General Manager

CMO / CDMO General Manager - Pharma GMP - PE Backed

General Manager (cGMP) - PE Backed Opportunity

Antwerp

Are you ready to take on that step into a role which will challenge your collaboration, management skills, and cohesion in a drive for excellence?

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving business challenges and driving organisational change to deliver meaningful operational improvements.

We are looking for a General Manager to join a CDMO, based on site just outside Antwerp. You will be responsible for around 200 employees, with a key focus on enriching high performance within teams, driving collaboration, and ultimately creating cultural change leading to stronger commercial performance - reporting directly into the CEO of the parent company.

You will bring:

• Commercial mind-set and strong with numbers as you will have P&L responsibility of the site
• Strong, charismatic leadership with the ability to influence, engage, and bring teams on board
• A solid background in the pharmaceutical sector within a cGMP regulated environment
• Previous experience within a CMO or CDMO, ideally supporting diverse client portfolios

You will live and breathe every part of the operations lifecycle, you speak Dutch fluently. Although you will be speaking English throughout your day, they want you to connect with native Dutch peers on a conversational basis is a must.

Related Job Titles: Plant Director / Site Manager / Operations Director / Head of Operations / Site head / Head of Site Operations / Site Lead / Head of Manufacturing / Head of Production / COO / Chief Operating Officer

Commutable Locations: Antwerp/Brussels/Mechelen/ Sint-Niklaas/Dendermonde/Aalst/ Leuven/Ghent