Geschäftsführung Vertrieb und Service (m/w/d)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a mid-sized industrial organization in southwestern Germany seeking an experienced Managing Director for Sales and Service. This is a senior leadership role with full P&L responsibility for the technical services division across multiple locations. You will co-lead alongside another managing director and drive strategic growth in measurement and control technology services.

Our client operates in the industrial engineering sector with a focus on technical services and solutions. This role offers significant autonomy, the opportunity to shape strategy, and direct impact on business development in a technically sophisticated market.

Responsibilities

• Overall strategic and operational responsibility for sales and market development across the service division
• Lead, motivate, and develop multi-site sales and service teams
• Stabilize and expand customer relationships while actively developing new market opportunities
• Identify new application fields including digitalization of measurement and control systems
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and customer requirements
• Define pricing strategies, proposal approaches, and lead contract negotiations
• Represent the organization at trade shows, conferences, and industry events
• Recruit and build key talent within the service organization
• Ensure high service quality, customer proximity, and market presence
• Develop and scale the service portfolio in collaboration with the parent company
• Manage budget, targets, and drive operational excellence
• Evolve product and service offerings to meet market demands

What We're Looking For

Professional Qualifications:

• Proven leadership experience as Sales Director, Managing Director, or Division Head in industrial environments with a sales and market focus
• University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Process, Electrical) or Industrial Engineering with technical emphasis
• Knowledge of industrial services, engineering services, or measurement and control technology (MSR)
• Demonstrated track record building and developing service organizations
• Sales experience in technically complex services
• Experience managing multiple locations and distributed teams
• Strong business acumen and strategic planning capabilities
• Product management skills for technical services and products
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills (internal and external)
• Strong customer orientation with market insight and trend awareness
• Native German; very good English proficiency required
• Willingness to travel 50%+ (national and international)

Personal Competencies:

• Entrepreneurial personality with healthy ambition and hands-on mentality
• Listens first, invests time to understand the business deeply
• Strong leadership: challenges and develops people, provides direction, thinks collaboratively
• High social competence, stability, and reliability—especially during change
• Acts as a role model with social responsibility and solid general knowledge
• Enthusiastic, integrative, and motivating—wins people for common goals
• Implementation-focused, pragmatic, solution-oriented
• Resilient, decisive, responsible
• Analytical abilities and market understanding
• Easy to work with—uncomplicated, open, trustworthy, empathetic with colleagues, customers, and suppliers
• "Getting things done" mindset with strong results orientation and willingness to be involved across the value chain

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our talent team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and match with this role. Qualified candidates will then be submitted to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the hiring organization directly—all communication flows through Get A Job.ai to ensure a structured and confidential process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive recruiting practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background.