Managing Director (m/f)

About the job

With Europe’s first automatic door drive in 1951, the foundation was laid for the TORMAX brand. TORMAX is a leading Swiss manufacturer of door and gate systems and has 26 group companies worldwide as well as over 500 certified distributors.

TORMAX is a division of the LANDERT Group, a privately held corporate group characterised by innovation, first-class quality and genuine entrepreneurship. The headquarters are located in Bülach near Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1924, the group employs over 1000 staff and is divided into two divisions: SERVAX (customised electric motors) and TORMAX (door and gate systems).

TORMAX produces high-quality door and gate systems in its own factories in Switzerland. These are installed by well-trained technicians and professionally maintained throughout their entire lifecycle. TORMAX Schweiz AG operates nationwide, except for the French-speaking part of Switzerland, with its headquarters in Bülach-Zurich and a branch office in Bern. The French-speaking region is covered by the sister company TORMAX Iffland S.A.

TORMAX Schweiz AG is looking for an entrepreneurial-minded

Managing Director (m/f)

With enthusiasm and technical knowledge, you will develop customised door solutions with your team for demanding customers in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and ensure their timely and cost-effective production, installation and service throughout the entire lifecycle.

Your tasks

• Development and implementation of the strategy in close cooperation with the management team and the group headquarters
• Development and implementation of budgets together with the management team
• Ensuring efficient sales activities in conjunction with targeted marketing measures to further increase market penetration and promote the brand image
• Ensuring the technical design of door solutions, their production and installation – on time and within the calculated costs
• Ensuring a professional service organisation (maintenance and repair)
• Ensuring the high quality of products and services through appropriate processes and quality controls
• Maintaining the operational readiness of infrastructure, machines, tools and vehicles through appropriate maintenance
• Responsibility for financial management, including P&L and budget
• Responsibility for compliance with local laws, occupational safety regulations as well as internal rules and regulations of the group
• Leading a motivated and strong management team with entrepreneurial spirit and by exemplifying a performance-oriented corporate culture
• In addition to the tasks of the managing director, direct responsibility for the Zurich branch

Your qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical engineer (ETH, university, FH) with additional business management training
• Several years of professional experience as managing director of an SME with a corresponding track record
• Extensive experience in industrial companies with production
• Strong will to implement the growth strategy in the long term
• Highly analytical and structured thinker with pronounced implementation strength and hands-on mentality
• Strong customer orientation and acquisition experience as well as high quality awareness
• Innovative and excellent technical competence
• Enthusiastic and proactive leadership personality with charisma, high motivational ability, assertiveness and confident appearance
• Fluent in German, good English skills
• Good IT skills (ERP, MS Office)
• Willingness to travel within Switzerland

Our offer

• An interesting and challenging role in an innovative Swiss traditional company where technology, quality and customer orientation are the focus
• Modern employment conditions and good social benefits
• Good public transport connections, free parking
• Own very good staff restaurant

Shall we make a difference together? Then submit your complete online application today.

Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.