Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

As the Global Head of Sales, Fuel Cell Components at Freudenberg Performance Materials (FPM), you will lead the strategic direction and operational implementation of the sales division. Your role involves developing and executing global sales strategies to achieve corporate goals, managing a successful team, and building long-term relationships with key accounts. These tasks will be enabled through tactful negotiation skills, social and cultural intelligence, and a proactive, structured approach to drive sales growth.

Your Impact:

• Drive Strategy: Leveraging the overarching global direction, develop and implement the strategic path for the sales and marketing division.
• Build Relationships: Foster and grow relationships with leadership teams and key customers while managing the entire sales funnel to identify and expand new target customer relationships.
• Drive Profitable Growth: Continuously enhance sales processes, including the sales cycle, pipeline management, and sales forecasting, while expanding key account management through collaborative planning, ultimately closing high-value deals to drive significant revenue growth.
• Provide Leadership: Manage, expand, and develop a global, success-oriented sales team.

Qualifications:

• Education in Economic Engineering or a comparable field.
• Professional and management experience in sales for fuel cells, electrolysis systems, or the automotive industry, with proven success in planning and managing key accounts.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Proficiency in German and English is required.

Skills Needed for Success in this Role:

• Influence: You’re able to shape decisions and persuasively guide behaviors through strategic actions.
• Communication: You effectively convey information, ideas, and instructions clearly and compellingly to diverse audiences.
• Social/Cultural Intelligence: You have the capacity to understand, respect, and navigate different social and cultural contexts to build strong, trusting, and effective relationships.
• Business Expertise: You drive the process of identifying, pursuing, and cultivating opportunities for growth and expansion for our market presence and revenue goals.

If this opportunity aligns with your career goals and trajectory, we would be delighted to receive your application!

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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