It’s crucial to store some products, like certain pharmaceuticals and fresh foods, at exact temperatures. CubeCold’s end-to-end, temperature controlled logistics solution for storing and transporting these products is a game-changer for European manufacturers. Their Integration Manager ensures all acquired family businesses are seamlessly integrated into CubeCold’s brand, systems, and processes.

About CubeCold

CubeCold specializes in temperature-controlled logistics solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Continuous cooled storage is a requirement for many fresh foods and medicines – but cooled storage capacity is difficult or expensive to build and maintain in-house. That’s why CubeCold was founded in 2021 to solve this issue. They built an integrated platform that offers producers of food, and pharmaceuticals end-to-end logistics solutions, using the CubeCold network.

This international network is CubeCold’s USP, created through a buy-and-build strategy. The company has since acquired several medium-sized family businesses in the UK, Italy, and the Benelux. These businesses are either active in cold storage and transportation, or they perform other activities within the cooled storage and logistics value chain. CubeCold’s strategy is to continue making several strategic acquisitions each year, to further increase its market share throughout Europe.

The entire CubeCold team – including the central platform team at the Rotterdam headquarters and the local teams in their acquired businesses – encompasses around 450 employees. The culture is entrepreneurial, ambitious, and friendly, with fast-paced decision-making.

CubeCold is supported by I Squared Capital, a globally active private equity firm focusing primarily on infrastructure investments in energy, utilities, telco, and transport. With the financial strength of I Squared Capital and the skilled, ambitious Management Team with proven track records at companies such as Lineage, FrieslandCampina, Rabobank, and TIP Trailer, CubeCold has all the ingredients needed to realize their goals.

As the company continues to expand rapidly through acquisitions, CubeCold’s Integration Manager will be pivotal in integrating newly acquired companies into a robust organizational framework.

Vacancy: Integration Manager

The Integration Manager leads the integration of newly acquired companies into CubeCold’s operational and strategic framework, planning and executing all strategic integration activities. This includes developing comprehensive integration and synergy plans for newly acquired companies and coordinating cross-functional teams to align on objectives and timelines. They also monitor progress on integration initiatives and report to senior management in a concise, convincing manner.

Process integration is an important component of this role. The Integration Manager assesses existing processes within acquired companies and identifies areas where processes are to be aligned with CubeCold standards. They also facilitate and champion the sharing of best practices, which encourages newly acquired companies and the existing organization to learn from each other.

Project and stakeholder management
This role is also responsible for integrating IT, operations, finance, and legal functions where appropriate – in close cooperation with various functions. The Integration Manager leads and oversees the integration of IT and finance systems and infrastructure, ensuring data integrity and security during this process. They align financial planning, identify opportunities for operational synergies and cost savings, and ensure compliance with local regulations and CubeCold’s corporate practices. And they foster a collaborative culture across the entire organization.

This role also has a strong stakeholder management component. Acquired companies are family businesses across multiple countries, each with their own organizational history, culture, teams, and ways of working. The Integration Manager swiftly builds a network across these companies, establishing themselves as a credible sparring partner with the cultural sensitivity to maneuver challenging situations and the expertise to steer integration in the right direction.

“Ensuring buy-in is crucial: the Integration Manager delicately balances getting things done with building lasting relationships. They are driven by the idea of ​​creating value and know how to do so in a structured, solution-oriented way.” – Achim Boden, Head of M&A of CubeCold

The Integration Manager reports to the Head of M&A and plays a key role in realizing the growth ambitions of the international organization. They work from Rotterdam but also travel frequently to the different locations – especially in the beginning, when building rapport with the different businesses and their management teams is key. This role is pivotal in ensuring newly acquired entities are swiftly and efficiently brought up to CubeCold’s standards, to maximize synergies across a leading European brand.

Interested?

CubeCold is working with Top of Minds to fill this vacancy.
To express your interest, please contact Frederique Duynstee at frederique.duynstee@topofminds.com.