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KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

Solutions Marketing Manager - Automation

Product MarketingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAdderbury, Banbury, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant technology solutions or portfolio marketing experience in a complex technical environment.
  • Experience owning a product, solution, or portfolio marketing strategy from customer insight and positioning through go-to-market execution and performance measurement.
  • A strong record of translating complex technologies and capabilities into compelling value propositions, business outcomes, and differentiated market messages.
  • Experience developing and delivering global or multi-market go-to-market strategies, including launches, portfolio initiatives, or growth programs.
  • Strong customer and market insight capabilities, including segmentation, customer needs, buying groups, buying journeys, market trends, and competitive analysis.
  • Experience creating practical sales-enablement materials and customer-facing content.
  • Ability to influence and build effective relationships across Sales, Product Management, Technology, Marketing, and regional teams in a global matrix organization.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, establish direction, and personally produce high-priority messaging, briefs, content, and sales tools.
  • Experience using commercial, customer, or marketing data to evaluate performance and improve strategy.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in Marketing, Business, Supply Chain, Technology, or a related discipline is expected.
  • Detailed technical expertise in automation is beneficial, while the ability to understand complex technologies quickly and communicate their customer and commercial value is more important.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, operational challenges, buying journeys, purchasing criteria, and perceptions of value.
  • Identify priority customer segments, applications, and emerging opportunities through market analysis, customer research, and persona-based insight.
  • Own and evolve the global marketing strategy, positioning, messaging architecture, and value proposition for Flexible Automation.
  • Position technologies within customer-focused solutions, workflows, and use cases rather than presenting them solely as standalone products.
  • Translate the capabilities of autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, robotics, and related automation technologies into clear customer benefits and business outcomes.
  • Analyze market drivers, trends, market size, and competitive activity, and turn these insights into practical portfolio and go-to-market recommendations.
  • Develop differentiated messaging based on competitor propositions, capabilities, and routes to market.
  • Create sales narratives, presentations, use cases, competitive tools, training, and customer-facing content that enable sales teams to win.
  • Support portfolio initiatives, launches, and market activation from initial insight and strategy through delivery and performance measurement.
  • Collaborate with Solutions Marketing colleagues to demonstrate how Flexible Automation integrates with fixed automation and software as part of an end-to-end solution.
  • Use customer, commercial, and marketing data to assess effectiveness, refine strategy, and demonstrate business impact.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in warehouse automation or intralogistics, especially exposure to autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, robotics, material handling, or software-enabled automation.
  • Experience in robotics or industrial automation sectors, alongside strong international technology marketing experience and the ability to translate technical concepts into commercial customer value.
  • Experience marketing a portfolio of complementary technologies or solutions rather than a single product.
  • Experience developing propositions for different industries, vertical markets, or customer workflows.
  • Experience positioning integrated solutions that combine hardware, automation, and software.
  • Experience working across multiple markets, regions, and stakeholder groups in a global organization.
  • A relevant postgraduate, professional marketing, or business qualification.

About the Company

KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

KION Group provides forklifts, warehouse equipment, and integrated automation, along with software to optimize supply chains. It sells and leases industrial trucks, offers automated storage/retrieval and warehouse management software, and provides financing and digital transformation services through KION Digital. Its strength comes from a broad brand portfolio (Linde MH, STILL, Dematic, Baoli, Fenwick, OM, Voltas) delivering end-to-end intralogistics across hardware, software, automation, and services for real-time, secure operations. The goal is to help customers improve efficiency, accuracy, and visibility in their supply chains by tightly integrating material handling with digital tools and services.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, Germany
Founded
2006

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