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KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

Head of Indirect Sales & Service

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a similar field.
  • Postgraduate education in Business Management, Industrial Management, or a similar field is preferred; an MBA is valued.
  • At least 10–15 years of experience in industrial environments or complex business-to-business settings.
  • Demonstrated experience managing full profit and loss responsibility.
  • Experience leading networks of company-owned branches.
  • Strong knowledge of sales, technical service, and asset management.
  • Experience managing large, multidisciplinary organizations.
  • Fluent English.
  • Strategic and operational leadership.
  • Ability to make decisions in complex environments.
  • Results orientation and profit-and-loss ownership.
  • Strong ability to lead leaders.
  • Structured and analytical thinking.
  • Change management and organizational transformation.
  • Communication and influence skills.
  • Sensitivity to operational, safety, and reputational risks.
  • Commitment to compliance and business ethics.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze dealership Business Plan results periodically to drive continuous improvement in organization, sales, rentals, service, and administration.
  • Define annual business objectives jointly with dealerships and track monthly results by product family.
  • Analyze market developments and brand positioning in the indirect channel to identify growth opportunities.
  • Drive key network activity and profitability performance indicators, identify deviations, and define corrective action plans.
  • Evaluate overall performance in the assigned area periodically and propose initiatives for sustainable business growth.
  • Support dealerships in identifying and developing new business opportunities within the assigned area.
  • Define and track strategic sectors in each assigned area in coordination with the relevant dealership.
  • Promote balanced development across all company product and service lines.
  • Ensure implementation of commercial campaigns, strategic initiatives, and business development programs defined by the company.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact between the company and dealerships in the assigned area.
  • Provide or route organizational support to address dealership needs across all business areas.
  • Coordinate with company departments, including Sales, Service, Product, Marketing, and Finance, to support the dealership network.
  • Coordinate product training for the dealership network with Product Managers.
  • Develop the indirect-channel automation solutions business in alignment with the Automation Business Unit strategy.
  • Work with the Automation Business Unit toward automation objectives, periodically steering progress through actions with the indirect network and qualified lead generation.
  • Ensure dealerships actively integrate automation into their commercial approach.
  • Define specific automation lead-generation actions jointly with the Automation Business Unit.
  • Promote identification, qualification, and generation of automation leads through the dealership network.
  • Ensure direct-channel teams have adequate commercial knowledge and awareness of automation solutions.
  • Ensure appropriate brand representation in each province in the assigned area.
  • Ensure dealerships meet company standards for brand image, corporate identity, and service quality.
  • Promote a consistent customer experience aligned with brand values across the dealership network.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual terms agreed between the company and dealerships.
  • Ensure dealership activity complies with applicable commercial policies and internal regulations.
  • Identify operational or commercial risks in the network and propose corrective or improvement measures.
  • Ensure dealership information is handled according to internal confidentiality and compliance policies, including appropriate aggregation and use of commercially sensitive information.
  • Lead and develop the indirect-channel sales and service team.
  • Develop talent and succession plans.
  • Determine and drive staffing levels and recruitment.
  • Promote performance management and a high-performance culture.
  • Collaborate closely with the brand's functional leaders and ITS.
  • Provide market feedback.
  • Participate in national planning processes.
  • Implement functional standards, programs, and tools.
  • Escalate commercial exceptions within the governance framework.

Desired Qualifications

  • Postgraduate education in Business Management, Industrial Management, or a similar field; an MBA is valued.

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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