Senior Director New Business USA

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Hiring Remotely in Ohio, USA
Remote
Senior level
Logistics • Automation
The Role
Lead Kardex Mlog’s U.S. market entry and Systems Business establishment. Own P&L, develop and execute go-to-market strategy, build a profitable sales pipeline, secure strategic customer projects, and establish the initial local team and operating capabilities. Leverage the existing Kardex AutoStore organization, develop customer relationships, lead talent, and contribute to international expansion and overall growth strategy.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Kardex Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dynamic warehousing and distribution systems and employs over 2,900 people. Kardex Mlog, a division of the Group, specializes in integrated material flow systems and automated high-bay warehouses. For more than 50 years, we have been developing solutions to increase efficiency and productivity in intralogistics.
Would you like to bring technical knowledge to life worldwide and actively shape the future of learning? In this key role, you will take responsibility for our global training strategy, develop innovative learning concepts, and lead a dedicated team of trainers. Join our company and help us shape the continued development of our people, knowledge, and service quality.

Your tasks

  • Lead the strategic build-up and expansion of Kardex Mlog’s business in the USA
  • Drive market entry, revenue growth, and overall business performance
  • Define and execute the sales and business development strategy
  • Develop and manage key customer and strategic partner relationships
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing US organization
  • Oversee complex customer projects and commercial negotiations
  • Foster collaboration across the global Kardex organization
  • Represent Kardex Mlog in the market and with executive stakeholders
  • Report directly to senior leadership and contribute to global business strategy

Your profile

  • Degree in Engineering, Logistics, Business, or a comparable qualification
  •  5+ years of leadership experience in intralogistics, automation, or a related industry
  • Strong industry network and proven track record in business development and complex sales
  • Demonstrated success in driving growth and closing strategic customer projects
  • Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing teams
  • Strategic, entrepreneurial, and results-driven mindset
  • Strong customer focus, negotiation skills, and executive stakeholder management capabilities
  • Proficient in MS Office and ERP systems
  • Willing to travel internationally

Skills Required

  • University degree in a relevant field such as engineering or logistics, or equivalent diverse educational and professional background
  • Strong commercial and technical knowledge
  • At least five years of management experience in the intralogistics sector
  • Well-established intralogistics industry network
  • Proven track record of achieving sales targets and closing deals
  • Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills
  • Extensive experience leading teams, developing talent, and driving high performance
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage shifting priorities
  • Customer-oriented, adaptable, collaborative, and initiative-driven approach
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Experience with ERP systems
  • Fluency in English
  • Willingness to travel
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The Company
HQ: Zürich
1,666 Employees

What We Do

Kardex is a global industry partner for intralogistics solutions and a leading provider of automated storage solutions and material handling systems. Kardex consists of two entrepreneurially managed divisions, Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog. Kardex Remstar develops, manufactures, and maintains dynamic storage and retrieval systems, while Kardex Mlog offers integrated material handling systems and automated high-bay warehouses. Kardex also acts as a global AutoStore™ partner, offering flexible and modular storage and order fulfillment solutions. Kardex Remstar, Kardex Mlog, and Kardex AutoStore are partners to their customers throughout the entire life cycle of a product or solution, starting with the assessment of customer requirements, through planning, realization, and maintenance of customer-specific systems, to ensuring high availability and low life cycle costs by means of customer-oriented life cycle management. The Group employs around 2,500 people in over 30 countries. Kardex Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1989.

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