Managing Director

Company

Multinational company

Mission Lead and scale the Brazilian operations, ensuring sustainable and profitable growth while driving operational effectiveness, strong commercial performance, and a high-performance organizational culture. The role is accountable for strategy execution, financial results, talent development, and representation before key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Define and execute the business growth strategy aligned with global objectives. Drive expansion initiatives, portfolio diversification, and new market or channel development based on profitability and market insights. Oversee commercial, operations, logistics, and service functions. Ensure compliance with corporate policies, quality standards, and best practices. Lead financial performance, including budgeting, cost control, profitability, and P&L accountability. Provide executive oversight of local manufacturing/assembly operations, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency, and reliability. Promote a zero-incident safety culture and continuous improvement through lean and operational excellence methodologies. Build, develop, and retain strong, diverse leadership teams. Lead organizational transformation, cultural alignment, engagement, and inclusion initiatives. Act as the company’s senior representative in Brazil, strengthening relationships with key customers, partners, suppliers, and local stakeholders.

Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field. 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in general management, business unit leadership, or country management roles. Strong financial acumen with full P&L responsibility. Experience managing commercial, operations, logistics, and service structures. Solid understanding of procurement, warehousing, distribution, and technical service models. Experience with manufacturing environments. Familiarity with ERP, CRM, and BI tools. Fluent English and Spanish.

Location Hybrid, São Paulo