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Operational Project Manager

Job ID: 30901
Specialisation: Management
Level: Management | Team Lead
Location: Bulgaria | Stara Zagora

For our client, the H2Start project in Stara Zagora, we are currently searching for a motivated and experienced

Operational project manager

to support in particular the organisational development and total capacity growth.

H2Start aims to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to drive innovation in renewable hydrogen production. This initiative contributes to the transition towards a lowcarbon, energy-secure economy and is supported by Trakia University (TrU) and BGH2A, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) and ITAE – CNR. It will provide modern infrastructure to attract and retain top-tier researchers, fostering academic and industry collaboration for cutting-edge innovation and technology transfer and is funded with € 30 Mio. from both EU and national funds.

Requirements for the Candidate:

  • Experience as project manager or deputy in at least 3 projects during last 5 years, at least one with the size of 1M EUR
  • Experience in organisational development
  • Has experience with Bulgarian public procurements for at least 4 years
  • Possibility to work part of the time on-site in Stara Zagora, plus conduct occasionally international business trips – mandatory
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken)
  • Higher education in Management or Economics

Preferences:

  • Experience with scientific projects, especially in STEM field
  • Work with international environment (working abroad or work with international partners)
  • Has good knowledge of Horizon 2020 and/or Horizon Europe administration processes
  • Fluency in Bulgarian language
  • Experience with innovations and business development
  • Experience in building sustained growth
  • Enjoying managing change and organisational transformation (and has strong track record)
  • Ability to adopt in fast growing, dynamic environments
  • Leadership skills and personality to lead people thru periods of change and uncertainty, building new organisation, processes, tools

Main responsibilities:

  • Overall coordination and operational management of the Horizon Europe H2Start project as a project manager
  • Ensuring the key goal to build modern, highly sustainable and internationally competitive Hydrogen technologies research and innovation center in Bulgaria
  • Supervision of reaching objectives, KPIs, milestones of the project
  • Direct work with work package leaders and key task leaders as relevant to reach expected results
  • Organization and supervision of project administration, financial, procurement and legal activities
  • Organization and facilitation of project Consortium and operational meetings
  • Work with international partners, boosting their engagement
  • Coordination and oversight of development, compilation and submission of project periodic reports, deliverables, amendments
  • Full engagement in timely setting up and development of the new H2Start Center of Excellence and all the relevant processes needed for its full operations
  • Ensuring smooth implementation of the project and timely engagement of all relevant team members (H2Start center, Trakia University, Bulgarian Hydrogen Association, Polito, CNR)

Work conditions:

  • Bulgarian Full time labour contract
  • Hybrid working model with at least 50% of time in-person in Stara Zagora
  • Other social benefits
  • Opportunity to gain valuable experience in one of the largest scientific projects in Bulgaria

Please send us your application in English language using the form below.

Commercial Managing Director

Job ID: 30801
Specialisation: Management | Mechanical Engineering
Level: Management
Location: Bulgaria | Plovdiv | Sofia

For our client, a successful company in the automotive supplier industry, we are looking for an experienced and driven

Commercial Managing Director with Technical Background

to join the management team. Location of the existing plant is close to Pazardzhik.

Responsibilities

  • Together with the Technical Managing Director, you will actively drive and further develop the company’s successful growth
  • Full responsibility for the commercial areas of the business, including human resources, accounting, sales, national and international customer relations, and general administration
  • Strategic and operational management of the company with a strong focus on sustainable economic success
  • Close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders and continuous optimization of business processes

Your Profile

  • Relevant academic degree, e.g. in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field
  • Fluent Bulgarian and very good command of English or German
  • Proven experience in managing an EOOD/OOD, particularly in HR management, finance, sales, administration, and customer service
  • Demonstrated success in strategic and operational business leadership
  • Several years of leadership experience in a comparable role
  • Automotive or mechanical industry background highly preferred
  • Strong technical understanding of an industrial product portfolio

What our Client Offers

  • Attractive compensation package including a company car
  • Hybrid working model possible
  • A responsible and diverse leadership role within a dynamic and growing company

We look forward to receiving your application in English or German language! please use the contact form below.

