CEO at Cryotrade Engineering Equipment Supplier Company

A CEO is required for the equipment supplier company Cryotrade Engineering.

The company Cryotrade Engineering was founded in 2015 and is engaged in the supply of equipment and consumables in the field of applied cryogenics and superconductivity, as well as measuring and analytical equipment for various modifications of scientific research.

What the company does in practice:

• Develops and manufactures cryostats, superconducting magnets, gas liquefaction systems, and other cryogenic equipment for scientific research
• Creates measuring stands and unique solutions for specific tasks of Russian research institutes, universities, and laboratories
• Acts as a distributor for leading manufacturers of scientific and cryogenic equipment
• Supplies cryogenic vessels and cryogenic fluids (liquid nitrogen, liquid helium)

Clients include leading scientific research organizations in Russia.

We are looking for someone who:

• Will form and implement a development strategy
• Can structure the Company, including creating a reporting system, calibrating business processes, and KPIs
• Will bring current automation processes (Bitrix24, 1C UNFD implementation) to a logical conclusion

Your responsibilities will include:

Strategy:

• Together with the Board of Founders, form a development strategy: by product, markets, and operational aspects
• Break it down into clear goals, plans, and figures by direction
• Regularly review what is working/not working and adjust the course

Operational Management:

• Manage all key blocks: production, sales, service, procurement and logistics, finance, and administration
• Ensure the achievement of plans for revenue, margin, project deadlines, and quality

Automation and Processes:

• Develop ERP, management accounting, and CRM
• Describe and establish key processes: sales, project management, production, procurement, warehousing, service
• Set up KPIs for departments and clear management reporting for the Board of Founders

Finance and Efficiency:

• Work with budgeting and management accounting alongside the finance department
• Maintain control over cost of goods sold, project margins, and segment profitability
• Make decisions based on data, not just expert intuition

Team:

• Strengthen and develop the management team: heads of departments, production, and commercial operations
• Establish a result-oriented motivation system (sales, deadlines, quality, margin)
• Personally participate in the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of key employees

Who is a good fit:

Experience:

• You have worked as an Executive Director / General Director / Production Director in a manufacturing or trade-and-manufacturing company for at least 3-5 years
• Managed a company or department of 50+ people, handling multiple functions simultaneously
• Practical experience with 223 and 44 Federal Laws

Familiarity with industries:

• Instrument engineering, scientific equipment, medical technology, mechanical engineering, microelectronics, other high-tech manufacturing
• Project-based or small-batch custom production
• Experience interacting with Skolkovo and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (including in the area of obtaining grants) will be a significant plus

Competencies:

• Built and optimized business processes, not just "managed people"
• Implemented ERP/CRM and management accounting systems (and brought them to actual use)
• Proficient in working with P&L, budgets, cost of goods sold, and margins

Background:

• Higher education, preferably technical / engineering / physics and technology
• Business education (MBA, Executive programs, etc.) will be a plus

Personal qualities:

• You are equally comfortable on the production floor and in the design bureau, in conversations with scientists/engineers, in meetings with owners, and discussing finances
• You are genuinely interested in building a system, not just "holding the wheel"
• You are prepared to do some things "manually" at the start, while simultaneously building the system

The company offers:

• The opportunity to genuinely influence the strategy and operations of a high-tech business working with real science
• Direct access to owners, short decision-making process
• A strong engineering and scientific team that values not only business results but also the substance of what we do
• Compensation: salary 300,000 – 400,000 ₽ after tax deduction
• Office and production facilities in Moscow, business trips within Russia as needed