Managing Partner Machining Technology CNC (m/f/d)

WIEMEYER & partners carefully accompanies selected small and medium-sized companies in growth and succession.

Our client is an established CNC precision manufacturer in the greater Rendsburg area: over 20 years in the market, around 20 employees, excellent reputation. The company specializes in complex small-batch components and deliberately leaves price-sensitive standard goods to the competition – the business model thrives on quality and know-how, not on price wars.

The current owner wishes to withdraw from operational business and is looking for an orderly, complete succession. Modern machinery and a well-rehearsed team are available – the capacities are there, but not yet fully utilized. Whoever takes over here is not taking over a turnaround object, but a healthy company with concrete, short-term growth potential.

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Do not be fooled by the salary range mentioned: it does not represent an employee salary, but the owner's draw that you can pay yourself as the owner of this company. How much it will be, you will decide in the future – not an employer. And the company generates an operating profit (EBITDA) of around EUR 400,000 year after year – in addition to your owner's draw. Money with which a significant part of the purchase price finances itself practically on its own.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the company, both technically and commercially. In operational management – production planning, quality assurance, customer service – you will be supported by an experienced operations/production manager and production planning.
• Organization of production, maintenance, and related areas will be done together with your team – this will leave you free to focus on the further development of the company and sales.
• Ensuring plant availability and smooth production processes.
• Analysis and optimization of processes – continuous improvement, cost management, key figure control – with the clear goal of better utilizing existing capacities.
• Management of strategic development: You will not only ensure that the right, manufacturable orders come in, but will focus on growth. A moderate expansion of the second shift and genuine, active market development instead of pure existing customer care are the levers.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in a technically oriented, manufacturing environment is a prerequisite – ideally in machining or CNC manufacturing. A vocational training or a degree in machining technology is a clear advantage, but not a must: strong technical affinity and proven success in technical sales can compensate for a lack of specialized training.
• Affinity for technical sales: The order situation is stable today, but in the long term, the ability to win and retain customers will determine success.
• Management experience – or the serious, demonstrable willingness to step into management now.
• Business management understanding and the willingness to bear entrepreneurial responsibility, including financial participation.
• Structured, independent working style, strong communication skills, and confident demeanor.

Benefits

• You are taking over a functioning business model with existing infrastructure, ongoing customer relationships, and cash flow – a fundamentally different starting point than a new greenfield startup.
• Modern machinery, practiced digitalization, a well-rehearsed team of experienced skilled workers.
• Good working atmosphere, flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes.
• Entry as a managing partner in the context of a complete takeover – accompanied by an orderly handover phase with the current owner.

This position is associated with an entrepreneurial stake (complete takeover), meaning equity capital is required. You will take over a modern machine and plant park as well as the business property. The customer base and staff represent a significant further substantial value. And important for everyone who has not considered a takeover before: Such a step is usually financed by a combination of equity capital, bank loans, and the company's ongoing earnings. So you do not have to raise the entire company value out of your own pocket – how much equity is realistically needed, we will clarify transparently in the first conversation.

Complete, verifiable business figures will be disclosed in the personal interview or after a confidentiality agreement. Those who are seriously interested should know early on what they are getting into.

Interested?
Then we look forward to receiving your application with your CV and a short cover letter via this platform. Would you like to talk without obligation first? Call us or write to us – an initial conversation is possible at any time.

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