure management teams to strengthen leadership and accountability.
• Establish clear operational KPIs and drive performance in quality, cost, delivery and safety.
• Take responsibility for budgets, resource allocation, investment planning and profitability.
• Work with regional/global stakeholders to implement priorities and best practices.
• Maintain hands-on leadership and engage with teams to identify challenges and practical solutions.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Polish

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Lead regional operations and drive business transformation initiatives
• Manage international teams, maintenance, and operational performance

About Our Client

Our client is an international industrial organization seeking an experienced Regional Operations Director to lead and transform strategically important operations based in Poland, operating within a broader international business environment.

The role requires a proven operational leader with hands-on experience managing complex industrial operations across multiple countries, driving organizational change and building efficient, high-performing teams.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with direct operational involvement, taking responsibility for operational performance, supply chain, maintenance, industrial processes, new product introduction (NPI) and organizational development.

Operating within a lean, flat organizational structure, the position offers significant autonomy, direct exposure to senior international leadership and a strong mandate to deliver operational improvements and business transformation.

Job Description

• Provide operational leadership within a regional and international business environment, ensuring alignment between local execution and broader business objectives,
• Oversee end-to-end operations, including production and/or service delivery, supply chain, procurement, maintenance, planning and operational support functions,
• Lead organizational restructuring and operational transformation initiatives, optimizing organizational structures, processes and ways of working,
• Drive operational excellence through productivity improvements, cost optimization, process standardization and continuous improvement,
• Manage and optimize supply chain processes, ensuring operational efficiency, material availability, delivery performance and effective supplier management,
• Oversee maintenance and technical operations, ensuring equipment reliability, operational continuity and effective asset utilization,
• Lead and coordinate New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialization processes, ensuring seamless transitions from development to operational execution,
• Build, develop and restructure management teams, strengthening leadership capabilities, accountability and operational ownership,
• Establish clear operational KPIs and drive performance improvements across quality, cost, delivery, safety and productivity,
• Take responsibility for operational budgets, resource allocation, investment planning and profitability improvement,
• Work closely with regional and global stakeholders to implement business priorities, transformation programs and operational best practices,
• Maintain a hands-on leadership approach, actively engaging with operational teams, identifying challenges and implementing practical solutions.

The Successful Applicant

• Significant leadership experience in senior operational roles such as Operations Director, Regional Operations Director, Plant Director, Manufacturing Director or General Manager,
• Proven international operational experience, including direct responsibility for operations, teams or transformation projects outside Poland. Exposure to multi-country or regional structures is essential,
• Strong background in industrial manufacturing, engineering-intensive operations or technically complex industrial environments,
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end operational processes, particularly supply chain, maintenance and operational planning,
• Practical experience overseeing NPI, industrialization, production transfers or implementation of new technologies and processes,
• Proven track record in organizational restructuring, operational transformation and building effective leadership teams,
• Experience working in lean organizations with flat reporting structures, where operational ownership and direct involvement are critical,
• Strong understanding of operational KPIs, financial performance, cost structures and budget management.
• Ability to balance strategic objectives with practical, hands-on execution,
• Strong leadership skills, decisiveness and the ability to drive change in complex international environments,
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across different countries and organizational cultures,
• Fluent English and Polish.

Preferred Background

• International and regional industrial operations,
• Manufacturing and plant management,
• Industrial engineering and technical operations,
• Industrial services and maintenance-intensive environments,
• Operational restructuring and business transformation,
• Industrialization, NPI and production transfers,
• Complex, project-based industrial organizations.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to take a key operational leadership position within an international industrial organization,
• Significant autonomy and direct influence on operational strategy, organizational structure and business performance,
• Strong exposure to regional and global leadership,
• Opportunity to lead meaningful transformation, restructuring and operational development initiatives,
• Dynamic, lean organizational environment with short decision-making processes,
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.