Chief Operating Officer

il y a 1 semaine


Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Verkor Temps plein
Verkor is a French industrial company aiming to pioneer low-carbon battery manufacturing in France.

With the backing of prominent industrial companies such as Renault Group, Plastic Omnium and Schneider Electric, Verkor intends to electrify the future of European mobility.


With over 200+ experts from 29 different countries, our endeavor is to unite exceptional global talent to bring this ambitious and innovative project to life.

Our strong and agile international team continues to grow and adapt to new challenges. Based in Grenoble (France), we are currently establishing our Verkor Innovation Centre (R&D centre and 4.0 pilot line).

In the coming years, we will focus on building the world's most modern and efficient Gigafactory in Dunkirk (France).

With this facility, our ambition is an initial annual production of 16 Gwh of lithium-ion batteries by 2025, thus powering 300,000 electric vehicles annually and creating 1200 direct jobs.

In joining us you will actively participate in this breathtaking industrial adventure toshape the future of European mobility.


The overall objective of the COO is to implement a performance culture, create and monitor KPIs, monitor cost, have full transparency of production and processes, continuously improve processes and quality of products and services, increase customer satisfaction and implement industry 4.0.


Responsibilities:

  • The COO will be in charge of operations with Department heads directly reporting to her/him.
  • Close collaboration with the CEO and the leadership team on setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy and hiring needs,
  • Daytoday management of operations and leadership of the operations related teams, incl. procurement, sales & marketing, digitalization, quality, Construction/Real Estate, project management and the Program Management Office.
  • Strong focus on the improvement of operational efficiency, continuous optimization of production processes and increase of productivity, resulting in measurable cost savings (both opex and capex)
  • Streamlining of production via implementation of LEAN and six sigma measures
  • Reduction of throughput and lead times, optimization of inventory structure and levels
  • Implementation of stateoftheart production planning and control
  • Implementation of transparency and a KPIbased performance culture in operations
  • Rollout of best practice sharing across VIC and Gigafactory
  • Develop together with the Department Heads measures for gaining advantage from new production and manufacturing technologies, and mapping out efficiency gains and cost savings
  • Continue driving the implementation of Industry 4.0 initiatives in production and supply chain

Skills & Competencies:

  • Strong negotiation and communication skills, meaning active listening, excellent presentation skills
  • Comfortable in working in a fastchanging landscape and with the responsibility and pressure that comes with leading a business to success
  • Ability to diagnose problems quickly and have foresight into potential issues, as well as find appropriate solutions
  • Cultural savvy in dealing with international stakeholders (employees, other external parties, shareholders)
  • Superior analytical and problemsolving capabilities with focus on facts and results, yet highly pragmatic and operational doing attitude
  • Structured and logic way of thinking, paired with excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to build teams, engage and motivate teams in a diverse and international organisation; knows how to bring together different characters and pool skills
  • Leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity

Knowledge & Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 15years of experience as an operation executive with experience in international companies, operating with several production sites (Americas, Europe, Asia)
  • Industry background in production of highvalue customized products
  • Strong experience in scaling up organizations
  • Expertise in mass production process with complex workflows
  • Industry background in automotive or batteries a strong plus
  • Experience in implementing Industry 4.0 improvements, and digitalization in production processes
  • Proven track record of successfully implementing LEAN initiatives, improving throughput times and optimizing inventory levels
  • Successful introduction of operational KPIs, transparency and highly efficient factory management
  • Successful optimization of production planning and steering processes
  • Successfully executed projects in a diverse and international environment leading a decentralised team.
  • Understanding of advanced business planning
  • Very familiar with French law and French industrial ecosystem, including tradeunion management
  • Strong international exposure highly advantageous
  • Fluent in French and English
  • Ability to travel frequently to Dunkirk and be based in Grenoble

Personal Attributes:

  • Influential operational leader
  • Takes responsibilit


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