OWNER / MANAGING DIRECTOR in the extended automotive sector (m/f)

About the job

Succession planning - become an entrepreneur - a genuine career step! In cooperation with a consultancy specialised in M&A, I am entrusted with this highly interesting and complex takeover evaluation. The locally rooted, regionally operating and profitable micro-enterprise is based in the NORTH ZURICH area. As an important market player for high-quality diagnostic devices in the automotive sector, it has a long-standing success story. Due to planned succession arrangements, I am now looking for a skilled, front-facing and entrepreneurial personality with true pioneering spirit, heart and mind.

OWNER / MANAGING DIRECTOR in the extended automotive sector (m/f)

Your tasks:
  • Overall responsibility for the economic fortunes of the currently two-employee company (a thorough transition and introduction phase is guaranteed)
  • Operational management and development of a sustainable growth strategy as well as its versatile implementation
  • Coordination of various sales businesses and extensive commercial processes
  • Active participation in challenging customer projects, sales processes and market development measures
  • Ensuring a valuable, dynamic and successful business policy including product evaluation (hardware and software)
Your profile:
  • Technical/industrial basic training in the fields of automotive, machinery/metal, building technology or comparable, with further training in business administration and/or marketing a great advantage
  • Several years of professional and possibly managerial experience in a technical/industrial environment (preferably from the automotive, mechanical engineering, medtech or IT hardware sector)
  • Proven track record in connection with a comprehensive sales and/or management function in a local SME, strong desire for independent ownership (bank loan is planned, estimated equity approx. 200,000.--)
  • Perfect German in spoken and written form, any additional language is an advantage, high willingness to travel within (German) Switzerland
  • Entrepreneurial, decisive personality, aged 35 to 55, residing in the greater Zurich/Eastern Switzerland region, local, personal anchoring in the region desirable
Can I inspire you to take on THE decisive role in a competent and versatile SME with character and personality? Are you motivated to tackle diverse and demanding tasks and thereby create effective added value for your professional environment? Please send your complete application with photo by e-mail to Manuel Henchoz, I am also available for additional telephone enquiries and look forward to meeting you

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