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Senior Director Market Intelligence (f/m/d)

KION Group
Frankfurt am Main, Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Dec 2023

About the role

We are looking for YOU to lead our Market Intelligence team at the KION Headquarter in Frankfurt am Main (Gateway Gardens), Germany. Join us and help drive strategic business decisions through data-driven insights in a dynamic and innovative environment.

What we offer:

  • A company with a bright future: As a listed M-Dax company, we already employ more than 41,000 people in over 100 countries and are thus playing a key role in driving the future of intralogistics  

  • Move on together: Standardized and documented feedback process with international career opportunities and individual development offers  

  • Vibrant community: Regular company events and professional workshop formats with opportunities for internal networking   

  • Individual benefits: State-of-the-art IT equipment & mobile devices,

    free Germany ticket, possibility to lease a company bike, free fruit & drinks in the office & corporate benefits

  • Our basics: Flexible working hours, part-time models, possibility of regular mobile working (hybrid), attractive remuneration package, employer-funded company pension scheme, possibility of deferred compensation with employer subsidy 

Tasks and Qualifications:

As the team lead for the group function market intelligence, you will analyze our multi-layered market and competitive environment, observe/track trends, uncover them and develop market forecasts with the help of industry-relevant data to sustainably support the company's development.

This includes:

  • Continuous proactive analysis of mega and macro trends, market developments and competitive environment

  • Responsibility for Group-wide volume-based market, order intake and series planning in the IT&S segment (forecast, budget)

  • Responsibility for the creation, further development, preparation and commenting of market statistics

  • Responsibility for the preparation of macroeconomic and sectoral sections of the annual and quarterly reports of KION Group AG (Financial Reporting)

  • Support for capital market-specific publications and Intra-group sparring for various Group divisions (e.g. Investor Relations, R&D)

  • Presentation to the Executive Board, and other group-wide committees as well as events

  • KION Group’s interest representation of the European trade association (FEM) and the German trade association (VDMA)

  • Maintaining our data and knowledge sharing platforms

  • Disciplinary management of 6 direct reports and budget responsibility


Your profile:

  • A Master's degree in business, marketing, economics, or a related field

  • 10+ years of experience in market research, competitive intelligence, or business intelligence

  • Mastery of state-of-the-art market research tools and techniques

  • Experience in team management and leadership

  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze and interpret complex data sets

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present insights to senior executives

  • A personality with drive and an entrepreneurial mind-set

  • Fluency in German and English is a must

  • Knowledge of the material handling or industrial equipment industry is a plus

If this interesting and varied task appeals to you, we look forward to receiving your application. Your contact person is Monika Wohlfarth (Tel. +49 (0) 69 20110 7663).

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