Chief Operating Officer (COO) - expatriation Thailand

Location

Neuchâtel

Availability

Immediately

Type

Permanent

Reference

41441

Published on

16/07/2026

Join the Management of a leading manufacturing industrial player based in Thailand. Reporting directly to the CEO and as a key member of the Management, you will lead Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality, representing a scope of approximately 200 employees, with the mission to strength

Job Description ###

Main responsibilities
Operational Excellence, Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Define and deploy short and medium-term operational strategic initiatives, in line with the group's growth, revenue, and profitability objectives.
• Supervise Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality activities to guarantee the achievement of operational objectives, on-time deliveries, and expected quality standards.
• Optimize the allocation of human and technical resources, by strengthening industrialization, planning, capacity, and order prioritization processes.
• Drive industrial performance through KPIs, OEE, OTIF, and quality indicators in order to quickly identify deviations, bottlenecks, and corrective actions.
• Deploy a Lean and continuous improvement culture aimed at improving efficiency, reducing production costs, scrap, defects, and rework, while sustainably increasing productivity.
• Ensure rigorous management of CAPEX and OPEX budgets as well as the optimization of costs, working capital, and processes supported by the ERP.
• Guarantee a safe working environment, compliant with internal and external regulations, international quality standards, and ethical manufacturing requirements.

Profile ###

Desired profile
Industrial, strategic & pragmatic leader

• Proven experience of a minimum of 15 years in industrial/manufacturing operations, acquired in a demanding manufacturing environment with a strong industrialization culture; experience in watchmaking or dials constitutes a decisive asset.
• Solid experience in leading large teams, ideally around 200 employees or more, in a demanding and performance-oriented production environment.
• Mastery of industrialization issues, manufacturing excellence, Lean management, supply chain, engineering, quality, capacity planning, budget management, ERP, compliance, and industrial safety.
• Ability to translate strategic and financial objectives into concrete roadmaps, operational indicators, and actions understandable by field teams.
• Natural leadership, strong managerial presence, ability to develop a culture of performance, resilience, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent level of English, strong financial culture, analytical mind, results orientation, and ease in solving complex problems.

We offer

• A Management role with a high impact on global performance, quality, operational profitability, and the industrial transformation of a leading manufacturing site.
• A demanding, structured, and international environment, at the heart of growth, manufacturing excellence, industrialization, and resource optimization issues.
• An entrepreneurial and human challenge allowing for the sustainable strengthening of industrial efficiency, Lean culture, productivity, and cross-functional collaboration.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) - expatriation Thailand / Permanent