Location: Spain / Southern Europe
Relocation to Madrid or Barcelona would be adecuado, although a hybrid setup could be considered for the right candidate.
We are hiring a senior commercial and operational leader to build and scale a high-potential business focused on used industrial equipment, machinery and industrial vehicles across Spain and Southern Europe.
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a business at the intersection of asset trading, operations and technology, with a mandate to professionalize and scale a fragmented market through a more structured, data-driven, customer-centric and increasingly tech-enabled approach. We are also building with the ambition to develop progressively more AI-enabled workflows and decision-making tools over time.
We are looking for someone with strong experience in used equipment, industrial assets, remarketing, fleet-based environments, industrial distribution, auctions, or adjacent sectors, who combines commercial judgment with operational discipline and a hands-on leadership style.
The role
You will lead the development of a used-equipment business unit covering the full asset lifecycle — from sourcing and acquisition to refurbishment, pricing, sales execution and after-sales quality.
This role is well suited to someone who has already worked in environments where asset condition, resale value, pricing discipline, inventory decisions, refurbishment and sell-through are key drivers of performance, and who is excited by the opportunity to help build a more modern, technology-led operating model in a traditionally fragmented and under-digitized sector.
Key responsibilities
- Build and scale a used equipment buy–refurbish–sell business across Spain and Southern Europe.
- Develop strong sourcing channels across rental companies, fleet owners, dealers, distributors, remarketing players and other industrial asset owners.
- Lead disciplined acquisition decisions, balancing upside, liquidity, quality and downside protection.
- Oversee the operating flow from intake and inspection through transport, refurbishment, quality control and go-to-market readiness.
- Define pricing strategy and route-to-market across direct sales, broker networks, B2B channels and secondary disposal channels where relevant.
- Improve structure, processes, partner network and execution model to enable scale.
- Work closely with leadership on business design, operational excellence and long-term platform development.
- Help build and lead a lean, high-performing team over time.
Candidate profile
We are looking for a true operator-commercial profile: someone who understands how to buy well, prepare assets properly, sell efficiently and protect customer trust.
Likely relevant backgrounds include:
- Used equipment or industrial asset trading
- Rental or fleet-heavy businesses
- Industrial machinery or industrial vehicle distribution
- Remarketing, auctions or secondary-market platforms
- OEM/dealer channels with exposure to trade-ins and used inventory
- B2B industrial marketplaces with operational exposure
What we are looking for
- 8+ years of relevant experience in used equipment, industrial assets, remarketing, distribution, rental, fleet trading, industrial vehicles, heavy equipment, or related sectors
- Strong commercial instinct combined with hands-on operational understanding
- Experience making or leading buying, pricing and inventory decisions
- Good judgment around asset condition, technical evaluation, refurbishment standards and after-sales issues
- Strong understanding of how to manage complexity across sourcing, operations and commercial execution
- Ability to operate with ownership, pace and discipline in an entrepreneurial environment
- Experience leading teams and coordinating cross-functional execution
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, technology-enabled business
- Openness to building in a data-rich environment and to leveraging increasingly digital and AI-enabled tools to improve decision-making and execution
Languages
- Fluent English is required
- Spanish is highly valued
- Portuguese and Italian would be considered strong advantages
Personal traits
- Entrepreneurial and pragmatic
- Commercially sharp, but disciplined
- Structured and decisive
- Hands-on and execution-oriented
- Trustworthy and credible with partners, customers and internal teams
- Comfortable building in ambiguity and improving systems over time
Geography
Spain is the priority market, but we are open to candidates from Spain or abroad, particularly those with relevant experience across Southern Europe.
Relocation to Madrid or Barcelona would be ideal, although a hybrid setup could be considered for the right candidate.
Why this opportunity
This is a chance to play a defining role in building a next-generation industrial platform in a large, fragmented and under-digitized market, with real strategic and operational impact from day one.
The compensation package will include a competitive base salary, performance-linked upside and, for the right candidate, long-term equity / ESOP participation.
The project is backed by committed shareholders and a long-term ambition to build a leading platform in its category.