Operations Manager Bodyshop 100%

About the job

From summer 2027 or by arrangement

Due to the retirement of our long-standing operations manager, we are looking for a committed and entrepreneurial-minded individual to take over the management of our bodyshop and successfully continue its operation. To ensure thorough training and a smooth handover, the start date is by arrangement, ideally from mid-2027.

Your tasks:

You will assume overall responsibility for our bodyshop and ensure that the operation is managed successfully from a technical, organisational and economic perspective.

Your main duties include:

• Technical and personnel management of the team
• Planning, coordination and monitoring of all repair orders
• Responsibility for the entire order processing, from vehicle acceptance and quotation and calculation preparation through to claims handling and timely invoicing.
• Point of contact in close cooperation with insurance companies, claims experts, garages, leasing companies, suppliers and other business partners.
• Ensuring high-quality, economical and timely execution of all work in compliance with quality, safety and manufacturer specifications.
• Responsibility for the economic management and continuous optimisation of operational processes.
• Confident use of modern calculation, manufacturer and administration programmes.
• Role model within the company and active support of the team when the operational situation requires it.
• Responsibility for infrastructure, machinery, order and building maintenance.

Your profile:

You have a solid education as a certified bodywork mechanic (Carrosseriespengler/in EFZ), ideally complemented by further training as a bodyshop manager, and bring strong leadership qualities alongside your technical skills.

Ideally, you have:

• Several years of professional and leadership experience in a comparable role as well as pronounced commercial knowledge.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and an independent, structured and solution-oriented working style.
• High flexibility and entrepreneurial sense of responsibility.
• Strong social skills, communication strength, organisational talent and assertiveness.
• Very good German language skills; knowledge of French, English or Italian is an advantage.
• Driving licence category B is mandatory; driving licences category C or C1 are desirable.

We offer you:

You can expect a responsible leadership position with great scope for design and a lot of personal responsibility in a successful family business. Modern infrastructure, short decision-making paths and a long-standing, well-coordinated team with high expertise and strong identification with the company create the best conditions for your ideas to be implemented quickly.

Among other things, we offer you:

• Attractive and contemporary employment conditions with 5 weeks’ holiday and 13th month salary.
• Good social benefits
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Thorough induction and orderly handover
• Secure workplace with long-term prospects

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents with photo by email or via upload.