Production Director (m/f/d)

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

• Lead Manufacturing and Technical functions to deliver “best in class” performance in quality, cost, and delivery.
• Ensure on-time, in-spec, and cost-effective product supply to customers, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Define short-, medium-, and long-term strategic direction for Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Technical functions, translating into actionable deployment plans.
• Drive results-oriented leadership, supporting and developing both direct and indirect reports.
• Lead business planning, including cost control, investments, workforce, and material planning aligned with turnover and sales targets.
• Implement Brose standards and tools to monitor and improve performance across all functions.
• Develop and implement cost-reduction initiatives within the supply chain, including product and process improvements.
• Champion a continuous improvement culture through PDCA cycles, cost efficiency, and performance enhancement.
• Embed the Brose Production System across all operations.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance, safeguarding employees and protecting the environment.
• Uphold company policies and values, including Code of Conduct, Quality, Equal Opportunities, and Sustainability principles.

Your Profile

• Proven senior leadership experience (min. 4 years) in manufacturing and technical management within a high-volume, complex production environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and technical services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large teams (direct & indirect reports) with a focus on coaching, performance, and accountability.
• Experience managing P&L, budgets, and KPIs with a strong commercial and operational focus.
• Track record of delivering cost savings, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal functions.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on leadership and decision-making capability.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, environment, and sustainability.

We are on a journey to make Brose Coventry "a better place to work". Underpinned by our FIRST principles of Family, Innovation, Return, Speed & Team, which are fundamental qualities that we seek for all our employees and Leaders.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and take on new tasks? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions, your HR contact person is happy to answer them.

Please be aware that the position availability is determined by the ability of a prospective candidate having the right to work in the UK.

Please apply directly via the online application form.