Executive Assistant COO / Project Manager

Executive Assistant COO / Project Manager (m/w/d) Your next career step - from management support to your own responsibility In this function, you work directly with the COO and gain deep insights into the operational and strategic management of a dynamic industrial company. You are not in a classic assistance environment. You take on questions from operational and strategic day-to-day business, structure complex topics, analyze numbers and processes, and support the development of concrete and feasible solutions from ideas. You work on group-wide initiatives, site-related projects, and process optimizations, and with increasing experience, you take on independent responsibility for projects and areas. We are looking for a personality who does not wait for fully formulated assignments, but recognizes connections, asks the right questions, and consistently drives topics forward to the result. For an ambitious personality, this position offers the opportunity to develop further close to operational management and gradually take on their own project, result, and prospective leadership responsibility. Executive Assistant COO / Project Manager (m/w/d) Your tasks You are directly subordinate to the COO and work closely with him on operational, commercial, and strategic issues. Your focal points include: Structuring, analyzing, and processing operational and strategic issues Preparing decision-making bases for management and consistently following up on agreed measures Developing business and market analyses, economic calculations, and project budgeting Supporting M&A, investment, and strategic development projects Creating and presenting analyses, evaluations, and management presentations Analyzing processes, error causes, and operational weaknesses, as well as developing concrete improvement suggestions Coordinating and driving forward group-wide and site-related projects independently Close cooperation with managing directors, site managers, and various departments Taking on selected organizational and coordinating tasks in the direct environment of the COO Your profile You are passionate about industry, trade, and entrepreneurial contexts and want to develop your career long-term in a forward-looking industry. You are characterized in particular by the fact that you take on responsibility, get involved in new topics, and do not only analyze tasks but also consistently drive them forward to the result. Further facets of your profile are: Business administration training or completed studies First relevant professional experience, for example in management consulting, auditing, corporate development, business controlling, project management, or a comparable environment Experience in leading, coordinating, or implementing projects Distinct understanding of numbers and the ability to structure complex relationships Entrepreneurial thinking and interest in industrial value creation processes and trade High level of initiative, implementation strength, and a pronounced hands-on mentality Ability to work independently, set priorities, and develop pragmatic solutions even with incomplete information Very good German and English language skills in word and writing Very good digital user competence, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint, as well as affinity for data analysis and modern digital work tools Communication strength and a sovereign handling of different contact persons and hierarchy levels Loyalty, discretion, and reliability What we offer With your job, you make an active contribution to environmental protection and resource conservation A lot of freedom, independence, and responsibility in your tasks Stability and a secure job Flat hierarchies and uncomplicated decision-making processes Family-like company culture: With us, you are not just a number min. 25 days of vacation / 30 days from the 11th year of service or from the 50th year of age Thommen Academy (internal training and further education opportunities for our employees) Good social benefits (above-average salary continuation in case of accident and illness, pension fund without risk of loss) Berchtold Head of Group HR jpid789227djm jit0728jm jiy26jm