Head of Global Cement (f/m/d)

at  Klber Lubrication

Working at Freudenberg: “We will wow your world!” This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Klüber Lubrication, a company of the Freudenberg Group, is the global leader in speciality lubrication with manufacturing operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, subsidiaries in more than 30 different countries and distribution partners in all regions of the world, supported by our HQs in Germany. We are passionate about innovative tribological solutions that help our customers to be successful. We supply products and services, many of them customized, in almost all industries from automotive to the wind energy markets.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed engineering degree or commercial degree with strong technical background
• Minimum 8 years work experience in an international company, thereof at least 3 years in a global role
• Ideally experience in Sales, Marketing or Key Account Management in an international environment
• Experience in working in a matrix organization, ideally on local and global level
• Ability and willingness to learn a lot in short period of time
• Ability to influence without formal authority
• Excellent business English skills (written and verbal), German skills preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively (ca. 30-40% of time)
• Entrepreneurial self-starter, willing to challenge the status quo
  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.

• Global sales responsibility for the Cement industry
• Lateral leadership of sales and service colleagues in subsidiaries within matrix organization
• Management of global growth initiatives to replace competition
• Application and product training, consulting and support for sales teams, end-users and OEMs
• Product, service and innovation development (e.g. new business models, partnerships)
• Global travel to support local sales teams and visit customers (ca. 30-40% of time)
• Strong collaboration with Application Engineering, Tribology, R&D, Product Management and Marketing to bring superior solutions to market