tonies® USA

Strategic Project and Transformation Manager

tonies® USA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Düsseldorf • Germany

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About the role

  • Drive excellence and cohesion across the global Operations organization
  • Serve as partner, advisor, and execution lead for key operational areas
  • Translate global operations strategy into concrete, actionable initiatives
  • Coordinate and track key initiatives across global operations teams
  • Support planning cycles, performance reviews, and priority tracking
  • Structure complex topics using data and operational insights
  • Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across Operations, Commercial, and Customer Experience (CX)
  • Align with leaders across Quality, Supply Chain, Production, Procurement, and IT
  • Identify and remove cross-team dependencies and roadblocks
  • Support interactions with key suppliers and partners
  • Support rollout and adoption of digital tools across operations
  • Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives within supply chain and manufacturing
  • Collaborate with IT and Data teams on analytics, automation, and GenAI use cases
  • Prepare operational dashboards, reports, and executive presentations
  • Track core KPIs (delivery, cost, quality, customer impact)
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional COO projects end-to-end
  • Support transformation initiatives with structured tracking of progress and risks
  • Enable change adoption through communication and stakeholder engagement

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of professional experience in operations, supply chain, consulting, or strategy roles within the toy, consumer electronics, or consumer goods industries
  • Proven track record in program management, cross-functional coordination, and advising at the executive level
  • Strong strategic thinking and execution skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • High proficiency in data analysis, business case development, and KPI tracking
  • Exceptional organizational and project management skills
  • Experience working in international, multicultural environments with distributed teams
  • Fluent in English; German is highly desirable
Benefits
  • Deutschlandticket (public transport pass) for unlimited travel
  • Monthly contribution toward an office parking space
  • Bike leasing
  • Remote work subsidy
  • Employer contributions to company pension plans
  • Occupational pension schemes
  • Occupational disability insurance
  • 30 days of paid annual leave
  • Three additional company holidays (Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve)
  • Up to 10 'toniecation' days (unpaid leave)
  • Internal and external training opportunities
  • Individual learning budget
  • Access to Babbel for language learning
  • Access to Calm for relaxation and wellbeing
  • Attractive discounts on tonies products
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisbusiness case developmentKPI trackingprogram managementproject managementoperational insightsdigital tools adoptionanalyticsautomationGenAI use cases
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingexecution skillscommunicationstakeholder managementorganizational skillscross-functional coordinationchange adoptioncollaborationproblem-solvingleadership