Job title: Interim Manager Operational Excellence & Turnaround
Job type: Interim
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Industrials & Manufacturing
Pay rate: negotiable
Job published: 03/02/2026
Job ID: 131368

Job Description

Interim Manager Operational Excellence & Turnaround

 

Contract Type: Interim 

Start: Immediate

Duration: 6–9 months

Location: Cologne (primary), with occasional travel within the Cologne–Frankfurt region

 

Our client is a private-equity-backed Group wit >€3bn annual turnover. The mandate focuses on operational stabilisation and execution discipline within one of the group’s largest regions. 

 

Tasks/Responsibilities

  • Hands-on implementation of agreed operational and performance measures

  • Monitoring budgets, forecasts, and operational targets and performance

  • Establishing and supporting governance structures and KPI-Tracking

  • Operational prioritization and capacity/resource planning with regional management

  • Direct reporting to the COO; close coordination with CFO / Finance Director and PMO within a regional steering committee.

(Required) Skills

  • Proven experience in interim restructuring, turnaround, or PMO mandates

  • Strong execution-oriented operational leadership background

  • Experience in service-driven businesses (preferred)

  • Structured, pragmatic, and assertive leadership style

  • Fluent in German and English