Manager Sorting Operations

Eurotex is a well-established company with over 20 years of solid experience in textiles recovery and second-hand clothes sorting and trading operations. Under its TexCycle brand, the company offers a variety of recovery services and solutions, including clothing and footwear collection, sorting, repair, retail and recycling.

Our aspiration is a better future through sustainability, awareness and culture. Our goal is to transform our business and to support others in their transformation by applying the principles of circular economy.

On the way to achieving this goal, our team is growing and we are currently looking for a Manager Sorting Operations.

Scope of the role

The role should oversee all daily operations with a final goal to contribute to production efficiencies and overall production volume increase. The future incumbent should achieve so whilst maintaining product quality through operations improvement, planning, building and developing strong middle and line management teams. Main areas of responsibility:

• Execute the production program and operational plans according to KPIs set
• Monitor and improve processes
• Manage staff
• Manage inventory
• Resolve internal and external client issues

Responsibilities

• Monitoring business volume and ensuring timely processing of orders, being responsible for profitability
• Tracking KPIs (margins, productivity, absenteeism, etc.) to ensure milestones and targets are met, and adhering to effective budgeting
• Performing basic data analysis to understand frequently occurring problems, determine their causes and design solutions to prevent them from reoccurring
• Regularly inspecting work areas to identify areas for improvement
• Identifying and addressing operational inefficiencies, such as frequent downtimes, inefficient workflows or quality control issues
• Ensuring proper resource allocation, such as personnel, equipment and materials
• Implementing process improvements on a rolling basis
• Monitoring the performance and productivity of employees
• Conducting regular check-ins and team meetings to understand employees' concerns
• Providing regular feedback to help employees perform their duties efficiently
• Tracking inventory levels and stock availability
• Maintaining strong relationships and collaborating daily with different business units
• Benchmarking company’s sorting operations with market and competitors, staying up to date with market trends in the sorting business including travelling internationally on a regular basis to build and maintain extensive knowledge of global sorting business
• Constantly developing the sorting facility team and empowering strong middle and line managers. Implementing an effective succession planning process

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge in production/operations management, ideally in an international environment
• Trainings and certifications in process improvement, lean, Six Sigma will be considered a strong asset
• Knowledge of operations performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Understanding of quality standards and health and safety regulations
• Strong decision-making skills and a result-driven approach
• Outstanding communication ability
• Proficiency in MS Office and ERP Software
• Attention to detail
• Fluency in English

Eurotex's operations, partners and team interweave a wide variety of people, cultures and professional experience. We strive to attract wonderful people with a wide range of knowledge, skills and expertise, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for diversity in the workplace, we are the right company for you!

In case you want to become part of our team, please send us your current CV. Approved candidates will be invited for an interview.

Benefits

• Stable job and career development opportunities
• Interesting and challenging work in a fast-growing company
• Continuous support and learning
• Attractive and competitive salary
• Opportunities to develop and improve your professional competencies
• Food vouchers
• Multisport card at a discounted price
• Excellent working conditions and professional work environment