Managing Director (m/f/d)

• Assume full P&L and legal-entity responsibility for the Bulgarian site and lead an organization of around 130 employees.
• Raise operational performance across quality, cost, delivery, productivity and occupational safety through transparent KPIs and disciplined shopfloor management.
• Professionalize structures, responsibilities and leadership processes, while developing a strong and accountable second management level.
• Expand automation and optimize manufacturing concepts, material flows and processes, fully leveraging recent investments in modern production technology.
• Lead production, technology and value-chain transfers from Germany to Bulgaria, including industrialization, ramp-up and structured know-how transfer.
• Further develop planning, supply chain, procurement, quality, maintenance and internal logistics, preparing the site for sustainable growth.

• Degree in engineering, business administration or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of senior leadership experience as Managing Director, General Manager, Plant Manager or Operations Director in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record in developing manufacturing sites and improving production, quality, supply chain and operational performance.
• Strong commercial understanding, including P&L responsibility, budgeting, cost management and financial performance management.
• Experience in change, industrialization, transfer and ramp-up processes; exposure to automation and productivity programs is highly advantageous.
• Entrepreneurial, pragmatic and implementation-driven leadership style; fluent Bulgarian and strong English, with German considered an advantage.

Your Perspective:

• Entrepreneurial responsibility with substantial freedom to shape a strategically important manufacturing site.
• Clear growth ambitions backed by a committed ownership structure and willingness to invest further.
• Direct interaction with Group leadership and close international collaboration with the German headquarters.