Job Post_VP Manufacturing

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About Client

A leading consumer electronics company with a long-standing heritage of innovation and a strong international presence. The organization partners with healthcare professionals around the world to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis, and minimally invasive treatment, with the aim of improving patient outcomes and elevating standards of care. With extensive worldwide operations, the company offers both the scale and complexity of a truly global enterprise, alongside a clear strategic focus on transformation, capability building, and sustainable growth.  

Role Purpose

The SVP Procurement will serve as the senior procurement leader for the organization, accountable for shaping and executing the global procurement strategy across direct and indirect spend categories. The individual will play a critical role in strengthening procurement performance, organizational capability, and succession depth across a large international function.

The role combines strategic leadership and organizational transformation with operational oversight. The mandate includes enhancing procurement efficiency, upgrading selected leadership capabilities, and contributing strategically to broader business transformation initiatives, including ERP transformation.

Location: East Asia or APAC, with regular presence in a key regional market preferred

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Procurement Leadership

• Define and lead the global procurement strategy across direct and indirect procurement, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, supply chain strategy, and business objectives.

• Drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category leadership across a broad range of spend areas, balancing cost, quality, resilience, innovation, and service outcomes.

• Lead supplier and category strategies that enhance value creation, supply continuity, risk management, and long-term competitiveness.

• Partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure procurement supports commercial, operational, and transformation priorities.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and broader executive leadership team on procurement, supply market dynamics, organizational capability, and transformation priorities.

2. Operational Excellence & Transformation

• Improve procurement efficiency, effectiveness, and operating discipline through process optimization, governance enhancement, and performance management.

• Contribute strategically to enterprise transformation initiatives, including ERP transformation, by ensuring procurement requirements, process design, and change implications are appropriately represented.

• Foster close collaboration with manufacturing, supply chain, operations, finance, quality, engineering, and commercial teams to deliver aligned business outcomes.

3. Organizational Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead a large, internationally distributed procurement organization across APAC, the US, and EMEA, building a high-performance culture and clear accountability across the function.

• Strengthen organizational capability through leadership development, team upgrading, succession planning, and targeted talent enhancement in key roles.

• Create an environment of continuous improvement, coaching, and leadership development across the procurement organization..

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Senior procurement leader with experience in global, matrixed, and complex operating environments.

• Proven track record leading large, multi-region procurement teams across direct and indirect spend.

• Experience driving procurement transformation, operating model improvement, and functional modernization.

• Strong people leader with success in capability building, team development, and succession planning.

• Expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, category management, and procurement operations.

• Able to operate at executive level and influence across regional, functional, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Commercially astute and analytical, with the ability to link procurement strategy to business performance and long-term value.

• Experience supporting major transformation initiatives, including ERP, process redesign, or digital enablement.

• Resilient, pragmatic, and forward-looking, with strong communication and change leadership skills.

• Relevant sector experience may include consumer electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals or other complex global industries such as semiconductors, automotive, or manufacturing.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional qualifications preferred.

About Client

A leading global industrial technology and manufacturing business operating across multiple regions, delivering engineered products, lifecycle services, and project-based solutions to customers worldwide. The company is focused on driving growth while improving profitability through stronger commercial execution, operational excellence, capital discipline, and business transformation. The role sits within one of the company’s key international business areas, which operates with meaningful scale, global complexity, and a strong service and capital-product mix.

Role Purpose

An integral member of the Business Area leadership team, the Business Controller will lead the financial agenda for the global business area, serving as a strategic partner to the Business Area leadership team.

The role will provide financial insight, performance leadership, and strategic support across the business, helping drive profitability, capital efficiency, growth, and transformation. Acting as a bridge between the Business Area and Group Finance, this leader will ensure that financial priorities, planning, and decision-making are fully aligned with broader organizational goals.

