Head of Global Sales Semiconductor (m/f/d)*

SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions. SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharmaceutical, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive and aviation industries. SCHOTT strives to play an important part of everyone's life and is committed to innovation and sustainable success. The parent company, SCHOTT AG, has its headquarters in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. As a foundation company, SCHOTT assumes special responsibility for its employees, society and the environment.

About us

For our Business Unit "Advanced Optics", we are seeking an experienced sales leader to fill our newly established function as "Head of Global Sales Semiconductor" for SCHOTT's Quartz Glass Business. The Head of Global Sales Semiconductor leads the global semiconductor sales organization Quartz Glass, including Global Key Account Management for major customers. The role is fully accountable for global sales performance and sales process excellence in a highly technical B2B semiconductor environment.

Your Contribution

• Define and lead the global sales strategy for SCHOTT's semiconductor business
• Lead and develop international sales teams across regions and cultures
• Build and expand strategic, long-term partnerships with global key customers
• Drive sustainable revenue growth, profitability, and market positioning
• Oversee global sales planning, forecasting, and budget responsibility
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, R&D, and Operations to align market needs with SCHOTT's technology portfolio
• Identify market, technology, and customer trends to translate insights into strategic initiatives
• Represent SCHOTT at senior customer interfaces and within the global semiconductor ecosystem

Your Profile

• University degree in engineering, natural sciences, business administration, or a comparable field
• Ability to align global sales strategy with regional execution
• Strong background in operational sales, sales process steering and use of state-of-the-art sales tools
• Proven experience selling technical materials / engineered products; experience in selling quartz glass products would be a benefit
• Deep understanding of semiconductor market dynamics; semiconductor equipment industry experience strongly preferred
• Proven capability to lead global, cross-cultural sales teams across US, Europe, and Asia
• Strong intercultural competence, particularly in managing Asian customer expectations - fluency in Korean or another Asian language is a benefit
• Fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally

Your Benefits

SCHOTT's openness to promote your further development is just as great as our additional benefits. Ranging from active health management via flexible working hours and hybrid work all the way to corporate pension plans: everything geared to suit your goals and needs. Discover a special corporate culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop their entire potential.

At SCHOTT, you can expect a unique corporate culture where we emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know: motivated and committed employees are the precondition for the success of our company.

International assignments; Multiple career opportunities; Talent development; Trust-based working time

Please feel free to contact us

You can expect interesting tasks and challenging projects, as well as motivated and friendly teams in fields that influence our future. Do you want to be successful with us? Then, please send us your application: SCHOTT Korea Co., Ltd., Human Resources, Heike Haertling,

*At SCHOTT, it's your personality that counts - not your gender, your identity, or origin.