Senior Director (m/f/d) Controlling Operations

The Kardex Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of dynamic storage, retrieval and distribution systems. Our more than 3,000 employees worldwide develop and manufacture logistics solutions that are used in many different sectors such as industrial manufacturing, retail and administration.

Why join us as Senior Director (m/f/d) Controlling Operations?

This is more than a job - it's a mission to:

• Shape and lead a global function in Operations with entities in Germany and USA
• Influence how we drive business and production to more effectiveness
• Support the Kardex growth plans over €2B growth
• Be instrumental in Kardex´s global success story

Your tasks

• Act as strategic Finance Business Partner to the Managing Directors and leadership team of Operations
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, performance management, and cash planning processes
• Drive financial transparency and business performance across Operations: Supply Chain and Technology
• Lead Supply Chain and Manufacturing Controlling, including inventory, cost, and productivity analysis as well as finance transformation and process improvement initiatives, including SAP and analytical solutions
• Support strategic business decisions through financial modelling, investment evaluations, and business cases
• Lead R&D Controlling, including project cost analysis, product portfolio analysis, cost centre controlling
• Drive margin improvement, cost optimisation, and working capital management initiatives
• Ensure effective governance, compliance, risk management, and internal controls
• Develop and coach finance talent and strengthen business partnering capabilities across the organisation
• Deliver results for the business segment with full people management responsibility and succession planning accountability
• Contributing to the global SAP S/4 HANA implementation project

Your profile

• Proven leadership experience in Finance and Controlling within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience supporting senior leadership teams
• Knowledge of production processes is a must, preferred in a Finance/Controlling role in manufacturing industry whereby it is elementary to understand supply chain processes and operational performance metrics
• Solid track record in budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and cost optimisation
• Experience driving business growth, margin improvement, and working capital initiatives
• Advanced SAP (ECC/S4HANA) and Power BI knowledge
• Excellent communicator in German and English and relationship‑builder at senior levels

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Leadership responsability:

• Performance Management - driving accountability and results through feedback and coaching
• Intent-Based Leadership - empowering teams to fully engage and deliver their best
• Cultural Diversity - building strong, collaborative and diverse global teams
• Strategic Agility & Vision - anticipating trends and aligning business priorities
• Innovative Thinking - fostering fresh ideas and continuous improvement. Agentic AI and automation are on your agenda.
• Business Results Orientation - understanding customers, markets, and competition

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We offer:

• Long-term prospects: A secure job in a fast-growing, international company with exciting development opportunities and interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented environment
• Valuable support : Great team spirit, elaborate onboarding and a wide range of training opportunities in our own academy at the Bellheim site as well as an Employee Assistance Program (Lyra)
• Tangible added value : Flexible working hours, annual vacation on behalf of the respective country regulations
• Visible benefits: Attractive salary, company pension plan and other benefits
• Attractive extras: Corporate benefits, company and team events,

If you're a visionary leader who thrives on building, leading, and delivering results at scale - we'd love to hear from you.