1363 – Interim Country Director Poland

About Our Client:

We are working with a Private Equity-backed European FMCG business with an established presence across multiple international markets.

The assignment focuses on a small Polish commercial business unit operating within a larger regional structure. While customer-facing sales activities are managed locally, many support and back-office functions are governed centrally.

Recent leadership disruption, organisational misalignment, and declining commercial effectiveness have created the need for an experienced interim executive to lead a comprehensive turnaround and reorganisation programme.

This is a highly visible leadership assignment offering the opportunity to stabilise the business, rebuild organisational effectiveness, strengthen team performance, and create the foundations for sustainable growth.

Project Description:

As Interim Country Director Poland, you will assume full responsibility for the local business unit, reporting directly to regional leadership.

Your mandate will be to restore organisational stability, rebuild accountability, improve commercial execution, and lead the transformation of a small sales organisation operating within a complex corporate environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full P&L responsibility for the Polish business unit
• Leading the turnaround and reorganisation of the local commercial organisation
• Implementing organisational and personnel changes to strengthen business performance
• Rebuilding management discipline, accountability, and execution standards
• Managing complex employee relations and legacy organisational issues
• Developing key talent and strengthening team capability
• Restoring commercial momentum and delivering sustainable business growth
• Acting as the primary leadership figure for the Polish operation during a critical transformation period

Interim Manager Required Skills:

You are an experienced interim executive, country manager, managing director, or commercial leader with a track record of delivering results in challenging business situations.

You will likely bring:

• FMCG sector experience
• Strong commercial leadership capabilities
• Experience rebuilding underperforming teams and organisations
• The ability to make difficult decisions with confidence and professionalism
• A pragmatic, hands-on, and execution-focused leadership style
• Strong organisational change and transformation experience
• The resilience and credibility required to lead through uncertainty and complexity

This assignment is ideally suited to an interim leader who enjoys restoring order, rebuilding performance, and creating lasting organisational change within a commercially important business unit.

Key Requirements:

Labor law in Poland, Turnaround and Organizational transformation experience

Type of Assignment:

Interim

Scope of Interim Assignment:

Organizational Transformation

Functional Area of the Interim Manager:

General Management

Location:

Poland

Duration:

6 months

Start Date:

June 2026

Why work with us?

CE Interim delivers proven executive interim leaders within 72 hours across borders, cultures, and industries. We specialize in high-impact interim management for private equity firms, family offices, and global corporations facing moments of transition: digital transformation, market entry, operational turnaround, post-merger integration, or crisis.

What sets us apart is not just the speed or depth of our network, it’s how we lead. Every engagement is personally guided by a CE Interim managing partner: former CEOs, CFOs, or COOs who’ve been on your side of the table, steering organizations through high-stakes decisions.

With a global talent pool and operational reach spanning Europe, the USA, and the Middle East, we don’t fill roles, we build trust, lead transitions, and deliver outcomes.

As part of the Valtus Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of Executive Interim Management companies, we ensure seamless international execution through 25+ offices and 80+ senior partners in over 50 countries.

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