Operational Lab Manager – Oil, Gas & Chemicals

🔥 13 minutes ago

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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SGS

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Healthcare • Food & Beverage

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

📋 Description

• Strategic and operational overall responsibility for the OGC laboratory sites in Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, and Speyer • Leadership, development, and management of the laboratory management and order processing teams • Disciplinary and functional leadership of 7 direct reports, with overall responsibility for an organization of 47 FTEs • Ensuring an economically viable, efficient, and high-quality laboratory organization • Responsibility for resources, KPIs, and budgets, as well as the continuous optimization of laboratory processes • Managing external service providers and ensuring reliable order processing • Close collaboration with internal and international stakeholders to implement the business strategy and further develop the OGC business

🎯 Requirements

• Completed degree in chemistry or a comparable natural science discipline • Several years of leadership experience in an operational management role, ideally in a laboratory, chemical, or analytical environment • Proven experience leading larger organizational units with multiple management levels and cross-site teams • In-depth industry knowledge of the Oil, Gas & Chemicals sector • Strong business acumen and experience managing complex operational units • Proven success in leading, motivating, and developing employees and managers • Excellent communication and collaboration skills when working with internal and external stakeholders • Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken • High willingness to travel within Germany (approximately 25%)

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities • Mobile working • Health and wellness programs • Germany Ticket subsidy • Job bike • Company pension scheme • Discount programs for shopping, gyms, and more • Diversity and inclusion as part of the company culture