Operations Director Italy - Consumer Tissue Private Label Division

• Acts as a role model for Safety, Quality, lives and embraces Essity Beliefs and Behaviours
• Owns capability building in the sites. Is a role model for performance management, coaching and education
• Builds and develops the talent pipeline
• Inspires, motivates and is able to engage people to achieve outstanding results
• Develops, drives and owns a market aligned Compelling Business Need (CBN) for the area, in line with the Business Strategy
• Is a reliable and capable business partner for the local Italian market ensuring product availability and implementing market benefiting initiatives
• Develops and drives strategic initiatives. Builds the capabilities required. Delivers identified changes in the area
• Drives the continuous improvement in the operations and owns the area results. Sets and follows up the budgets, targets and objectives
• Ensures all the sites in the area are fully compliant to legal and Essity standards
• Builds constructive unions relations in the area

• University degree in Engineering, Industrial Sciences, Operations Management or related field
• Strong manufacturing background, in paper industry is a plus
• Minimum 3 years of proven experience as a Site Manager of one or multiple industrial sites
• Proven track record of improving operational performance at site or multi-site level
• Proven experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies (TPM, Lean etc)
• Solid experience leading change management in complex environments
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and customers
• Strong business understanding with the ability to balance stakeholder needs
• operational constraints, and business opportunities
• Demonstrated capability to collaborate with market teams across the value chain
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire, engage and influence across different disciplines, cultures and positions
• Ability to build trust in an open environment by involving others and building effective teams and act as a team player
• Ability to challenge appropriately and foster creativity and innovation and drive continuous improvement
• Strong sense of ownership, resilience and a results-driven mindset
• Fluent in Italian and English

Manufacturing background in paper industry