As an Operations Manager, you will lead the BRICK plant, ensuring the strategic and operational management of the manufacturing activities. Your role is crucial in delivering high-quality products to global markets in a reliable, safe, and cost-efficient manner. You will work closely with the Plant Leadership Team (PLT) to build and deploy a strategic improvement plan that supports the business's ambition to stay ahead of the competition.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Implement, deploy, and communicate the corporate strategy throughout the plant. Provide bottom-up feedback to Site Management and Division, ensuring the correct application of company guidelines and procedures.
• Operational Management: Guarantee the daily operational management of the plant. Determine the plant's KPIs and objectives based on the company's strategy, and realize the required volumes in a qualitative, result-driven, and safe manner.
• People Management: Lead a cross-functional team, coach, develop, and engage all team members. Stimulate and challenge the team to continuously improve and guide them towards delivering results.
• Project Management: Take full ownership of in-plant projects with internal and external partners to achieve plant objectives and create value through continuous innovation.
• Budget Management: Bear end responsibility for the total plant budget, manage the breakdown and allocation to functional area budgets, and follow-up to ensure optimal spending in line with strategic decisions.
• External Collaboration: Ensure proactive and qualitative interfacing with external services and local authorities to build and maintain constructive cooperation.
• Reporting: Report on the plant’s KPIs to Site & Division and formulate management recommendations based on the reported results.

To be successful in this role, we believe you need:

• A Master's degree or equivalent experience, with 7-10 years of experience in production and plant management.
• Strong people management experience with excellent communication skills. You remain calm in times of crisis and provide necessary guidance to your teams.
• A growth mindset and a passion for continuous improvement, with a proven track record in this area.
• The ability to deliver results through others via empowerment and holding people accountable in a firm and fair manner.
• A results-oriented approach, with the ability to motivate the team to work towards objectives.

Alpro, the European plant-based pioneer of Danone, brings health through food to as many people as possible by producing healthy, tasty plant-based food and drink in a way that respects the planet. One Planet. One Health.

Our delicious plant-based products are made from soya, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew, rice, oats or coconut.

We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world and because of our efforts to combine social and environmental goals with financial success, Alpro is B Corp certified.

More info on www.alpro.com

We offer

By joining us you will become part of one of the leading and most innovative food companies in the world.

We believe that everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energizes you.

We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.

Did you know that as a B-Corp certified company, Danone Benelux meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability?

Our core values - Humanism, Openness, Proximity and Enthusiasm embody the way we aspire to behave in everything we do. If you are an energetic person who believes in these principles, then Danone is the right company for you! Join our dynamic team and help us make our vision a reality by playing a key role in the performance of Danone and all its brands.

What’s next?

Hit the “APPLY” button. To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our careers website. Your application will be reviewed by our Recruitment Manager Anitia Casier: anitia.casier@danone.com