DIR Global Industry Management

Responsibilities

The goal of this position is to increase ifm’s visibility in the market segment and strengthen its market presence through:

• Responsible for developing the Global industry strategy and ensuring global alignment
• Leading global industry teams and cooperating with regional sales business units
• Managing and coordinating with global key accounts
• Strengthen focus on strategic customer engagement
• Managing business opportunities
• Responsible for short-term and long-term industry trends and market development
• Definition and alignment of marketing approaches and global messaging
• Collaboration with Product Management and Corporate Marketing
• Representation of the company in industry associations and exhibitions
• International travel, customer visits, and participation in global meetings

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, industrial engineering, or a comparable field
• You have a solid understanding of the core technologies in the market to help identify customer benefits
• Your intercultural competence helps you deliver solutions within the company for the benefit of customers worldwide
• Taking initiative is part of your daily routine, and you are able to make a positive contribution to the industry’s international growth
• Strong teamwork is second nature to you
• You are willing to travel internationally for business
• Your business-fluent English and excellent presentation skills round out your profile

Benefits

• Support for your work-life balance with flexible working hours (flexible schedule)
• Partial remote work
• 30 days of vacation plus additional time off between Christmas and New Year’s, as well as on Rose Monday and Christmas Eve
• A permanent, full-time position
• Excellent support and onboarding - right from the start
• A company pension plan
• Occupational disability insurance options
• A company health management program
• A modern company cafeteria with an outdoor terrace and discounted offers
• The in-house ifmLernfabrik for professional and personal development
• Sharing in the company’s success through performance bonuses
• An open, family-like corporate culture with short lines of communication and flat hierarchies
• Joint events such as company parties and sporting events
• And much more