Senior Expert / Lead Expert Plant Readiness

About the role

LEONI is seeking a Senior/Lead Expert to drive plant readiness for industrialisation and de‑industrialisation projects. You will ensure smooth production transfers and support strategic footprint plans across our Tunisian operations.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct maturity assessments of industrialisation or de‑industrialisation projects at plant level.
• Prepare plants and organisations to take over product volumes or projects from sister plants in line with strategic footprint plans.
• Ensure production transfer plans are executable and aligned with timelines, milestones and budget constraints.
• Partner with plant leadership to assess readiness, identify risks and implement sustainable improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• University degree with at least 5 years experience in the automotive industry, preferably in manufacturing transformation, industrialisation, production transfers or operational excellence.
• Proven experience in Tier‑1 automotive environment, including production restructuring, green‑ or brown‑field management and production transfers.
• Willingness to travel internationally and strong analytical/problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• Project Management methodologies and business case preparation.
• Risk assessment, financial analysis and portfolio management.
• Data visualisation, KPI definition and monitoring, gap and trend analysis.
• Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement and shop‑floor management.
• Advanced MS Office, reporting tools and what‑if analysis.