Director of Processes & Innovation (m/f/d)
Our client is an internationally active, family-owned textile manufacturer with a long-standing heritage and an outstanding reputation for high-quality textile solutions. As a vertically integrated producer, the company controls the entire value chain – from fibre to finished fabric – serving customers in public procurement, protective workwear and technical textiles. Against the backdrop of dynamic growth and increasing operational complexity, the strategic leadership position of Director of Processes & Innovation is now being filled.
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Your responsibilities
- Shape and implement the company’s innovation and process strategy in alignment with long-term growth and sustainability objectives
- Take ownership of management systems—especially ISO 9001—and certifications and guarantee international audit readiness; coordinate product certifications such as OEKO-TEX®, GOTS, GRS, OCS and BCI
- Further develop production standards, methodologies and process documentation across the full value chain (spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing)
- Maintain and develop product definitions, specifications and the
central product catalogue as basis for production, sales and quality - Lead the laboratory organisation, ensuring technical standards,
investment planning, efficiency and continuous testing improvement - Act as a central interface to IT and digitalisation initiatives, defining requirements and supporting system evolution
- Contribute to R&D and Innovation projects
Your Profile
- Completed degree in Textile Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science or a comparable technical discipline
- Several years of leadership experience within the textile industry, ideally in a vertically integrated production environment
- Strong process optimisation and management systems expertise; spinning or yarn experience is a plus
- Solid experience with certifications and audits in regulated industries
- A hands-on, structured personality with credibility on the shop floor, who leads cross-functionally and drives change with natural authority
- Business-fluent French or Dutch/Flemish and fluent English
We Offer
- A strategic key role reporting directly to the Management Board
- Significant scope for shaping the future of the business
- An attractive remuneration package including additional benefits and a structured handover phase
Apply now!
Project No.:
1226010
Textiles
Belgien
Full Time
as soon as possible
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