Sulzer’s service centre in Buchelay, west of Paris, France, offers cutting edge design, precision manufacturing and comprehensive repair facilities to improve the service life and reliability of rotating equipment such as pumps, motors, turbines and compressors.
They boast a fully equipped workshop facility with an extensive range of machine tools and appropriate inspection and assembly areas to facilitate overhaul and repair activities Sulzer’s extensive global network of spare parts manufacturing centres provides support for additional spare parts.
They have a dedicated and competent team of engineering, contract administration and sales staff provides in-house services for a wide range of hydraulic, mechanical, and metallurgical problems.
Sulzer has been innovating across industries using Swiss precision since 1834.
Sulzer Values
Sulzer operates on a series of core values and behaviours which are the backbone of their organisation. Built on the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, and sense of proportion, they focus on great skills, expertise, and experience to produce high quality innovative products.
Head of Operations
About The Role - This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Head of Operations to lead a complex project team for the site of global organisation Sulzer, in Buchelay, West Paris. The successful incumbent will report to the Senior Operations team based in the UK under a matrix leadership structure.
Responsibilities
Lead the Project management on new build pumps for the contract owned by the organisation.
Promote the implementation of good project management practices, in particular on risk analyses, the management of cross-functional teams and the analysis of feedback. Provide reliable information for forecasting billing, margin, and delivery times.
Provide steering/support in the management of certain critical projects for the company (complex projects – financial, technical, legal issues).
Ensure the reporting of the progress of critical projects to the Group.
Manage the project management and business follow-up team of new products (pumps) for the company.
Implement an integration process for new hires to explain the project culture, with agile profiles.
Promote the compliance with safety rules (particularly around the group’s safety programs).
Ensure the implementation of project risk analyses to implement the relevant preventive measures.
Optimize the profitability of projects through cost control, and when possible by winning “change orders”.
Ensure that payment terms are triggered to customers as soon as possible according to the milestones specific to each project.
Ensure the formalization of feedback at the conclusion of project implementation.
Provide the Management and the finance department with all the necessary information (order intake, invoicing and margins) for the preparation of monthly forecasts.
Stakeholder Management
Unifying role of the internal teams with the management of the customer interface at the same time.
Manage and lead a Project team (design, quality, purchasing, sales, tendering).
Work with all the company’s teams (legal, sales, testing, services, quality, purchasing, machining, engineering.
Expert in the field of managing major and complex projects with multiple levels of stakeholders.
Direct team management and transversal management.
Key Competencies
Mechanical skills (mechanical technical culture).
Proven project management skills (minimum of 7 years in the management of major projects in demanding technical environments, such as nuclear, Oil & Gas, precision mechanics internationally).
A certification in major project management is essential (Project Management International “PMI” type).
Financial skills / management control of a project: knowledge of major financial indicators (Intermediate Management Balances such as EBE, Cash Flow). Ability to go into a detailed approach to the financial monitoring of the project.
Management of key indicators / KPIs: OTD (Hourly delivery) and Gross Profit (margin).
Customer & supplier relations skills (the ability to manage supplier relations is fundamental to the position).
Knowledge of project planning (MS project).
ERP skills (project monitoring under ERP, SAP type).
Fluent in English C1.
EPC knowledge.
Qualifications / Expertise
Safety and security rules applicable in the nuclear environment.
Compliance with safety and security requirements during on-site movements.
Engineering/Manufacturing or Operations related degree preferred.
5+ years of experience in a similar role.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Strong organisational and communication skills.
Comfort working with multiple groups within business.
Fluent in English and French
Remuneration
Market rate - Please state salary expectations upon application
The Recruitment Process
Interested candidates should contact Jacqui Paterson of JP Executive Search, our retained advisors, in the first instance: jacquipaterson@jpexecutivesearch.com. First stages will be managed by JP Executive Search before moving to interviews with relevant members of the Sulzer team.
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