Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is a global leader in advanced energy and battery technologies and was founded in 2011 in Ningde, China. CATL is a long-standing partner of the German and global electric vehicle and energy storage industry. In 2024, CATL was the supplier with the highest installed battery volume in electric vehicles worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. For four years in a row, CATL has also held the highest market share in the global supply of energy storage batteries.

From our first European production site at Erfurter Kreuz, we have been supplying German car manufacturers with cells and modules made in Thuringia since 2022. Globally, CATL employs more than 100,000 people at 13 production sites and 6 research centers with branches and offices in France, Germany, Japan, North America and China. Our batteries are already installed in more than 17 million electric vehicles worldwide - that corresponds to around one in three electric vehicles.

Become part of our team and use your talent to help increase this number even further in the future!

Manager Operation (m/fd)

Date of advertisement:  Apr 3, 2025
Location: 

Erfurt, Thuringia, DE

Company:  CATL
Department: 

This is your new challenge:

  • Overall responsibility for the operational management of one production plant section, including disciplinary management of the production area 
  • Coordination and cooperation with all functional teams to achieve project and operational targets (KPIs) such as occupational safety, quality, costs, efficiency and inventory 
  • (Further) development of short and long-term strategies and priorities in line with the company's development strategy and corresponding control of processes and costs
  • Overall responsibility for the further development of the teams and team structures (organization) as well as ensuring employee motivation together with the respective direct supervisors to fully meet operational requirements and customer satisfaction
  • Ensuring and promoting the corporate culture in the responsible area 
  • Ensuring safe and efficient operations, including productivity, quality and occupational health and safety
  • Continuous improvement of operational processes according to the lean principle and the Six Sigma methodology

These are your qualifications:

  • Completed academic degree or comparable qualification or working experience with a focus on technical management, business management or supply chain management
  • Several years of experience in a comparable position, preferably in the automotive sector and previous experience in production management
  • Solid leadership experience in an intercultural context, as well as experience in the further development of team and corporate culture 
  • Experience in the area of quality management systems ISO 9001:2000 or IATF as well as in the implementation of the corresponding standards 
  • Strong communication, coordination and organizational skills
  • Strong systematic, structured and independent way of working
  • Fluent language skills in German and English

These are your benefits:

  • Permanent employment contract with a wide range of future prospects in a growing company
  • Annual bonus payments (Christmas bonus and variable performance bonus)
  • Group accident insurance that covers you professionally and privately 24 hours/day
  • Attractive employee-recruit-employee programme
  • International working environment where teamwork is a priority
  • Further qualification and professional development opportunities

 

We look forward to receiving your informative CV in English.

 

 

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilities.