CEO / Managing Director

About the job

As part of a succession plan due to retirement, we are looking for an entrepreneurial and pragmatic personality with strong leadership skills to strengthen the management team and be responsible for the strategic development of our company.

CEO / Managing Director

Main tasks

No day is like the other – facing demanding customer requests daily, visiting exciting companies on site, and presenting technically complex solutions perfectly match your expectations as a CEO of an SME in Central Switzerland. You are actively involved in the further development of the company, seek new business areas, and motivate your sales team. You lead with commitment and leadership. You convince customers, suppliers, and your team with charisma and energy.

You are looking for an experienced employer at your side who looks to the future with innovative ideas and new structures from the serial production sector in the plastics field. Are you ready to take on a key role and become part of the elfo family?

Company

elfo ag is an innovative SME in the field of tool and mold making as well as plastic injection molding. As an experienced industrialization partner, we work closely with our customers to realize customer-specific products and solutions. Together with the customer, we develop ideas and bring them to series maturity. We stand for excellent quality, tailored solutions, and highest reliability.

Motivation

Comprehensive onboarding over several months, attractive employment conditions, generous scope for action, flexible working hours, and long-term personal development opportunities. A workplace where others go on vacation.

Tasks

• Overall operational responsibility, organizational, personnel, and technical leadership
• Further development and implementation of the strategy in coordination with the board of directors
• Responsibility for achieving sales and profit targets as well as opening up new markets and growth opportunities
• Own acquisition activities domestically and abroad, maintaining contact with key customers
• Leadership, motivation, and further development of the management team
• Management of important projects at the company-wide level from planning to successful implementation
• Responsibility for corporate planning, organization, and communication
• Ensuring efficient processes and continuous optimization of internal workflows

Requirements profile

• Technical vocational training with further education or engineering degree in mechanical engineering, materials technology
• Further education in management/leadership/business administration
• Several years of leadership experience in a comparable position
• Proven success in sales and new customer acquisition
• Strong communication skills and structured working style
• Fluent in German and English

Competence and leadership status

• Entrepreneurial thinking, loyalty, and decisiveness
• Communication and conflict resolution skills

You score with a mix of entrepreneurship, technical expertise, winning communication, and passion for sales.

For an initial exchange or questions, the board members Werner Gertsch (079 209 09 86) and/or Thomas Teuscher (079 836 04 85) are at your disposal.

Do you feel addressed?

Then we look forward to your application.

Yolanda Riedweg, H&P Beratungen AG