General Manager Design & Product Management Cold Rolling Mills (f/m/d)

SMS group is renowned worldwide for its future-oriented technologies and outstanding service for the metals industry. In 2025, our team of over 12,500 employees around the world generated sales of more than 3.6 billion euros. We apply our 150 years of experience and our digital know-how to provide the industry continuously with innovative products and processes that extend beyond our core business. We are the right partner for challenging projects and support our customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their plants and equipment. Paving the way for a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry is our stated goal.

Become a part of our future at SMS group GmbH in Mönchengladbach or in Hilchenbach, where we're looking to recruit a person on a full-time or part-time basis as

General Manager Design & Product Management Cold Rolling Mills (f/m/d)

YOU ACT

• Actively driving and implementing division and corporate strategy
• Strategic and continuous personnel and division development, and fostering a work culture aligned with the division’s strategy and corporate values
• Integrated product management for the global product portfolio, including the implementation of modularization and standardization
• Supporting the sales team in planning, customer meetings, and negotiations with international customers
• Conducting customer meetings and negotiations both domestically and abroad, as well as analyzing markets, technologies, and competitors
• Supporting the service division in the further development and expansion of the service business

YOU KNOW

You hold a degree in a technical field (e.g., mechanical engineering, industrial engineering) or have comparable training with relevant professional experience. In addition, you possess the following qualifications:

• Several years of leadership experience and strong leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a role model for cooperative behavior
• Several years of experience in design and technical project management for metallurgical plant equipment, preferably cold rolling mills
• Experience with change management: You identify opportunities for optimization early on and implement improvements in a targeted and sustainable manner
• Entrepreneurial mindset and approach, along with a strong understanding of efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness in line with corporate and divisional strategy
• Negotiation skills and assertiveness combined with a high degree of reliability and resilience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP, as well as business-level fluency in spoken and written English
• Willingness to travel for international business trips and to work abroad

WE CONVINCE

As an innovative and international employer, we offer you a performance-oriented salary package and the opportunity to achieve the ideal family/work life balance, e.g. with our in-house children's daycare center, flexible working hour models, and homeworking options.