Managing Director / General Manager

About the job

Managing Director / General Manager Interstein AG in Münchwilen AG

Entrepreneurial spirit meets scope for creativity.

Interstein AG is one of the leading providers of natural stone solutions in Switzerland. With around 30 employees at four locations, the company stands for expertise, quality, and long-standing customer relationships in the natural stone trade. As an independent subsidiary of the HGC cooperative, we are fast and innovative in the market and live down-to-earth and future-oriented values.

As part of a succession arrangement, we are looking for an entrepreneurial and strong leadership personality as Managing Director. You will take overall responsibility for a successfully established company and shape its further development together with a committed team and the contacts within the corporate group.

If you enjoy leading people, taking responsibility, and actively developing a company, you will find an environment with a lot of trust, scope for creativity, and short decision-making paths with us.

Your area of responsibility

In this key position, you are responsible for the strategic and operational management of Interstein AG. You ensure the sustainable development of the company and create the conditions for long-term success.

Your main tasks include in particular:

Overall responsibility for the management and further development of Interstein AG

Active involvement in day-to-day operations and close support of sales and administration processes

Implementation of the corporate strategy as well as identification and exploitation of new market and business potentials

Professional and commercial leadership, development, and promotion of employees and managers

Ensuring sustainable sales, earnings, and results development

Ensuring efficient processes in an organisation with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths

Maintenance and expansion of long-term customer, supplier, and partner relationships

Further development of market presence, sales, and services

Responsibility for budgeting, planning, and financial control of the company

Close cooperation with corporate management and regular reporting to the responsible committees

Representation of the company towards customers, partners, and associations

Your profile

Several years of leadership and management experience with profit responsibility

Proven success in leading and developing a business unit, a company, or a demanding sales environment

Strong entrepreneurial thinking as well as a good sense of opportunities, risks, and markets

Experience in the B2B environment, preferably in trade, wholesale, the construction supply industry, or a related sector

Understanding of products, supply chains, logistics, and international procurement markets

Ability to inspire, develop, and align employees towards common goals

High customer orientation as well as strong communication and negotiation skills

Familiarity with business management key figures and the financial control of a company

Confident handling of complex issues along the entire value chain from procurement, import, logistics, sales, and customer projects

Very good German and good English skills, ideally complemented by knowledge of French.

Our offer

Internal and external training opportunities

Attractive social benefits (e.g.: own pension fund, pension contributions are two-thirds borne by the employer)

Modern infrastructure

Flexible seniority bonuses

At least 25 days of holiday

Discount on the purchase of products for personal use