For a newly established role as COO, Danhydra is seeking an experienced and development-oriented Chief Operating Officer to lead global operations and play a key role in shaping the company’s strategic direction.
You will have overall responsibility for production/ assembly plants, procurement, supply chain, and operational performance across sites.
Danhydra’s organisational setup reflects its international footprint: production is consolidated in Herning, while procurement, service and sales functions are distributed globally to ensure responsiveness and operational flexibility. The company’s continued growth trajectory, combined with its commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction, positions Danhydra as an ambitious and highly collaborative partner in the renewable energy value chain.
As COO, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, strengthening global supply chain capabilities, and ensuring efficient, scalable production across regions. You will lead a team of leaders within production and procurement while fostering collaboration across other internal and external functions.
You will join the Executive Management Team and contribute to improving production efficiency, supply chain reliability, and overall organisational performance, supporting Danhydra’s continued growth and customer satisfaction.
Strategic & Operational Leadership
Set and execute a clear operational and supply chain strategy aligned with business goals.
Translate strategic priorities into actionable, measurable plans.
Lead organisational transformation and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
People & Organisational Leadership
Build and develop high-performing global teams.
Ensure the operational organisation has the right structure, capabilities, and leadership depth.
Promote strong execution, alignment, and cross-functional collaboration.
Operations & Production
Lead end-to-end global operations across production, procurement, and supply chain.
Optimise manufacturing footprint, capacity planning, and process efficiency.
Strengthening delivery performance, inventory management, and cost efficiency.
Drive operational excellence using lean, automation, digitalisation, and quality systems.
Procurement & Supply Chain
Oversee the global procurement function in partnership with the CPO.
Reduce global supply chain risk through supplier diversification, resilience building, and regional contingency planning.
Ensure strong sourcing governance and longterm scalability.
Customer, Quality & Compliance
Ensure operational performance contributes to strong customer satisfaction.
Represent Danhydra externally with partners and industry stakeholders.
Ensure global operations comply with all relevant industry standards, certifications, legal requirements, and local regulations.
Strengthen governance, risk management, and operational transparency.
You bring solid experience from a comparable operational role, preferably from an international or global production company. You have a proven ability to lead complex operations, drive optimisation initiatives, and work effectively across cultures and regions. A relevant academic background supporting production optimisation, operational development, or supply chain management will be considered an advantage.
You combine strategic insight with strong execution capabilities and thrive in an environment where structure, scalability, and continuous improvement are key priorities.
Danhydra offers an exciting and development-oriented role within a smaller organisation, where the successful candidate will have significant influence on shaping and professionalising the operational setup. You will therefore get a unique opportunity to drive meaningful improvements and leave a lasting organisational impact.
Location: Herning
Travel: The position entails approx. 60 days of travel primarily to Danhydra’s sites globally as well as to key customers and suppliers.
Danhydra is collaborating with GML on this executive recruitment. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Research Consultant Henriette Toftgaard Pedersen at +45 60 21 02 31.
All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
Danhydra is a specialised and well-established provider of advanced tooling solutions for the global wind industry. Headquartered in Denmark and positioned within key windpower hubs, the company delivers high quality, customised solutions supported by assembly operations in Herning and globally distributed procurement and service functions. With close ties to leading industry players and a commitment to operational excellence. Read more at www.danhydra.com
GML is a well-established consultancy firm with ambitious and experienced consultants within Search & Selection, Management Training and Organisational Development. We focus on the industries we know, as we firmly believe that in-depth industry knowledge heightens the quality of our consulting services. GML serves several of the leading companies in Denmark within the following sectors:
• Energy
• Production industry
• FMCG
• Retail
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