Vice President of Service Germany (m/f/d)

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Opportunity to manage and drive profitability and growth within our Service business line

Are you a senior leader with solid P&L experience within energy or electrical sector? Do you thrive in a fast-growing international environment? We are looking for a strategic Vice President ready to take our Service business in Germany to the next level! When joining NKT you will be a key player connecting a greener, sustainable world and ensuring the stability on the European electrical grid.

Working closely with our international customers, we develop, manufacture and install efficient, environmentally friendly, and technologically advanced high-voltage cables, (HVC), for land and offshore applications worldwide. NKT provides flexible and reliable cable solutions for a sustainable, renewable, and powerful world. We offer a broad spectrum of both onshore and offshore cable service products that is unique on the market. We also provide a variety of service packages customised to suit the specific requirements of our customers cable systems throughout its service life and allowing our customers to concentrate on their core business.

Secure continued success through a strong organisation developing existing markets and exploring new territories

Service is supporting our customers to maximize the value of their assets. The commercial projects will have up to 15-20mn € revenue.

You Will Be Responsible For The Following Aspects

In the role as Vice President you will manage and represent NKT Service in Germany. You will establish and lead the local organisation, develop and support the direct reports and you will drive the strategic business development of the German service business (commercial and operational development, organisational set-up ). To ensure profitability by aligning business, sales and delivery processes and organisations is also one of your daily tasks. You have to expand the business by focusing on existing customers and developing new customers and market segments. Other key responsibilities include:

• Making commercial decisions and preparing business cases for the Management Board
• Management of local communication within the organisation / customer communication and participation in customer meetings
• Project management of departmental initiatives
• Ensuring project costs and invoice management in collaboration with finance and operations
• Overall cost, investment and revenue management for the local business
• Represent the business line Service locally at IMS, on coordination issues with the works council etc.
  

The Vice President will lead a national team placed in Cologne with approximately six direct reporting managers, with full responsibility to build, lead and develop the organisation. The role, reporting to Executive Vice President Service, will as well contribute to the overall NKT business development as a member of the global NKT ELT. The role requires being prepared to travel on short notice. On average 20 days of travelling per year is to be expected.

To join a greener world, you should have the following skills and experience:

Other Important Qualifications Are

You have a successfully completed engineering, business or management degree or closely related fields with many years of professional experience in the energy or electrical industry. You have already experience in project management and you have been a team leader for several years. Your understanding of financial statements & processes and QHSE issues enhances your professional profile.

• Proactive, independent and structured way of working
• Determination, sense of responsibility and empathy
• Good communication skills in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
• Knowledge of MS Office, SAP, CRM and project management software
• Fluent in German and English
  

About NKT

Join a diverse and international team of experts with unmatched repair capabilities and jointing experience

keeping the global power grids in operation. From service hubs in Sweden, Denmark and Germany, NKT offers on- and offshore cable services to maximize the utilization of power cable systems.

NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 3,900 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 1.3 billion in 2019. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.NKT.com.

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Contact and application

NKT is committed to fostering diversity and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and be inspired to excel. We believe that a diverse structure enables sustainable performance and an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better workplace.

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your full application via our career page (including your earliest possible start date). Please note that we cannot accept applications by e-mail or post due to the General Data Protection Regulation. We offer attractive contract conditions based on the collective agreement of the metal and electrical industry as well as flexible working time arrangements.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Daniela Nocker Daniela.nocker@nkt.com .

We look forward to receiving your application!