Career

Join us, as soon as possible, as Team Leader Development Department (m/f/d) in the context of age succession

Your tasks:

• Independent management and coordination of the development/design department
• Developing new ideas for innovative products and manufacturing processes as well as service and maintenance components for oscillating mower technology
• Active development, testing and support of customer-specific application solutions and internal product development projects with the sales department
• Technical support and further development of oscillating mower technology systems for the areas of landscaping, agricultural and special technologies as well as further development of the original spare parts system
• Development of service and maintenance components to increase customer satisfaction
• Supervision of tool and fixture production in the area of mechanical and forging production for the above-mentioned areas
• Supervision of prototype construction including field test support
• Cost-conscious design in compliance with current standards and guidelines in close coordination with internal departments
• Active acquisition and support of research and development projects in co-operation with science and industry
• Intensive system support, administration, expansion and optimisation of networked systems (CAD, GAIN, ERP, EDM data communication)
• Supporting the purchasing department in managing the extended workbench and component procurement
• Management of the patent system
• Continuous internal process optimisation and implementation of cost reduction initiatives
• Close cooperation and coordination with all supporting departments such as sales, financial accounting, design, AV, costing and production management
• Supporting the warranty and complaints system
• Organisation, participation and visits to trade fairs/exhibitions
• Ongoing creation and maintenance of assembly and user instructions in German and English as well as creation of safety-related documentation
• Representing the interests of our company in the technical standards committee of the VDMA for the feasibility of DIN/standards

Your profile:

• You have a Master's degree in engineering, preferably in the field of "Mobile Machinery" or "Design Engineering / General Mechanical Engineering" or "Agricultural Engineering" or a comparable degree
• You have sound knowledge and experience in the field of "development management" including management responsibility
• You enjoy the further development and optimisation of technical products requiring explanation as well as internal processes
• You act independently, reliably and in a structured manner
• You are a strong communicator and have good negotiating skills
• You work independently, efficiently and are fully capable of working in a team (hands-on mentality)
• You have sound knowledge in the areas of "materials science and materials engineering"
• You are flexible, resilient and always open to new ideas
• You are confident in using the latest MS Office tools, Inventor, Autocad, Gain and have experience in working with ERP systems
• You are business fluent in written and spoken English
• Your personal demeanour is appropriate for the position to be filled

• Your personal living environment is within a realistic distance of the company location

We offer you:

• A pleasant working environment in a friendly and open-minded team
• An interesting task with many creative possibilities
• An attractive and performance-related remuneration system including additional social benefits
• A well-founded induction programme
• A collegial corporate culture with short decision-making processes
• A secure job with a successful, market-leading company

Are you interested in this position?

Then send your detailed application documents to:

ESM Ennepetaler Schneid- und Mähtechnik GmbH & Co KG
Personal / Confidential
c/o Mr Karl-Richard Strohn
Kölner Str. 29
58256 Ennepetal
Phone +49-2333-9688-17
strohn@esm-ept.de

Join us, as soon as possible, as Strategic Sales Manager (Sales Manager) for technical sales in the field of agricultural machinery, water and special harvesting technology, construction machinery (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

• You will develop existing customers: You will systematically analyse and broaden our existing portfolio of existing customers.
• You offer: You take on every enquiry and prepare competitive offers. You set benchmarks and market prices - and follow them up consistently.
• Yougo on a discovery tour: You successfully make sales in the office and in the field to acquire new customers for innovative ESM technologies.
• You sell value: You create convincing value-added calculations based on our highly specialised, system-relevant high-end problem solutions.
• You stay on the ball: You master the offer and contract award negotiations, in close coordination with our valued partners, until you receive the order.
• You develop ideas: You recognise and develop new application options for our diverse product adaptations and lead these to product maturity including market launch.
• You see the big picture: You analyse the ESM market environment as the basis for all strategic sales decisions.
• You look ahead: You plan sales volumes across all product groups as the basis for production and procurement planning.
• You know your product: You manage a dynamic product portfolio and know how to present it technically and commercially to large audiences.
• You are recognised: You organise ESM's trade fair presence, visit national and international exhibitions and represent ESM at specialist conferences.
• You lead: You lead and organise sales. Your voice carries weight, both within the company and in our market environment.
• You recognise technical challenges: You analyse technical problem areas, develop solutions, analyse and accompany field tests.

Your profile:

• You are a passionate sales professional: you have several years of proven professional experience in successfully selling technical products that require explanation, in the field of agricultural technology, water or special harvesting technology, alternatively related machinery.
• You know industrial technology: You have a technical education/degree in mechanical engineering/engineering, preferably agricultural engineering (heavy machinery)/agricultural science.
• You have strong negotiating skills. You know how to assert yourself against internal resistance. You love to win.
• You are a team player: You have your eye on the goal and know how to inspire your team and the company management. You are detail-, safety- and value-orientated.
• You focus on the customer: You are highly committed, self-disciplined and willing to travel internationally.
• You are understood: Business fluent English - written and spoken - is just as natural for you as intercultural competence, cosmopolitanism and empathy.
• Hands-on" is a matter of course for you: you actively contribute to the day-to-day tasks of sales.

We offer you

• Training on the job: Building on your previous knowledge in agricultural engineering or equivalent, we will organise a comprehensive induction on site, including a comprehensive production run!
• Openness: An open, engaging atmosphere, short communication channels and fast decision-making processes characterise our daily work together.
• Enthusiasm: We are passionate about what we do and offer our partners in trade and industry not only first-class products, but also our best possible service.
• Movement: We do everything we can to keep an open mind and never come to a standstill. We generate our inspiration from the latent questioning of our daily activities.
• Variety: No two days are the same for us. A varied working environment with a wide range of creative opportunities awaits you.
• Security: We are the authors of a success story that now spans several decades. Continuing this tradition is our and your foremost task and challenge.
• Satisfaction: Performance pays off and is honoured at ESM. A company car, also for private use, is obligatory for the fulfilment of your task.

Can you find yourself in the above-mentioned, multi-layered canon with regard to your professional background and your individual personality traits?
Then please contact us as soon as possible! Send your informative application documents - confidentiality guaranteed - including your salary expectations and possible availability to:

ESM Ennepetaler Schneid- und Mähtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Personal / Confidential
c/o Mr Karl-Richard Strohn
Kölner Str. 29
58256 Ennepetal
Phone +49-2333-9688-17
strohn@esm-ept.de