VP Production

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Our goal is a solar power system on every roof, a storage unit in every house, and an e-car in every garage. How are we achieving this? Enpal makes solar easy: we rent out solar power systems, electricity storage and wallboxes at an all-inclusive rate, supplemented by a low-cost green electricity tariff, and intelligently networked into an integrated overall solution. </p><p>We are just at the beginning of our journey to becoming Europe's largest energy company. That's why we're looking for talented people to accompany us on this journey, leave their footprint and celebrate successes together with us. At Enpal, you will find a dynamic working environment as well as the space to develop yourself personally and professionally and to use your strengths effectively. </p><p>As the first green unicorn in Germany and the fastest-growing energy company in Europe (FT1000 Ranking 2022 by Financial Times &amp; Statista), we continue to advance our mission of green energy for everyone. Be part of this success story and change the world with us! </p><p>Enpal Production GmbH is a subsidiary of Enpal B.V. and bundles our activities of vertical integration of Enpal along the value chain. We are working on both the expansion of the production of components with strategic partners, as well as the development of a B2B distribution business for these products.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><ul><li>Structure and manage a high performing team of production professionals to execute on Enpal vision</li><li>Identify and scout locations for new production sites to enlarge Enpal’s footprint</li><li>Run-up Management: Plan, set up and coordinate new production sites` end-to-end ensuring on time go-lives</li><li>Supply Chain Management: intergration of supply chains for our third-party production sites globally </li><li>Manufacturing Design: develop operational excellence and scaling processes across the production sites including layout and workflow optimization, find the right equipment, machines and facilities and the best suppliers for those</li><li>Life cycle management and quality management of our production sites globally</li><li>Represent Enpal on technical level internally and externally</li><li>Set up a highly reliable, high quality and zero waste, zero incidents production organization</li><li>Lead the expansion and management of complex, decentralized offline operations</li><li>Monitor all relevant KPIs to create forecasts and business cases and support in developing better scalable systems and processes by directly reporting to Enpal’s global leadership</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Minimum 8+ years professional experience with at least 3 years in an executive position of a fast growing start-up/ scale-up/ multinational company with focus on operations and production – experience in Consulting/ VC/ Investment Banking is beneficial</li><li>Engineering background and experience in shop-floor and complex production technology (e.g. solar equipment, power electronics, or EPC plant construction)</li><li>Process and layout optimization and setup experience</li><li>Exceptional and inspirational leadership skills with the ability to build a 2k+ people organization</li><li>Proven ability to hit the ground running and effectively motivate, develop and manage a high performing team in a high-growth environment</li><li>Proven track record of successfully scaling a complex business as part of the executive team</li><li>Excitement to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment with a high level of ambiguity</li><li>Strong entrepreneurial drive and appetite for growth and scale</li><li>Good organizational and management skills, operationally very strong</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</li><li>Experience in working in an international environment is preferred</li><li>Fluency in English is a must and in German is a nice-to-have</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><ul><li><strong>Work in Germany's first green unicorn</strong> and actively shape the solar energy revolution. </li><li><strong>The sun shines all over the world</strong> - at Enpal you will find a highly motivated and diverse team with more than 65 different nationalities. </li><li><strong>Would you rather keep your pet company at home or your colleagues at the office?</strong> Even after the pandemic, we offer you a hybrid working model </li><li><strong>We fulfill every start-up cliché</strong> - in our modern office in Berlin-Friedrichshain, you'll find everything your heart desires, from a ping-pong table and yoga corner to a roof terrace and stocked drinks fridges. </li><li><strong>Your kick-start at Enpal</strong> - Get to know the company, your team colleagues and our founder Mario on your onboarding day. </li><li><strong>Stay up to date</strong> - Whether it's company figures at our monthly all-hands meetings or how a photovoltaic system works at the Lunch &amp; Learn, you'll always know exactly wh