Job opportunity

Purpose & key responsibilities of the role

For this role, we are seeking an experienced manager, ideally with a background in the chemicals or manufacturing industry, driven by a passion for commercial and business challenges. Your experience in consulting, strategy, or in-house project management roles has honed your ability to deliver transformative commercial initiatives.

• You will design and implement Commercial Excellence programs to enhance value-based selling practices.
• You will develop strategies to target customers by industry, needs, and profitability to optimize commercial efforts.
• You will lead projects to enhance sales effectiveness, collaborating closely with business unit teams in Textile and Nonwovens.
• You will ensure standardized and user-friendly sales reporting that facilitates effective decision-making.
• You will drive the ongoing development and adoption of new or improved sales management tools and processes.

Our expectations for this exciting role

• You have a degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field along with several years of experience in sales, strategy, or project management.
• You are keen on driving change and implementing business and process improvements.
• You have a strong understanding of commercial and sales processes, methodologies and tools. You are responsible and proactive with a strong sense of ownership and a self-driven mindset.
• You are proficient in data analytics, sales reporting and dashboards to enhance decision-making.
• You have hands-on experience in managing diverse, international, cross-functional teams
• You are an outstanding communicator – spoken, written, and in presentations – with an ability to foster strong relationships with multiple cross-functional teams. You have professional English skills and German will be beneficial.

Our benefits

• Flexible working time arrangements within the frame of a flexitime model with homeoffice days and part-time options
• In-house and funded restaurant with garden, serving freshly prepared, organic-certified warm meals focusing on regional products
• Various health and sports opportunities such as financial contribution towards gym costs, health check-ups, physical therapy and more
• Various professional and personal training and further education opportunities in in-house education center (Bildungszentrum). Shared designing of your personal career path domestic and abroad
• A diverse and respectful corporate culture where safety and sustainability matter