Empatif Recruiting
Empatif Recruiting

Director of Operations (Food Sector)

Vic·Competitive·On-site·Director·Permanent

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About the role

Empatif is a group specializing in Human Resources management with over 25 years of experience in the market. We are strategically located in different points of the national geography.

Our main mission is to make people happy, help them grow, and make them more competitive. We bet on the development of people.

We enhance the value of companies through people. Truly.

At Empatif Recruiting, we are looking for a Director of Operations to join a leading company in the food sector, specializing in the distribution of fresh and frozen products, located in Vic.

The selected person will be part of the Management Committee and will lead one of the company's most strategic areas, coordinating key operational processes and driving continuous improvement projects, logistics optimization, and transformation. This is an opportunity to join a consolidated organization with an ambitious growth plan and play a key role in shaping its future.

What you'll do

- Define and deploy the company's operational strategy, ensuring process efficiency and achievement of business objectives.

- Lead and coordinate the areas of logistics, distribution, production, supply, engineering, and maintenance, ensuring cross-functional and efficient management.

- Oversee production and logistics processes, ensuring optimization of resources, inventory, and internal flows.

- Drive continuous improvement, automation, and operational transformation projects, contributing to organizational growth.

- Coordinate department heads, fostering team development and close, hands-on leadership.

- Monitor key management indicators (KPIs), analyze results, and implement action plans.

- Actively participate in the Management Committee, providing strategic insight in decision-making and growth projects.

- Ensure compliance with quality standards, food safety, occupational risk prevention, and current regulations.

- Manage strategic projects related to logistics optimization, territorial expansion, and improvement of operational processes.

What we're looking for

- University degree in Engineering or similar studies.

- Proven experience leading operations in food sector companies or in logistics and distribution environments related to the food supply chain.

- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and large-scale structures.

- Solid knowledge of logistics, production, distribution, and operations management.

- Experience implementing continuous improvement projects and optimizing processes.

- Analytical skills, results-oriented mindset, and strategic vision.

- Strong leadership, communication, and team coordination skills.

- Knowledge of SAP (highly valued, especially SAP HANA).

- Availability to work on-site in Vic (Osona) and to make occasional trips to other company centers.

What you'll get

- Stable employment within a consolidated company in a phase of significant growth.

- Permanent contract.

- Full-time position with flexible hours (entry between 8:00 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., and exit from 5:00 p.m., depending on entry time). Intensive working day on Fridays.

- On-site position in Vic (Osona), with occasional travel to other company centers.

- Strategic position with direct participation in the Management Committee and real influence over business decisions.

- Leadership of a multidisciplinary team of more than 150 people indirectly.

- Company car.

- Competitive salary, negotiable based on experience.

You'll most likely need Catalan to apply.This job was automatically translated to English, .

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Empatif Recruiting

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Empatif Recruiting is a staffing agency.They recruit for client companies, so the employer you would work for is not named on this ad.

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