Location: Sweden (preferred), Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Italy

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial performance management for the business area, providing clear visibility into results, trends, risks, and opportunities

• Analyze financial and operational performance metrics to generate actionable insights and support decision-making

• Develop robust forecasting, budgeting, and target-setting processes to improve planning accuracy, execution discipline, and performance visibility

• Support margin improvement, cost optimization, cash flow enhancement, and overall value creation across the business

• Partner closely with the Business Area leadership team on strategic planning, long-range priorities, and key business decisions

• Provide financial input into strategic initiatives, investment choices, capital allocation decisions, and selected growth opportunities

• Help define financial targets, priorities, and performance expectations across business functions

• Ensure financial plans are aligned with commercial priorities, operational objectives, and broader organizational goals

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating complex financial issues into clear business implications for executive and operational stakeholders

• Work closely with business units, cross-functional leaders, and Group Finance to align financial strategy with business priorities and enterprise objectives

• Identify financial risks and strengthen planning, reporting, and performance-management tools in collaboration with Group Finance and relevant stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations, policies, and reporting standards, partnering with finance operations, accounting, audit, legal, and other control functions as appropriate

• Promote transparency, consistency, and strong decision-quality across the business area

• Lead and develop a high-performing, internationally distributed business controlling organization, building capability, succession depth, and a strong performance culture across geographies

• Create an environment of accountability, collaboration, agility, and continuous improvement, while supporting the development of team members through coaching and stretch opportunities

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Progressive finance leadership experience of 12-15 years, including meaningful time in business controlling, FP&A, finance business partnering, or divisional / business-unit finance leadership roles

• Proven track record in global industrial, manufacturing, engineered products, machinery, or similarly complex process-driven environments

• Experience driving financial performance improvement, capital efficiency, and business transformation in international organizations

• Exposure to multi-country, matrixed environments, with the ability to work effectively across regions and cultures

• Demonstrated success partnering senior executives and influencing both strategic and operational decisions

• Strong track record of using finance as a lever for business performance, transformation, and long-term value creation

• Ability to connect financial analysis to commercial, operational, and investment decisions, translating strategy into financial priorities and execution plans

• Deep expertise in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management

• Strong grounding in accounting principles, financial regulations, and management reporting

• Excellent analytical capability, with the ability to derive insight from complex financial and operational data

• Sound judgment in capital allocation, investment evaluation, and financial risk assessment

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance growth, profitability, and capital discipline

• Ability to communicate complex financial topics simply and effectively to both executive and operational stakeholders

• Effective in partnering cross-functionally across operations, sales, projects, service, and support functions

• Credible, resilient, and forward-looking leader with a strong continuous improvement mindset

• Able to thrive in dynamic environments and lead through change with energy, agility, and clarity

• Collaborative and culturally agile, with the ability to build trust across geographies and functions

• Bachelor’s or graduate-level degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; advanced degree or professional finance qualifications are advantageous

Alcott Global is retained to search for a Chief Commercial Officer with one of our global clients in the Infrastructure/ Transport & Logistics space. The role will be based in India.

Role Overview
The Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) is responsible for shaping and driving the organisation’s commercial vision. This leader oversees revenue strategies, market development, customer engagement, and the overall commercial performance of the business. The role requires a combination of strategic foresight, market intelligence, and hands-on leadership in sales, marketing, and business development.

Responsibilities

Commercial & Market Strategy

• Create and implement comprehensive commercial plans that support business growth, revenue targets, and long-term competitiveness.
• Define pricing principles, customer value propositions, and go-to-market approaches to enhance market positioning.
• Oversee the development of marketing frameworks, promotional programs, and brand communication strategies.
• Continuously analyse market conditions, industry shifts, customer needs, and emerging opportunities to inform strategic decisions.

Business Development & Customer Growth

• Identify new commercial opportunities domestically and regionally, including strategic partnerships, new service offerings, and value-added revenue streams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, industry stakeholders, and decision-makers to support business expansion.
• Establish structured key-account management practices to maintain a consistent customer experience across the organisation.
• Manage and resolve complex commercial issues, ensuring a seamless customer journey.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead commercial teams—covering sales, marketing, and customer service—by setting performance expectations, building capabilities, and fostering a results-oriented culture.
• Promote the adoption of best practices within commercial operations and encourage continuous improvement methodologies.
• Guide the development of annual commercial budgets and monitor the performance of revenue-generating functions.

