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Industry Development Manager Wood Composite (f/m/d)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience in technical sales, business development, or key account management within the wood composites industry.
  • Strong commercial understanding with excellent negotiation skills and a focus on profitable growth.
  • Ability to build long-term customer relationships and engage with stakeholders at different levels.
  • Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the wood composites business across EMEA and drive profitable growth.
  • Strategically manage and grow existing key accounts while developing new customer opportunities.
  • Develop market and sales strategies and turn them into effective action.
  • Support customer projects and product trials in close collaboration with Technical Service and RD.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Self-Motivation
  • Results Focused

About the company

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Freudenberg Group

Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing

Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg.​ Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryPlastics & Rubber Manufacturing
Company size10001

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Responsibilities:

  • Business Development: You develop the wood composites business across EMEA and drive profitable growth.
  • Key Accounts: You strategically manage and grow existing key accounts while developing new customer opportunities.
  • Sales Strategy: You develop market and sales strategies and turn them into effective action.
  • Customer Projects: You support customer projects and product trials in close collaboration with Technical Service and R&D.
  • Customer Relationships: You build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with customer contacts at different levels.
  • Sales Partners: You support distributors and sales partners in developing their markets and growing the business.
  • Market Development: You keep a close eye on market trends, customer needs, and competitive activities and identify new business opportunities.
  • Representation: You represent Chem-Trend at customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events.

Qualifications:

  • Industry Experience: You have experience in technical sales, business development, or key account management within the wood composites industry.
  • Commercial Strength: You combine strong commercial understanding with excellent negotiation skills and a clear focus on profitable growth.
  • Customer Focus: You build long-term customer relationships and are confident engaging with stakeholders at different levels.
  • Personality: You bring an entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and results-oriented approach and take ownership of your responsibilities.
  • Analytical Skills: You quickly understand complex situations, approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset, and keep customer needs at the center of your work.
  • International Collaboration: You are comfortable working in an international environment and collaborating across different functions.
  • Languages: You are fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage.
  • Mobility: You are willing to travel extensively across the EMEA region.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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