Antal International, Iasi office (www.antal.com),  an international recruitment agency, on behalf of its CLIENT, is seeking for:

Country Manager/General Manager – based on N-E of Romania

Our client is a successful Romanian company, well-known for its products and services in the field of electrical equipment, metal fabrications and entrepreneurial works.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensures the full management of the company and is responsible for achieving the company's objectives, including P&L;
• Is responsible for optimizing the functioning of relations between COO FEI, COO FIT, COO FEO, Support Director; proposes systemic optimization solutions;
• Periodically monitors and analyzes the main performance indicators of the subordinated structures, and proposes solutions for improvement;
• Coordinates and analyzes the execution of the annual budget (income and expenditure), as well as the investment budget;
• Is responsible for maintaining the company's values ​​& organizational culture;
• Evaluates the directly subordinated management line;
• Has the responsibility to ensure the conditions for preparing the successors of key roles;
• Coordinates human resources systems and policies and approves measures for their correction or adaptation, to ensure the proper functioning and balanced development of the organization;
• Supports innovation and continuous improvement of employees.

Candidate profile:

• Bachelor's degree in economic or technical education (Master in Business Administration (MBA) or Master in Economics (ME) is a plus);
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position (GM, COO);
• Use SIGMA or Kaizen type 6 techniques;
• Coordination of the following departments: production (preferably electrical or metal processing), sales, procurement, general support (Accounting, HR, IT, Legal, Administrative, Process Improvements, MK, etc.);
• Experience working with the agenda and MP at all levels in each of the last 5 years;
• Experience in managing HR processes (evaluation, competence development, harmony, etc.).

 It is a plus:

• Running a business/division;
• Coordinating a change management process - within a company or division.

Qualifications / Specializations:

• MS Office knowledge;
• Knowledge of legislation governing the activity of Romanian companies;
• Advanced knowledge of English.

Business skills & soft skills:

• Has an overview of the business, understands very well the market in which it operates, products, competition, etc. and, in general, has a good understanding of the external context;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize;
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility for decisions made;
• Ability to manage multiple activities and/or tasks at the same time and prioritize them;
• Experience in collaborating with top management;
• Ability to use SIGMA or Kaizen type 6 management tools for business management;
• Leadership skills;
• Communication skills - written and verbal, both formally (reports, presentations) and informally;
• Ability to train and motivate team members;
• Negotiation skills;
• Proactivity and flexibility;
• Dynamic and motivated person;
• Mature, balanced, equidistant person.