Business Unit Director – North
Rockwool
About RockfonRockfon is the no.1 brand in Europe in acoustic ceilings segment. We are part of the ROCKWOOL Group.Over more than 60 years, our purpose has been to make our world a better place with a broad range of acoustic solutions for schools, offices, hospitals and entertainment venues.We specialise in providing a complete solution that covers suspended ceilings, walls and zoning applications for passive noise management, visual comfort and biophilic experience in a built environment.Our proud employees offer their deep know-how and high level of support to various stakeholders across the value chain – architects, interior designers, acousticians, contractors and distributors – to realize our solutions.Our factories continue to drive down our carbon footprint and we leverage the wide footprint of the Rockwool insulation companies to secure closed-loop recycling of our stonewool based products. Furthermore, we are on a solid path to decarbonize our production footprint while we are already best or second best in several ceiling applications when it comes to carbon footprintWe distribute our products in more than 70 countries and represent 50+ nationalities. Our HQ is in Denmark and our staff is based in more than 15 locations across Europe, Middle East and Asia.The role and desired skillsWe are hiring a Business Unit Director Central Europe (i.e. BNL, DACH, and CEE as per our internal definitions) as part of the management team of Rockfon in direct reference to the Managing Director.We believe great products and services come to life when someone has deep empathy with the bigger cause or purpose. Our purpose is to make the world a better place to live with our acoustic solutions for places for education, work, leisure and health care using sustainable materials. The BU Director for Central Europe should be someone who has experience in building materials (or services) and has passion for architecture, user wellbeing and sustainability.You will be responsible for driving the market P&L and for leading an organization of approx. 60 employees in sales, customer service, local marketing and technical support. Your role would entail strategic planning, overall sales excellence, local market activation and building a skilled & engaged workforce.We expect to grow the overall P&L in the region by 10% annually with clear focus on driving volume growth of most profitable product lines through existing and new segments. To meet such ambitions, it is key to evaluate, on an ongoing basis, your strategic priorities, overall organization skills, key processes and execution capacity. To support you in this endeavour you will also have a business controller assigned to your region from the central Finance organization.As a P&L leader, you will also collaborate closely with the product organization, central marketing and financial functions to ensure a solid global vs. local alignment and secure your market needs and priorities are clearly understood by the global organization.
You should be able to inspire a team and influence without authority. To be successful, it is also key to make tough choices and engage others with clear communication, interpersonal relationship and a fact-based approach.We imagine you have the following skills and experiences: Location: based out of our HQ in Hedehusene, Denmark (30 KMs from Copenhagen). The role involves extensive travel across Nordics to drive the business and keep all back office staff engaged and aligned with commercial priorities. Furthermore, as a management team member you would also play a key role in driving the local culture across the four countries and stay connected with other Rockwool operating companies to set the local policies.Next stepsIf you want to know more, please contact HR Business Partner Rune Færgemann via mail . If you want to apply, then please follow the link below (CV and Cover letter should be in English)
Hedehusene, Hovedstaden
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:03:16 GMT
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