Head of Product Center - Material Handling
- Take on the strategic leadership and shape the future of the Product Center Material Handling by developing and advancing innovative internal and external logistics solutions.
- Be responsible for managing the product portfolio together with our global Product Management and oversee strategic planning throughout the entire product lifecycle to ensure sustainable success.
- Promote interdisciplinary collaboration within your team with other departments and Wanzl branches to leverage synergies and develop creative solutions.
- Ensure customer satisfaction by offering tailored and innovative solutions that meet individual needs.
- Conduct regular travel, primarily between our branches in Germany and the Czech Republic (approximately 30%), to strengthen intensive collaboration.
- Take responsibility for budget and resource management to achieve corporate goals.
A completed degree in engineering, business administration, or a comparable qualification is required.
- You bring several years of experience in a leadership position, ideally in the logistics sector or related industries.
- You have experience leading interdisciplinary teams.
- Additionally, you demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and can successfully collaborate with various departments such as sales, management, and production.
- Your strong communication and leadership skills, as well as your ability to think and act strategically, distinguish you.
- You possess strong economic thinking and are capable of understanding business models, developing effective pricing strategies, conducting sound profitability analyses, and creating compelling business cases.
- Market understanding is an integral part of your daily work. You are able to analyze market trends, assess competition, and develop effective go-to-market strategies.
- Technical understanding in the areas of mechanics, electronics, and digital technologies is desirable.
- We require fluent German and English language skills.
- Bonus for good company performance equivalent to a monthly salary.
- Laptop, mobile phone.
- Working hours of 7.5 hours.
- Home office by agreement.
- 4 weeks of vacation + 1 week of paid leave.
- Subsidized meals in the company canteen (7 meals to choose from).
- Contribution to pension insurance.
- Possibility to make up hours.
- Free spring water at the workplace.
- Vehicle inspection for our employees at a discounted price.
- Advantageous mobile tariff.
- Option to purchase our products at a discount.
- Opportunities for further professional education.
- Sports and cultural company events.
We offer you a job in a multinational German company that is synonymous with quality, design, and reliability in its field. We set trends and have been taking care of the Czech retail market for over 30 years. Our headquarters are located in Hněvotín near Olomouc, where you will also have your base.
The Product Center Material Handling consolidates all activities related to our products in the industrial and logistics sectors, which serve to simplify and support storage, picking, and transportation. From market analysis through idea generation, development support, to market launch, the Product Center is the central contact for Wanzl globally.
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