Senior Operations Manager

As pioneers and global leader, Hiab is ambitious to write forward our success story, inspiring and shaping our industry. The world in which we operate with our class-leading products, intelligent services and innovative digital solutions is constantly changing._

**Purpose of the position**:
The Senior Operations Manager will develop and continuously improve the safety, delivery capability, quality and productivity of the Operations. This includes ensuring that the operation has the correct level of competence, motivation and efficiency in order to be competitive and meet profitability, quality and growth objectives.

Location: Santo Antônio da Patrulha - RS

**Main tasks and responsibilities**:
**Safety**
- Promoting the importance of Environmental, Health and Safety culture, with the responsibility of securing own and co-workers’ safety and health at all times in line with the Company’s Health and Safety statement, policy and Risk Assessments.

**Quality**
- Responsibility and ownership of PSC product quality processes and drawing specifications in line with customer expectations;
- Embrace a zero defects and right first time culture within an overall total cost of quality framework.

**Delivery**
- Develop long and short-term capacity plans in order to meet customer demand;
- Secure resources and competencies to manage the strategy and day-to-day operations;
- Ownership of the SMR/ S&OP process to balance Supply to Demand;
- Develop long and short-term capacity plans in order to meet customer demand.

**Inventory**
- Ensure the delivery of a material replenishment strategy in line with the PSC inventory policy.

**Productivity**
- Determine and implement annual plans and budget in order to achieve overall strategic objectives;
- Develop and monitor performance goals (KPI’s) in order to achieve overall financial targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions when necessary;
- Create and embrace a true culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement;
- Develop and deliver a sustainable operations roadmap so as to embrace Industry 4.0 and digitization for the PSC;
- Develop and monitor performance goals (KPI’s) in order to achieve overall financial targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions when necessary;
- Implement World-class principles in order to secure the most cost efficient production in the business;
- Direct, support and coach your teams in order to secure continuous improvement of the right competencies, efficient working methods and stimulating working environment.

**People**
- Bring to life each day our HIAB values and demonstrate these behaviors in his / her leadership style;
- Make sure to develop the organization structure;
- Direct, support and coach your teams in order to secure continuous development of the right competencies, efficient working methods and stimulating working environment;
- Secure resources and competencies to manage the strategy and day-to-day operations.

**What you’ll need to succeed**:
**Education**:

- Third level degree and/or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or business discipline.

**Experience**:

- At least 7-10 years of relevant Technical Industry experience (i.e. truck, construction machines, agriculture or automotive) in production and supply chain management.
- At least 5-7 years within a modern factory management role, with 3 to 5 years of which should be at Senior Management level, within a multinational, global company.
- In depth knowledge of the principles of Lean Manufacturing and how it supports the overall business strategy.

**Languages**:

- Fluent English is necessary

**You will be part of**:
We offer you a position in a global organization where you are challenged with interesting and diverse tasks. These tasks will provide a great opportunity for you to grow professionally.

**Interested to join?**:
Please submit your resume/CV
- Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. Hiab's premium equipment includes HIAB, EFFER and ARGOS loader cranes, MOFFETT and PRINCETON truck mounted forklifts, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, JONSERED recycling cranes, MULTILIFT skiploaders and hooklifts, GALFAB roll-off cable hoists, ZEPRO, DEL and WALTCO tail lifts, and the service brand HIPERFORM, a comprehensive suite of smart solutions that help maximise the life-cycle value of Hiab’s equipment._