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Business Development Manager (m/f/d)

  • HMS Industrial Networks GmbH
  • Karlsruhe
  • Work experience
  • Consulting
  • Project Management, Product Management
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The HMS Networks Group, which employs more than 750 people in 16 countries, is a fast-growing and internationally leading provider in the field of industrial communication solutions. With these solutions, we make complicated things simple by letting our products make machines able to talk, thus creating real value from data for our customers. It is not only through our solutions at the customer's site that we ensure greater sustainability. Sustainability has been part of our self-image for many years. That is the reason why our global goal is to be "CO2 net positive" in 2025.

Within the HMS Networks Group, HMS Industrial Networks GmbH in Karlsruhe is responsible for sales, marketing and technical service for all HMS brands in continental Europe. With more than 2,500 active customers and 40 distributors, the company handles over 40% of the group's worldwide sales. The office in Karlsruhe and the subsidiaries in France, Italy and Spain are currently employing around 100 people.

To support our Business Development Team at our Karlsruhe location or from home office, we are immediately looking for a

Business Development Manager (f/m/d)

Your Tasks

  • As Business Development Manager (f/m/d), you will ensure the continued success of our Ixxat product line within Continental Europe.
  • You keep an eye on market and industry trends. You conduct market and competitive analyses and define market requirements for future developments in the Battery area (including stationary storage systems, charging stations...).
  • In close coordination with the distribution management, you identify new sales markets, promising applications, business areas, new customers, system partners and distributors and thus develop new sales potential for the Ixxat Business Unit.
  • You strategically develop our business in the area of industrial communication with a focus on battery/energy storage as well as automation.
  • Furthermore, the validation and qualification of opportunities with the corresponding business model and business cases is in your hands. 
  • You determine customer-specific requirements and derive relevant market requirements (e.g. certifications) as well as USPs.
  • The cooperation with sales, distributors and system integrators in Central Europe is part of your daily business. You are a promoter for the Business Unit Ixxat.

Your Qualifications

  • You can prove your knowledge in technical sales or business development, ideally in the field of energy management, battery systems or similar, either through a corresponding degree or through professional experience appropriate to the job description. 
  • We offer you a great deal of creative freedom in which you can contribute your own ideas. Therefore it is indispensable that you distinguish yourself by a high degree of creative will and self-motivation. 
  • You are used to communicate on all hierarchical levels and to convince decision makers. 
  • You understand technology as well as business contexts and approach challenges analytically, strategically and solution-oriented.
  • Our international environment makes it essential that you can communicate fluently in English, both verbally and in writing. In addition, we expect you to have a very good command of German.
  • You are open to business trips.

HMS as your new employer

Growth and security: You can expect a modern company that has grown profitably by an average of 20% annually over the last 20 years and continues to grow. We offer you a long-term secure job and a permanent employment contract in the future market of industrial communication and industry 4.0.
Together at eye level: Our corporate culture is shaped by our Swedish parent company, we maintain an open atmosphere, cooperative partnership and flat hierarchies. We value new ideas and make decisions together and quickly as a team.
Heart-Mind-Soul: With joy and passion, a sense of purpose in our work and innovative ideas, we lay the foundation for long-term and sustainable success - for us and our customers.
Work-life balance: You get the opportunity for flexible working hours, home office/ mobile work, sports and fitness programs and preventive medical check-ups with us.
Development perspectives: Due to our growth, we offer you the opportunity to develop personally and professionally in our international environment (talent pool, management trainee program, specialist career path, further training).
Sustainability: For us, "Climate/CO2 net positive 2025" is not just a slogan; behind it are real measures to make our customers and ourselves more sustainable. 
Numerous other benefits: job bike leasing, fitness offers, company and team events, employee share program, free fruit and drinks, subsidized lunch, ergonomic & air-conditioned workplaces, working life account, 24/7 accident insurance and much more.
  • Alina Nobiling
  • HR Specialist Recruiting
  • +49 721 989777 131

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