Branch Manager Bulgaria (Innovation Consulting)

Job ID: 30101
Specialisation: Consulting | Management
Level: Management
Location: Bulgaria

Our client is an experienced Western-European player with entities in various EU-countries, a clear focus on consulting services in innovation and public funding and a history of serveral decades.

Are you passionate about innovation, technology, and helping companies thrive through research and development? We are looking for a dynamic

Branch Manager for Bulgaria

to lead and grow their Bulgarian consulting activities.

Your Responsibilities

  • Acquire new industrial clients in Bulgaria and across Europe for innovation and R&D consulting services.
  • Prepare compelling and well-structured funding applications for national and European grant programs.
  • Support technology-driven companies in identifying suitable public funding opportunities and navigating the application process.
  • Assist in the search for international cooperation partners and the formation of consortia for joint innovation projects.

Your Profile:

  • Successfully completed university degree in a scientific, technical, or business-related field (e.g., Physics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering).
  • A passion for sales and consulting, with strong communication skills across various media.
  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for new technologies, coupled with the ability to grasp complex technical concepts quickly.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills for preparing funding applications.
  • Independent, self-motivated, and a strong team player who enjoys initiating new projects.
  • Native-level Bulgarian, very good command of English, and German language skills are a plus.
  • Proven experience in consulting, ideally in the field of innovation or public funding.

What our client has to offer:

  • A key position in a growing and future-oriented company with international reach.
  • A high level of autonomy and the opportunity to shape the development of our Bulgarian branch.
  • Exciting projects with innovative companies across various industries.
  • Continuous learning opportunities and support from a strong international team.

If you are highly motivated to develop the Bulgaria office into a leading player? Then we invite you to apply with your CV and an actual picture!

Plant Manager (Automotive)

Job ID: 20301
Specialisation: Management | Mechanical Engineering
Level: Management
Location: Bulgaria | Plovdiv


Our client, a renowned Western-European automotive supplyer, is opening its automotive plant in Plovdiv soon.
We are currently searching for a competent individual with in-depth understanding of the automotive industry and proven leadership skills to fill the position of a

Plant Manager (Automotive)

Responsibilities:

  • Overall responsibility for all plant functions (production, logistics, production planning, maintenance, quality, process technology, HR, finance)
  • Leadership of a entity with several hundred employees
  • Assurance of daily delivery capability to clientele.
  • Monitoring and regulation of KPIs.
  • Identification of bottlenecks and quality issues with the timely implementation of a goal-oriented problem-solving process.
  • You coordinate regularly and purposefully with the HQ functions and other production plants on operational and strategic content
  • Full P&L responsibility in the implementation and budgeting phase

Profile:

  • Engineering degree or equivalent education and training – preferred specialization in mechanical engineering or metal industry (production).
  • Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in production management, preferably in the automotive sector.
  • Responsibility for compliance with safety regulations and legal requirements.
  • Knowledge in processes such as milling, turning, broaching, welding, and assembly.
  • Proficient in Bulgarian and English, German would be a plus.
  • User knowledge in MS Office and an ERP system.
  • Pronounced organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Team spirit, flexibility, and social competence.

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary and social package.
  • Working in a multinational environment.
  • Additional health insurance.

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply now with your CV in English or German language with an actual picture and additional documents. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted. Strict confidentiality is assured.

Production Manager (Automotive)

Job ID: 20302
Specialisation: Management | Mechanical Engineering
Level: Management
Location: Bulgaria | Plovdiv


Our client, a renowned Western-European automotive supplyer, is opening its automotive plant in Plovdiv soon.
We are currently searching for a competent individual with in-depth understanding of the automotive industry and proven leadership skills to fill the position of a

Production Manager (Automotive)

Responsibilities:

  • Comprehensive responsibility for the production domain.
  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of the production unit.
  • Assurance of daily delivery capability to clientele.
  • Monitoring and regulation of production-specific KPIs.
  • Personnel, capacity, and investment planning, along with production and cost surveillance.
  • Identification of bottlenecks and quality issues with the timely implementation of a goal-oriented problem-solving process.

