Senior Director Sales - Product Lines Thermoformers & Cutters (m/f/d)

• Fiscal year topline responsibility for Product Lines Thermoforming & Cutters

• Be the sales representative in the local management team

• Take over responsibility for coordinating and driving strategic and operational sales activities

• Enhance the sale process to reduce response times to stakeholders as well as to shorten quotation cycles

• Evaluate and optimize pricing methodologies and establish a new pricing governance to improve gross margins

• Develop an optimize Route2Market strategy for Thermoforming & Cutters

• Drive an active Sales Performance Management based on KPIs

• Develop a guided-selling approach and support the implementation of a configurator/ CPQ Tool

• University degree in business administration, engineering or equivalent

• Over 3 years of experience in managing a global sales and marketing team within a matrix organization of an international company

• Deep commercial knowledge and understanding, incl. contract management

• Goal and performance orientation

• Leadership skills to build an international and high-performing team

• Strong strategic mindset and entrepreneurial thinking

• Good balance between analytical skills, a structure working mode and hands-on mentality

• Fluency in English, another European language would be an advantage

• Willingness to travel approx. 20% (national and international)

What we offer

• Modern working environment in a multinational company 

• Mobile working

• Company car for private use or mobility allowance 

• 30 days annual leave

• Internal and external trainings for personal development 

• JobRad

• Company restaurant (subsidized)

• Access to the GEA portal for employee benefits (travel discounts, shopping vouchers, etc.)

What happens after your application has been submitted?

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has been processed. One of our HR Business Partner will review your application and ensure that you meet the qualification criteria. Once your application has been successfully reviewed, you will be invited to an initial interview, either virtually or in person, depending on the position. We usually make a decision after the second or third round of interviews.