You will champion disciplined commercial execution, strengthen solution guidance, and build a culture of excellence within a high‑performing scientific sales organization. Main Responsibilities:Strategic Leadership & Market ExecutionTranslate global divisional strategy into a clear regional execution roadmap.Set focus areas, priorities, and tactical sales plans across key scientific segments.Grow share of wallet and market share within targeted accounts.Enable proactive opportunity identification, accurate product selection, and value‑driven quoting.Sales Excellence & Commercial PerformanceUphold a non‑negotiable standard of sales excellence across the business line.Lead full P&L and balance sheet responsibilities, ensuring profitable, sustainable growth.Oversee pricing strategies that strengthen competitiveness and margin health.Optimize direct and indirect sales channels to maximize market coverage and efficiency.Customer Engagement & Key OpportunitiesPrioritize strategic customer segments and major growth opportunities.Lead high‑value negotiations and long‑term partnership discussions.Advocate for a customer‑value‑driven commercial approach.Market Development & Applications CollaborationPartner with Product Support, Applications Engineering, and Product Management to refine guidance and solutions.Drive creation of technical content, success stories, playbooks, and targeted marketing initiatives.Strengthen cross‑selling and upselling across Vacuum Technique divisions.Team Leadership & People DevelopmentLead, develop, and inspire the regional scientific sales organization.Build a strong talent pipeline and reinforce a high‑performance, customer‑focused culture.Role‑model Atlas Copco’s cultural behaviors and leadership expectations.Operational Excellence & GovernanceMonitor KPIs, scorecards, and performance metrics to ensure execution discipline.Streamline operational processes that support efficient, responsive sales activity.
Every day, a team of around 4,800 people from over 60 nations works at SCHOTT Pharma to contribute to global healthcare. The company is represented in all main pharmaceutical hubs with 17 manufacturing sites in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA is headquartered in Mainz, Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as part of the SDAX.
You will have two direct reports (chemists/technologists) and report to the Chief Production Officer (CPO) based in Vojens, Denmark. Your main responsibilities will include: Own the chemistry of our solid propellants – develop, document, and validate all fuel formulations and recipe control standards Define and maintain critical process parameters (temperature, mixing time, vacuum, catalysts, etc.) and ensure robust process windows from lab scale to full-scale production Lead and manage the analytical laboratory: raw material testing, in-process testing, test methodologies, calibration, documentation, and data traceability Drive recipe change control – plan and execute pilot batches, validation, and transfer to production, including updates of SOPs and work instructions Conduct root-cause analysis in collaboration with Process Engineering and Maintenance to address recurring defects, quality deviations and process instability Ensure full batch traceability and strong HSE practices for hazardous materials (classification, storage, transport, and safe handling) Collaborate closely with Quality Control to define sampling plans, acceptance criteria and CAPA activities (Corrective and Preventive Actions) Contribute to supplier qualification and material approval, including definition and verification of technical specifications Continuously improve yield, scrap rate and recipe cost through optimization of formulations and process parameters Maintain and prepare documentation for ISO, AQAP and defense-quality audits related to chemical operations Lead, coach, and develop your team of chemists and technologists and help build a strong safety- and quality-driven culture on site We are looking for an experienced and hands-on chemical leader who thrives in a high-tech, safety-critical production environment and enjoys building something new.
You will have two direct reports (chemists/technologists) and report to the Chief Production Officer (CPO) based in Vojens, Denmark. Your main responsibilities will include: Own the chemistry of our solid propellants – develop, document, and validate all fuel formulations and recipe control standardsDefine and maintain critical process parameters (temperature, mixing time, vacuum, catalysts, etc.) and ensure robust process windows from lab scale to full-scale productionLead and manage the analytical laboratory: raw material testing, in-process testing, test methodologies, calibration, documentation, and data traceabilityDrive recipe change control – plan and execute pilot batches, validation, and transfer to production, including updates of SOPs and work instructionsConduct root-cause analysis in collaboration with Process Engineering and Maintenance to address recurring defects, quality deviations and process instabilityEnsure full batch traceability and strong HSE practices for hazardous materials (classification, storage, transport, and safe handling)Collaborate closely with Quality Control to define sampling plans, acceptance criteria and CAPA activities (Corrective and Preventive Actions)Contribute to supplier qualification and material approval, including definition and verification of technical specificationsContinuously improve yield, scrap rate and recipe cost through optimization of formulations and process parametersMaintain and prepare documentation for ISO, AQAP and defense-quality audits related to chemical operationsLead, coach, and develop your team of chemists and technologists and help build a strong safety- and quality-driven culture on site We are looking for an experienced and hands-on chemical leader who thrives in a high-tech, safety-critical production environment and enjoys building something new.