Chief Operations Officer

We are growing; our international operations are expanding, technology is evolving, and our organisation is growing alongside it. This calls for a Chief Operations Officer (COO) who thinks strategically, makes decisive decisions and knows how to bring people together. In this role, you’ll have overall responsibility for our international Operations organisation. However, we’re not just looking for a strong Operations manager. As COO, you’ll ensure focus and clarity, so that people and processes work together optimally. How? By combining leadership with decisiveness. It’s important that you inspire trust, encourage ownership and are aware of what’s going on within the organisation. Our culture is invaluable in this regard – you’ll bring our Vencostyle to life in the way we work together, lead and take responsibility.

As COO, you’ll ensure we have a strong organisation that’s ready to grow further. Not only by making a difference today, but also by shaping the future together with the board.

We are an innovative family business that aims to make poultry farming more sustainable and animal-friendly worldwide - with a focus on efficiency and the well-being of animals and farmers.

Your career

• To steer our operational organisation by translating strategy into clear priorities, responsibilities and tangible results;

• Building a scalable and future-proof Operations organisation in which Purchase, Supply Chain, Logistics, Production/Assembly, Planning and Outbound work together ever more effectively as a single entity;

• Strengthening collaboration between disciplines, teams and international sites by fostering shared ownership;

• Focus on structural improvements in areas such as safety, quality, delivery reliability, flow, stock, lead time, productivity and costs. Based on the principles of continuous improvement and ‘first-time-right’;

• Utilise ERP, MES, automation and data to provide insight into performance, organise processes more efficiently and make better decisions;

• Ensuring a strong leadership team: you instil confidence and provide scope, coach and develop people – whilst also being clear about expectations and addressing issues where necessary;

• Working with other board members to make the decisions required for further professionalisation and growth, for example in the areas of capacity, supply chain organisation, make-or-buy decisions and international collaboration.

Your talents

• Extensive experience in a senior leadership role within Operations, Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain in an international technical or manufacturing environment;

• Accustomed to operating at executive level and with experience of growth, professionalisation or change within an operational organisation;

• The ability to effectively implement strategy;

• A strong end-to-end perspective and expertise in operational excellence, digitalisation, ERP/MES, planning and data-driven management;

• You are a unifying leader: you effortlessly bring people and differing interests together, build trust and connect easily across different levels;

• Natural authority and decisiveness, enabling you to provide clarity, ask incisive questions and address tensions openly, without resorting to unnecessary politics or bureaucracy;

• Your approach is down-to-earth and entrepreneurial. You do not overcomplicate matters, you dare to challenge existing practices and you always keep in mind what changes mean for people;

• A leadership style that aligns with our Venco style. This means: you encourage entrepreneurship, ownership, customer focus and connection. In doing so, you give people responsibility and use both successes and mistakes to improve together.

Our offer

• A competitive salary and 27 vacation days per year (for a full-time position);

• VencoFIT allowance to promote your health;

• Growth opportunities with courses and training;

• A good amount of freedom and responsibility;

• A workplace in the world's largest egg: Venco Campus in Eersel.