Operational & Analytical Excellence

• Use market data, commercial analytics, and customer insights to optimize strategies and improve commercial effectiveness.
• Oversee preparation of commercial reports, forecasts, and competitor benchmarking studies.
• Support digital transformation across commercial processes, including CRM utilisation, data-driven decision-making, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Ensure compliance with relevant commercial regulations, competition laws, and industry standards.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

• Represent the organisation in industry platforms, partner networks, and government-related discussions to support strategic advocacy and collaboration.
• Coordinate commercial matters with internal departments to ensure unified responses to customers and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chains, or a related field; a master’s degree is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in commercial leadership roles, preferably within B2B Transport or infrastructure-related sectors.
• Proven success in B2B sales and marketing, revenue growth, and strategic business development.
• Strong ability to manage senior-level relationships and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Exposure to multimodal logistics, port operations, rail connectivity, or related industries is beneficial.
• Excellent negotiation skills, commercial acumen, and the ability to lead diverse, cross-functional teams.

The Role

We are seeking a high-impact leader to drive the start-up and ramp-up of new manufacturing assets, ensuring the facility reaches design performance safely, reliably, and in the shortest possible time. This role will lead the operational start-up engine across people, processes, systems, and equipment, acting as the bridge between project execution and stable production.

You will be accountable for commissioning integration, readiness, capability building, and performance ramp-up, ensuring smooth handover to operations and building strong confidence with senior stakeholders.

Location: Netherlands

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the full start-up and ramp-up strategy, including readiness planning, commissioning integration, trials, and early production phases
• Establish clear performance milestones and ramp-up curves aligned with operational and financial objectives
• Lead recovery planning and corrective actions where performance gaps or delays arise
• Act as the operational anchor during commissioning, ensuring alignment across engineering, quality, and production readiness
• Build and lead a cross-functional start-up team and ensure readiness across operators, technicians, engineers, and support functions
• Own training and qualification plans, including certification pathways, standard work, and technical upskilling
• Coach teams on structured problem solving, performance routines, and continuous improvement
• Ensure operational roles are staffed and trained ahead of start-up to avoid ramp-up constraints
• Drive rapid achievement of design capacity and performance through disciplined performance management routine
• Own key start-up KPIs including OEE, yield, waste, quality, safety, downtime and reliability
• Identify and eliminate early-stage losses through root cause analysis and cross-functional corrective action
• Monitor and manage trade-offs between speed, stability, quality, and cost, ensuring decisions are escalated appropriately when needed
• Ensure readiness of critical plant systems including utilities, automation, maintenance systems, and quality controls
• Drive the integration and adoption of digital manufacturing tools such as MES, SCADA, CMMS, and real-time performance tracking
• Ensure structured handover processes and documentation are completed to support stable long-term operations
• Lead smooth transition to operations, ensuring predictable, repeatable performance and clear ownership post-start-up

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years in FMCG manufacturing with strong commissioning / start-up exposure
• Solid knowledge of utilities, process & packaging equipment, automation, and quality systems
• Experience leading ramp-ups for large capital projects
• Familiarity with digital manufacturing tools
• Good understanding of plant economics and key performance drivers
• High-energy leader who thrives in fast-paced start-up environments
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to build capability, coach teams, and drive cross-functional alignment

The Role
This role anchors project governance, controls, and transparency for major manufacturing capital project. Acting as a central PMO and project controls leader, the role ensures consistent execution discipline, early risk detection, and decision-ready visibility for senior project and site leadership.

The position balances analytical rigour with pragmatic, site-aware execution.

Location: Netherlands

Key Responsibilities 

• Design and operate project governance frameworks covering cost, schedule, scope, risk, and benefits
• Establish reporting cadence, dashboards, and performance reviews to track delivery against approved baselines
• Ensure consistent application of project controls standards, templates, and KPIs
• Drive readiness for commissioning and transition to operations, working closely with operational leaders
• Translate project data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders
• Identify early warning signals and facilitate timely escalation of risks and deviations
• Support structured decision-making through scenario analysis and forward-looking projections
• Partner closely with Project Directors and site teams to reinforce execution discipline
• Act as the interface between site-level delivery and broader portfolio or enterprise standards
• Support capability building in project management and controls practices

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years in PMO, project controls, or capital governance roles
• Strong experience in manufacturing environments (FMCG, food, pharma, chemicals)
• Solid command of cost control, scheduling, risk management, and reporting tools
• Pragmatic, delivery-oriented mindset with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Comfortable working with senior engineering and operational stakeholders
• Clear, reliable visibility of project performance at all times
• Reduced delivery surprises through early risk identification
• Strong governance discipline and improved delivery predictability