Public summary
Seeking a senior strategic leader to lead and grow the Components Business across Europe for a global electronics components supplier. The role includes defining and executing commercial strategy, driving sales growth, building customer relationships with OEM, EMS and industrial clients, managing profitability, and collaborating internationally across supply chain and sourcing functions. The position offers leadership over a European team with significant influence on regional business expansion and strategic development within a multinational environment. English fluency is required, additional European languages beneficial. The company promotes entrepreneurial culture, flexible work arrangements, and provides extensive employee benefits including private health insurance and company pension plans.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Hilden
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- German requirement signal
- No German Required Detected
- Detected job language
- English
Responsibilities
Develop and implement the European growth strategy for the Components Business; drive sales, business development, and market expansion; identify new business opportunities and strategic partnerships; build and strengthen customer relationships with OEM, EMS, and industrial clients; own commercial performance including revenue growth, profitability, and forecasting; collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sourcing teams to ensure operational excellence; monitor market trends and competitive activities to inform business strategies; lead, develop, and inspire the European Components team; set commercial objectives and performance standards; provide strategic recommendations and business updates to executive leadership; foster cross-functional collaboration between regional and global stakeholders; ensure sustainable growth aligned with long-term business goals.
Qualifications
Minimum 5 years' experience in electronic components sales, business development, or leadership roles within the electronics industry; proven success driving business growth and commercial results in the European market; strong understanding of the electronic components industry and global supply chains; experience working with OEM, EMS, and industrial customers across Europe; demonstrated leadership skills in team building and management; strong commercial acumen with strategic thinking and business planning abilities; experience in leading cross-functional and international teams in a matrix organization; excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills; entrepreneurial mindset with a results-driven approach; fluency in English required, additional European languages are advantageous.