Managing Director (f/m/d)

Firmenprofil

Planted Foods AG is a Swiss food-tech company specializing in plant-based meat alternatives. Founded in 2019, the company develops and produces innovative protein products made from natural ingredients, focusing on taste, texture and sustainability. With a strong presence across retail, foodservice and quick-service restaurant channels, Planted has become one of the leading players in the European alternative protein market. The company continues to expand internationally while driving innovation and sustainable growth within the food industry.

We are currently looking for a Managing Director (m/f/d) for the location in Memmingen.

Wir bieten

• Executive leadership role with significant strategic impact

• High level of responsibility and decision-making authority

• International and collaborative working environment

• Flat hierarchies and efficient decision-making processes

• Opportunity to drive sustainable growth and business development

• Attractive compensation package with long-term career prospects

Ihre Aufgaben

• You lead the Memmingen entity as Managing Director and build a high-performing team, fostering a culture of ownership, pragmatism and goal-oriented execution.

• You drive the Memmingen site towards stable and efficient operations while achieving growth, cost and utilization targets.

• You own the entity P&L and business unit financials while continuously improving business processes.

• You build and sustain the local ecosystem and partnerships required for smooth operations in Memmingen.

• You ramp up the factory, optimize factory utilization and drive factory expansion projects in line with market demand.

• You ensure robust work safety and health procedures across the site.

• You maintain existing and obtain new quality certifications in collaboration with the Quality team (e.g. audits).

• You support the definition and execution of Planted’s end-to-end operations strategy to enable international growth.

• You improve operational processes and systems (e.g. ERP) with strong interfaces to finance and commercial teams and a high level of automation.

• You help establish performance management across operations and track key KPIs (e.g. COGP, COGS, OTIF, inventory) to enable fact-based decision making.

Ihr Profil

• Bring 10+ years of experience in operations and supply chain management, ideally within fermentation or food production (e.g. meat alternatives, meat, dairy or similar industries).

• Demonstrate a proven track record of P&L responsibility, including revenue and/or factory utilization ownership.

• Bring strong leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to build and lead high-performing operations teams.

• Have deep familiarity with production environments and experience leading operations teams through rapid scaling and significant efficiency improvements.

• Possess strong financial and analytical capabilities and the ability to implement, optimize and automate processes and IT tools.

• Bring experience implementing performance management systems within operations.

• Have experience with factory setup and operations, manufacturing, logistics and warehousing partner management, and scaling operations in an international environment.

• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of urgency and a drive for operational excellence.

• Speak English and German fluently.