Position Managing Director Netherlands (f/m/d)
Our client is a family-owned, internationally active industrial group headquartered in Germany. Built on a strong engineering heritage, a long-term entrepreneurial mindset, and a reputation for highly sophisticated technical solutions, the company
serves demanding industrial customers across multiple sectors.
To lead its Dutch operations, we are seeking an entrepreneurial, commercially driven and operationally accomplished executive to assume overall responsibility as Managing Director Netherlands (f/m/d), with a particular focus on sales and service.
This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a focused, customer‑centric country organization, strengthen its commercial and operational performance and shape its long‑term development within the group's European network.
Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands
Start: At the earliest possible date
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Overall responsibility for the Dutch subsidiary, with sales and service as the primary growth drivers
- Direct leadership of sales, new machine sales and key account management, with the aim of growing market share in packaging and other core segments
- Strategic and operational leadership of service, spare parts and refurbishment, building a stable and profitable aftersales business and strengthening customer satisfaction and long‑term market position
- Management and steering of turnkey projects, including complex project escalations
- Sustainable enhancement of profitability, organizational effectiveness and operational efficiency
- Responsibility for budgeting, business planning, reporting, corporate governance and compliance with local regulatory requirements
- Stabilisation and development of the team, including a performance‑…
- Serving as a key interface between the local organization and headquarters and representing the company towards
customers, business partners and other relevant market stakeholders
YOUR PROFILE
- Proven senior leadership experience in international, technically sophisticated B2B environments, ideally within mechanical engineering or automation, plastics processing, injection moulding, tooling or related industrial sectors
- Strong commercial acumen with significant exposure to sales and aftersales organizations, complemented by a solid understanding of service, spare parts, lifecycle business or comparable after‑sales‑driven revenue models
- Proven ability to build trust and credibility within established organizations and to work effectively with experienced teams, long‑standing customer relationships and mature market structures
- Strong P&L management capabilities with the ability to translate strategic priorities into measurable operational impact and sustainable value creation
- Entrepreneurial mindset combined with execution discipline and a high degree of personal accountability
- Calm, composed and inspiring leadership personality with sound judgement, diplomacy and strong executive presence in dealings with customers, partners and headquarters
- Fluency in Dutsch and English is required, German language skills are considered an advantage
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Position Managing Director Netherlands (f/m/d) in Stuttgart Arbeitgeber: division one GmbH
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