Head of Inside Sale & Global Applications Industry (m/w/d)

Are you ready to make a difference? Welcome to Leistritz.

Position:Head of Inside Sales & Global Applications - Industry (m/w/d)

Location: Leistritz Pumpen GmbH

We are Leistritz—a long-established medium-sized company with approximately 1,900 employees

across four business units and a clear goal: shaping the future.

Your Leistritz Experience:

• A strong sense of unity and a vibrant community – partnership and fairness
• Leaders who support, challenge, and place their trust in employees
• Freedom to develop your own ideas and creative solutions
• Focus on responsibility and initiative – dynamic, innovative, and collaborative
• competitive compensation and a wide variety of employee benefits

What makes your success possible:

• A degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of managerial experience in technical sales, ideally within the power, energy, or food sectors
• A proven track record of leading global sales teams, with experience in rotating equipment (e.g., pumps, compressors) being a significant advantage
• Excellent command of both German and English (written and spoken), combined with high intercultural competence; additional languages are a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and strong presentation skills; experience with Salesforce is an advantage
• Demonstrated success in process optimization and change initiatives, characterized by a hands‑on mentality and a strong drive for execution

Where you can make a difference:

• Lead & continuously develop the global Inside‑Sales organization for the Center of Excellence (Industry)
• Create and execute new offering, pricing strategies and define relevant KPIs
• Improve proposal quality, boost conversion rates, and shorten lead‑to‑quote cycle times
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Engineering & Project Management
• Drive and support change‑management projects that enhance agility and performance
• Build deep industry‑and application‑specific know‑how

Your contact person for this task:

Lars Hennig |

Leistritz Pumpen GmbH

Markgrafenstr. 36– Nürnberg

Your contact person for the hiring process:

Lea Schiebsdat |

Leistritz Group

Markgrafenstr. 36– Nürnberg