President

OERTZENGroup; Avon (OH); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

OERTZENGroup in the United States seeks a Managing Director to steer sustainable growth, optimize operations, and lead a high-performance team across global markets. This executive role drives profitability, capital investments, and strategic partnerships while aligning with corporate standards.

The position requires 5+ years as a Managing Director or senior executive in electrical infrastructure or related industries, with strong cross-cultural collaboration and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Technical university degree or equivalent qualification.
• 5+ years as Managing Director or senior executive in electrical infrastructure or related industries.
• Experience in global corporate structures with cross-cultural collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end operations and organizational development across the group.
• Drive profitability, cash generation, cost optimization and capital investments.
• Build high-performance leadership teams and stakeholder relationships.
• Oversee sales, distribution, operations, supply chain, finance, HR, IT and commercial support.
• Expand market presence and partner with headquarters for alignment.
• Lead the setup and launch of new sites (e.g., Houston) per corporate standards.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-cultural collaboration

Executive experience

Global exposure

Education

Technical university degree

Job description

Mission

Lead the company to sustainable, profitable growth by driving operational excellence, maximizing output and efficiency, and optimizing costs, while building high-performing teams and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure market competitiveness and long-term value creation.

Main Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility with clear focus on profitability, sustainable margin expansion, and cash generation
• Drive operational excellence to maximize output, productivity, and capacity utilization across the entire plant and ensure optimal delivery fulfillment to customers
• Lead end-to-end business processes including sales, distribution, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, HR, IT, and commercial support functions
• Execute cost optimization initiatives across materials, logistics, production, overhead, and organizational structures
• Implement and institutionalize Lean and continuous improvement principles (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Poka-Yoke) to enhance efficiency and reduce waste
• Optimize working capital with strong focus on inventory management, safety stock reduction, and supplier integration
• Define and execute capital investment strategy to ensure operational reliability, efficiency, and long-term competitiveness
• Build and lead a high-performance leadership team; develop key talent and ensure organizational effectiveness aligned with growth objectives
• Drive strategic transformation and performance improvement programs in close cooperation with the Head of Business Development Operations
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships, including regular collaboration with corporate headquarters leadership and department heads
• Ensure constructive engagement with unions, key suppliers, and customers while fostering a culture of accountability, performance, and pride
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required to support business objectives and global alignment

Success Criteria & Expected Results

• Get to know the organization and establish a relationship with all relevant stakeholders
• Successfully integrate into the company, its management team, and the Group
• Contribute to meeting or exceeding the annually agreed budget and continuing market growth and on profitability
• Support the Director of Sales to establish or develop a strong sales force
• Set a 5-year growth plan for US entity
• Implement/Develop business with additional or new products
• Meet or over exceed annually agreed budget
• Continue market growth with optimized marketing and product management concepts
• Reduce dependence on a few product units – introduce other available product groups from the Group portfolio to the market
• Further develop the team and sales force to increase market shares
• Find new sectors, customers etc. to develop sustainable growth
• Lead the successful setup and operational launch of the new Houston site, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and market requirements

Leadership Skills

• Strong goal and results orientation
• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Open personality with the ability to motivate the team
• Development of the team. Improving and developing the Organization
• Lead by example

Mindset

• Able to develop long-term plans as well as short term initiatives
• Recognize opportunities and makes well-founded decisions on the company's direction
• Initiator and driver of change
• Rapid responsiveness to unforeseen market and business changes

Key Skills

• Strategic experience in market development and expansion
• Extensive experience in organizational development, covering staff, infrastructure and processes
• Effective planning and execution of projects to achieve goals on time and within budget in close collaboration with headquarters
• Analytical ability to collect and interpret relevant data and derive well-founded, strategic decisions from it
• Experience in driving profitable growth through market expansion, innovation, and strategic partnership

Education & Professional Background

• Completed technical university degree or equivalent qualification
• Experience in a global corporate structure, with a strong understanding of cross-cultural collaboration, and experience with European, preferably German, companies
• Experience as a Managing Director or senior executive (5 years plus minimum) in the electrical infrastructure or related industries (e.g., energy, utilities, industrial systems), with a track record of driving business success and growth