Managing Director, Sales & Service

• Overall responsibility for the technical services division of the corporate group, jointly with another Managing Director


• Focus on sales as well as the strategic and operational development of a product and service portfolio


• Stabilize the customer base and generate sustainable growth through new customers as well as innovative services and products


• Overall responsibility for sales and market activities, both strategic and operational


• Lead, motivate and further develop teams


• Stabilize customer relationships and actively develop the market


• Expand existing application areas and identify new ones, for example the digitalization of measurement and control technology (MSR)


• Analyze market trends, competitors and customer needs


• Responsible for proposal strategies, pricing and contract negotiations


• Participate in trade fairs, conferences and industry events


• Recruit and build missing key personnel for the services and service business


• Ensure high service quality, close customer relationships and strong market presence


• Develop and scale the service portfolio


• Work closely with the parent company


• Accountable for budget, target achievement, development and operational excellence


• Develop and maintain the product and service portfolio

Requirements

• Leadership experience as Head of Sales, Managing Director or Division Manager in an industrial environment with a focus on market and sales


• Degree in engineering, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering or electrical engineering, or industrial engineering with a technical focus


• Knowledge of industry, service/engineering or measurement and control technology (MSR)


• Proven experience in building and developing service organizations


• Sales experience in technically demanding services


• Experience leading multiple locations and heterogeneous teams across sites


• Strong commercial and strategic skills


• Strong product management skills for services and technical products


• Strong negotiation and communication skills


• Strong customer orientation and a good sense for market changes and trends


• Entrepreneurial personality with healthy ambition and a hands-on mentality


• Pronounced leadership abilities


• High interpersonal skills, stability and reliability


• Ability to inspire, integrate and motivate others


• Strong implementation skills; pragmatic and solution-oriented working style


• Resilience, decisiveness and a strong sense of responsibility


• Analytical skills and market understanding


• Straightforward, open and trustworthy personality


• Strong results orientation and proven track record


• High initiative and result orientation


• Native German speaker


• Very good knowledge of English


• Willingness to travel more than 50% nationally and internationally

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership and strategic skills in managing sales and service organizations within an industrial environment, with a focus on market development and customer relationship management. Proven ability to analyze market trends and drive sustainable growth through innovative service and product offerings.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Experience


• Sales Experience in Technically Demanding Services


• Strong Product Management Skills


• Negotiation and Communication Skills


• Native German Speaker

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Market Analysis


• Proposal Strategies


• Contract Negotiations


• Service Portfolio Development


• Budget Management


• Technical Product Management


• Customer Relationship Management


• Digitalization of Measurement and Control Technology


• Operational Excellence


• Building Service Organizations

Soft Skills

• Strong Customer Orientation


• Interpersonal Skills


• Ability to Inspire and Motivate


• Resilience


• Results Orientation

Industry Keywords

• Engineering Degree


• Measurement and Control Technology


• Industrial Environment


• Sales and Market Activities


• Service Business