
Head of Technical Sales – Project Management
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burgbrohl • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
About the role
- Leadership & Development: You lead the Technical Sales & Project Management department and develop your team professionally and personally
- Customer Focus: You identify customer needs and, together with your team, develop tailored and practical solutions – both domestically and internationally
- Project Responsibility: Together with your team you take ownership of complex customer projects — from proposal preparation to successful commissioning
- Interface Management: You work closely with R&D, production, quality assurance and other departments
- Strategic Direction: You strategically align your department so that you and your team make a significant contribution to the company's success
- Process Optimization: You analyze existing workflows and implement targeted measures to improve efficiency
- Team Leadership: You foster open communication, support your team in daily operations and keep strategic objectives in focus
- Market Monitoring: You keep an eye on technical trends and market developments and introduce new ideas
Requirements
- Technical Background: You hold a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Industrial Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), or a comparable qualification
- Professional Experience: You have several years of experience in technical sales or project management, ideally in international plant or machinery engineering within the beverage or food industry
- Leadership Experience: You are an experienced leader who knows how to manage and motivate large, interdisciplinary teams
- Technical Understanding: You think structurally, understand complex interrelationships and can communicate technical content convincingly
- Strong Communication Skills: You present confidently, can inspire customers and moderate across departments
- Strategic Thinking: You work solution-oriented, think entrepreneurially and do not lose sight of objectives
- Team Spirit: You encourage collaboration and motivate others to find solutions together
- Languages: You have very good German and English skills; additional languages are a plus
Benefits
- Flexible working hours & family-friendly structures – because work and private life should go hand in hand
- Flat hierarchies & short decision-making paths – at our company what matters is what you contribute, not your title
- On-site canteen with freshly prepared dishes daily from our own kitchen at discounted prices
- Free language courses – we support your personal and professional development
- Capital-forming benefits (employer savings contributions)
- 30 days of annual leave plus special leave for exceptional life events
- Free parking, modern IT equipment and company bike leasing (JobRad) – for sustainable mobility and smart working
- Employee discounts and attractive offers from our partners
- Sports and health programs with access to the company medical officer
- Regular company events & team activities – from summer parties to participation in sporting events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomation EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringTechnical SalesProject ManagementProcess OptimizationTechnical UnderstandingMarket Monitoring
Soft skills
LeadershipCustomer FocusTeam LeadershipStrong Communication SkillsStrategic ThinkingTeam Spirit