Head of Consulting and Sales (m/f/d)

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Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. is recognised as one of the leading technology and service providers in the machine tool industry. The corporation is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and employs some 4,800 people throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its revenues for the fiscal year ending 31st March 2025 totalled 1.4 billion EUR. Makino's wide range of premium‑quality production solutions includes machining centres for the production of parts as well as for die and mould manufacturing in a great variety of applications in the aerospace, automotive, off‑highway vehicles, industrial components and microtechnology industries. MAKINO Europe employs 250 people at technology centres and offices in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and Slovakia, focusing on marketing, sales, application engineering and services.

Head of Consulting and Sales (m/f/d)\n

Location: Kirchheim unter Teck (near Stuttgart), Germany.

Responsibilities\n

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• Ensure profitable order intake according to budget and achievement of sales budget
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• Realise consistency of market plans through stable forecast reporting
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• Build and lead a sales team; lead & develop the competence of the dealers, including management and motivation
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• Achieve market volume and market share increase, also through early anticipation of market opportunities
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• Contribute to the development of marketing strategies (including market opportunity and competitor analysis, budgets, forecasts, etc.)
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• Build and maintain key customer relationships
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• Prepare and execute customer events
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• Represent the company at internal and external events such as fairs and exhibitions, customer events, workshops, etc.
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Qualifications & Experience\n

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• Academic studies in mechanical engineering or comparable technical education
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• Experience in selling complex products and/or processes
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• Leadership skills with a dedicated focus on long‑term results
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• Proven experience in similar management positions
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• Excellent negotiation skills along with a strong analytical mind
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• Obliging and professional appearance
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• Microsoft Office 365 user knowledge
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• Interest in working in an international environment and willingness to travel
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• Communication and presentation skills together with a very good command of German and English
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Offer\n

As a successful global player, we operate in a market in which quality, precision and customer proximity are traditionally of enormous importance. Employees who share these values with us are our guarantee for success. We offer a modern, international, diverse and challenging workplace with a lot of freedom and development opportunities.

Contact\n

Makino GmbH
\n Kirchheim 18
\n 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck
\n Germany
\n www.makino.eu
\n Mail: jobs@makino.eu

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Interested? Please submit your full application with salary requirements and earliest starting date to jobs@makino.eu.

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