Profile:

  • Engineering degree or equivalent education and training – preferred specialization in mechanical engineering or the metal industry (production).
  • Leadership experience in production management, preferably in the automotive sector.
  • Responsibility for compliance with safety regulations and legal requirements.
  • Knowledge in processes such as milling, turning, broaching, welding, and assembly.
  • Proficient in Bulgarian and English.
  • User knowledge in MS Office and an ERP system.
  • Pronounced organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Team spirit, flexibility, and social competence.

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary and social package.
  • Working in a multinational environment.
  • Additional health insurance.

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply now with your CV in English or German language with an actual picture and additional documents. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted. Strict confidentiality is assured.

Production and Logistics Planner (Automotive)

Job ID: 20122
Specialisation: Logistics | Management
Level: Team Lead
Location: Bulgaria | Plovdiv


Our client, a renowned Western-European automotive supplyer, is opening its automotive plant in Plovdiv soon.
We are currently searching for a competent individual with in-depth understanding of the automotive industry and proven leadership skills to fill the position of a

Production and Logistics Planner (Automotive)

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for the loading and processing of customer orders from receipt of order to dispatch and the associated communication.
  • First contact for customer, sales and plant with the goal of customer satisfaction with optimal use of resources
  • Assistance with cross-plant escalations or bottlenecks
  • Responsibility for the plant’s planning process, which includes
    • Responsibility for the plant’s entire capacity planning based on sales planning and customer requirements
    • Evaluation of the various planning statuses and demand signals and derivation/creation of the appropriate assembly product mix
  • Responsibility for monitoring the relevant key figures and costs and initiating the resulting measures in the event of deviations (e.g compliance with the target parameters such as stocks, delivery service level (OTIF) and planning accuracy)
  • Technical and disciplinary management of the associated employees, including trainings and performance assessment
  • Participation in logistics projects to optimize customer satisfaction and logistics performance, also across plants
  • Participation in the SCM process design and continuous development in the relevant area, e.g. through the implementation and tracking of Continual Improvement Process (CIP)

Profile:

  • Degree in industrial engineering, business administration with a focus on production management, logistics or a comparable education and training
  • Several years of professional experience in production planning and order processing in the automotive sector or a similar sector
  • Extensive management experience in an international environment
  • Very good MS Office knowledge and user knowledge of a common ERP system, ideally SAP.
  • Good language skills in Bulgarian and English
  • High degree of independence, proactivity and structural thinking and action
  • Motivation to keep up with process changes
  • Moderation and presentation skills
  • Ability to work in a team, quality awareness and customer-oriented approach
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary and social package.
  • Working in a multinational environment.
  • Additional health insurance.

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply now with your CV in English or German language with an actual picture and additional documents. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted. Strict confidentiality is assured.

General Management jobs in Bulgaria

Get familiar with our current job openings at our clients in Bulgaria and in the European Union.

General management jobs in Bulgaria are typically senior positions within companies or organizations that involve overseeing the overall operations and performance of the business. These jobs often require a combination of strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and business acumen.

Some examples of general management jobs in Bulgaria that you may be interested in include:

  • General Manager: This is a top-level management position responsible for the overall performance of a company or organization. A general manager typically oversees all departments and is responsible for setting overall strategy and goals for the business.
  • Country Manager: A country manager is responsible for overseeing the operations of a specific country or region for a multinational company. This includes managing local teams, developing and implementing local strategies, and representing the company in the country.
  • Operations Manager: An operations manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of a business or organization. This includes managing processes, coordinating activities across departments, and ensuring that the business runs smoothly and efficiently.
  • Business Unit Manager: A business unit manager is responsible for managing a specific business unit within a larger company. This includes setting goals and objectives, managing budgets, and developing and implementing strategies to grow the business.

To increase your chances of getting general management job in Bulgaria, you will generally need relevant education (such as a degree in business, management, or a related field) and experience in senior management roles. Additionally, you’ll need to have a strong understanding of the local business environment and culture, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with local teams and stakeholders.

Keep in mind that the best way to find the suitable job for you is to look for the job opportunities and get in touch with the companies that interest you. It will be good to apply with CV and Cover letter tailored to the specific company or job ad.

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