Application Engineering Manager MSG Sales Company West (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

Are you ready to shape a brighter future?
At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges.
We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you? Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference.

What we are expecting from you

• Lead, coach, and develop an international team of Application Engineers, that creates customer-focused technical solutions and thereby strengthens Parker’s position in strategic markets in DACH and BeNeLux
• Support growth in key target markets such as General Industrial, Automation, Mobile Electrification, and Mobile Hydraulics by identifying and prioritizing new business opportunities and driving them forward together with Sales, Business Development, and Engineering
• Translate customer requirements, market trends, and technical challenges into concrete actions for Application Engineering
• Set priorities and manage resources so that technical activities are specifically aligned with the most important growth opportunities, customer projects, and strategic programs
• Work closely with Sales, Division Engineering, and Business Development to create customer development plans, link technical support with commercial objectives, and promote new business wins as well as the expansion of existing customer relationships
• Build strong internal and external networks—with customers, technical partners, and cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
• Ensure that opportunities are developed faster, projects are implemented efficiently, and solutions are created that deliver both clear customer value and a measurable business contribution
• Responsibility for the Application Engineering workshop and systematically develop it further - including equipment, processes, capacities, and technical capabilities
• Develop and implement appropriate safety measures for the workshop and ensure that occupational safety, orderliness, standards, and legal requirements are consistently observed

Who we are looking for

• Completed technical university degree
• Strong leadership personality, ability to inspire others, and intercultural competence
• Active participation in change processes to improve the overall organization
• Experience in Application Engineering
• At least 3 years of leadership experience
• Strong customer orientation and strategic understanding
• Good knowledge of the relevant technology markets and companies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong presentation skills, also in English

What we offer

• The opportunity to shape your business area together with your team
• A wide range of opportunities for personal development and for developing your team
• An open, strengths-based culture in which personal responsibility and team spirit go hand in hand in a trusting environment
• The opportunity to help shape all cross–Sales Company projects and processes together with the management team

Have we sparked your interest?