Managing Director – Sales and Services (m/f/d)

SCHUHMANN & PARTNER Personalberatung für Management, Vertrieb und Technik

. Joint overall responsibility with another Managing Director for the Group’s technical services business across three locations .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeStuttgart • GermanyLead💰 €100,000 - €150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership and strategic skills in managing technical services, with a focus on market development, sales, and customer relationship management. Proven ability to build and develop service organizations while ensuring operational excellence and high service quality.

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Leadership Experience in SalesStrategic Market DevelopmentTechnical Product ManagementNegotiation SkillsFluent German and Good English Skills

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Hard Skills

Sales ManagementMarket AnalysisService Organization DevelopmentTendering StrategiesContract NegotiationBudget ManagementProduct Portfolio DevelopmentMeasurement and Control Technology KnowledgeEngineering DegreeMulti-Location Management

Soft Skills

Strong Customer FocusInterpersonal CompetenceAnalytical SkillsResilienceSolution-Oriented Mindset

Industry Keywords

Technical ServicesIndustrial EnvironmentService QualityMarket TrendsCustomer RelationshipsDigitalizationEngineering ServicesTrade FairsOperational ExcellenceTeam Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Joint overall responsibility with another Managing Director for the Group’s technical services business across three locations
Strategic and operational development of the product and service portfolio
Stabilization of the customer base and generation of sustainable growth through new customers as well as innovative services and products
Overall responsibility for sales and the market
Leadership, motivation, and development of the teams
Strengthening customer relationships and actively developing the market
Expansion of existing application areas and identification of new ones, such as the digitalization of measurement and control technology
Analysis of market trends, competitors, and customer needs
Responsibility for tendering strategies, pricing, and contract negotiations
Participation in trade fairs, conferences, and industry events
Building and recruiting missing key personnel in the technical services and service business
Ensuring high service quality, customer proximity, and market presence
Developing and scaling the service portfolio
Close collaboration with the parent company
Responsibility for the budget, target achievement, continuous development, and operational excellence
Development and maintenance of the product and service portfolio

Requirements

What you’ll need

Leadership experience as a Sales Director, Managing Director, or Division Manager in an industrial environment, with a focus on market development and sales
Completed degree in engineering, such as mechanical engineering, process engineering, or electrical engineering, or in industrial engineering with a technical focus
Knowledge of industry, services/engineering, or measurement and control technology
Proven experience in building and further developing service organizations
Sales experience in technically demanding services
Experience managing multiple locations and diverse teams
Excellent business management and strategic skills
Excellent product management skills for services and technical products
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Strong customer focus and a keen understanding of market changes and trends
Entrepreneurial mindset with healthy ambition and a hands-on approach
Strong leadership skills, interpersonal competence, stability, and reliability
Role-model qualities, social responsibility, and broad general knowledge
Enthusiastic, inclusive, and motivating
Strong execution skills, pragmatic, and solution-oriented
Resilient, decisive, and responsible
Analytical skills and market understanding
Straightforward, open, and trustworthy personality
Strong focus on results, initiative, and performance
Fluent German and good English skills, including negotiation proficiency in German
Willingness to travel more than 50% domestically and internationally

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent employment contract
High degree of job security
Exciting projects and compelling future-oriented topics
Openness, mutual appreciation, and respect
Hybrid work arrangement