Country Operations Manager - Spain

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Country Operations Manager - Spain

Date: Mar 7, 2025

Location: Bilbao or Barcelona

Country: Spain

Requisition Number: 37300

This is an amazing opportunity to join Olleco Bunge. As a COUNTRY OPERATIONS MANAGER, you will collaborate closely with the Director of Operations for the UK and Europe to ensure that all depot and company teams meet their agreed KPIs while adhering to safety compliance standards and driving the business toward achieving its strategic objectives.

The Country Operations Manager for Spain is accountable for the performance of all current and future Olleco Bunge sites within Spain. Key responsibilities include ensuring safe and efficient operations that align with budgetary goals, expanding market share through organic growth and new product and service introductions, while optimizing efficiencies from previous acquisitions.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• HEALTH & SAFETY: Lead and promote a strong safety culture across all areas of responsibility, ensuring that depot operations and team activities are carried out safely and in compliance with the company’s health and safety policies.
• COMPLIANCE: Foster a culture of compliance, ensuring all sites and teams strictly adhere to the company’s policies and procedures across all areas of responsibility.
• PEOPLE MANAGEMENT: Develop the operation structure needed within the current team to enhance engagement and retention while achieving business objectives safely and compliantly.
• COACHING: Support team development and performance using a coaching approach.
• STRATEGY: Collaborate with the Director of Operations (UK / EUR) to support the creation, implementation, and execution of an effective business strategy that drives growth, margin, and efficiency.
• GROWTH, REVENUE & MARGINS: Work with the appropriate colleagues throughout Olleco Bunge to support the delivery of agreed growth, revenue, and margins through new business and existing business retention.
• PERFORMANCE: Responsible for the performance of the allocated depots overall and by individual location.
• REPORTING: Attend meetings when requested and present on overall business performance, areas of success and concern.
• KPI’s: Use KPI’s to monitor performance and trends and act accordingly.
• BUDGET: Responsible for all depots and budgets for operations within Spain.
• INNOVATION: Identify opportunities to innovate around the current operational offering and arrangements.
• PROJECTS: Undertake projects which encompass areas outside of allocated depots and teams.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Continuously look for ways for all Spanish based businesses to work smarter.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field / professional qualification.
• Proficiency in English and Spanish.
• 7 years of experience in Logistics, Industrial, Manufacturing, Commercial or Project Management is required.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Attention to detail. Resilient and determined, enjoys challenges and able to overcome them positively.
• Recognised Health and Safety qualification preferred.
• Willingness to travel as needed (50% of your time).
• Proven track record in building and developing depots and business across Spain.
• Demonstrable people management skills – able to engage and motivate.

If this description reflects your profile or ambition, we’re looking forward to seeing your application by hitting apply!

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Please note that the preselected candidate will join us through a permanent contract with Olleco Bunge.

Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated, we do not use agencies at this moment for our recruitment.

OLLECO BUNGE is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of food service businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide, delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils and collect organic waste which is then converted into renewable energy.