Website TALENTspy
German Private Equity Fund Focused on Operational Value Creation
The company
Our client is an established small-cap German private equity fund/family office with a focus on operational value creation. For one specific portfolio company they plan to hire an Operations Manager (m/f/d) who will support the CEO (a former operating partner of the PE fund and ex-consultant) in all aspects of the transformation process of the portfolio firm (sales, process & product optimization, internal processes, etc.). After ca. 2-3 years of experience as wing-man of the CEO in the above portfolio firm, the candidate should be prepared to participate in the search process and subsequently take on a C-level role in the same company or a newly acquired small-cap portfolio firm and will be co-owner with a substantial stake.
In this specific case the portfolio company is a consumer goods company with approx. € 100 million revenue located near Stuttgart.
Your tasks
- Cross-functional operational transformation projects in a small-cap, hands-on environment with limited management resources, e.g.
- Sales and marketing
- Lean manufacturing/production optimization
- Sales process optimization
- IT/process improvements (e.g. implementation of a new ERP system)
- Mid-term career perspectives: to become a CEO of a future portfolio company with shares
Your profile
- 4-7 years of professional experience, from top-notch strategy or operational consulting firm. Additional experience from a corporate management position could be helpful, but is not a must
- Candidates with 2-3 years of experience would also be considered for a “Junior Operations Manager” role
- Functional focus on general marketing & sales, operation, transformation
- High affinity to sales & marketing
- Operational performance improvement experience required within the manufacturing sector (industrials, automotive, consumer goods etc.) is an advantage
- Profound management- and leadership skills in difficult situations requiring change: good combination of soft skills (motivating people in a consensual company culture) and clear target focus
- Entrepreneurial mindset and passion – high drive to become a future CEO and shareholder
- Absolute flexibility, willingness to travel (you will have to work on-site at the portfolio companies for 4-5 days/week over a longer period)
- Ideally mid-market (German ‘Mittelstand’) exposure or at least ‘mindset’
- Hands-on, ‘get-things-done’ type of person who likes to work in small-cap environments
- Excellent German (native speaker) & English language skills
To apply for this job email your details to a.christl@talentspy.de
Managing Partner
Andreas Christl founded TALENTspy more than 20 years ago and leads the firm as Managing Partner. He focuses on transformation, restructuring, strategy and C-level roles, working with private equity firms, corporates and management consultancies. He brings more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and in international managing director and senior management roles. His career spans large groups (Degussa AG, Süd-Chemie AG, Gimborn GmbH) as well as young growth companies, and has taken him time and again to other countries and cultures. Andreas grew up in Barcelona and speaks German, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
