Mutares actively supports and develops its portfolio companies with its own investment and expert teams as well as through strategic add-on acquisitions. The objective is to achieve a significant increase in value with a focus on sustainable growth of the portfolio company.
Mutares actively supports and develops its portfolio companies with its own investment and expert teams as well as through strategic add-on acquisitions. The objective is to achieve a significant increase in value with a focus on sustainable growth of the portfolio company.
Manager HR (PE Operations) (m/f/d)
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, based in Europe, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and consulting teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues of EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million from the following segments: Automotive & Mobility, Engineering & Technology, Goods & Services and Retail & Food. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.
ieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.
Within our OPS team, we are looking to hire a leader who has a successful track record in HR transformation plans with a continuous improvement attitude and an entrepreneurial mindset. This role will be located at portfolio companies, on site across Europe.
Your Tasks- You participate in the transformation plans of the companies acquired by Mutares
- You recommend in detail the measures, actions, and schedules to optimize the expected reduction measures
- You participate in the improvement of the EBITDA and the net result
- You bring your expertise to the CEO / local HRD in terms of relations with the staff's elected representatives, with the representatives of the French administration and the politicians concerned (mayor, deputy, senator)
- You participate in the communication plan related to the measures you oversee with the local management
- At least 5 years of experience
- Bi-lingual German (native) and English
- Completed studies, preferably HR management or equal education / study with advanced business knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of HR turnaround situations (industrial environment would be appreciated)
- Proven track record in union relations in demanding contexts
- Perfect knowledge of the legal processes related to social restructuring
- Very good knowledge of the financial logic of companies
- Availability (4 days take place in participations all over Europe)
- Very good resistance to stress
- Ability to adapt (very different situations, industry types and turnaround issues)
- Ability to establish trustworthy relationships with C profiles (CEO, CRO, CFO etc ...)
