Head of Commercial Services (x|f|m)
At a glance
Director-level Sales Leadership role at Sartorius. Home Office Germany · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate €144,245–€177,760 across Germany.
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What you'll do
- Set the worldwide service commercial direction, turning offerings into value propositions, audiences and use cases that support revenue growth
- Connect service products, sales activity and channel plans so commercial execution works consistently from end to end
- Set regional priorities and targets, then track results through service KPIs and regular reviews
- Build the service partner and channel approach, covering partner roles, enablement and governance
- Set common service-selling practices across channels, including bundles, add-on sales and sales playbooks
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
- Several years in technical service or commercial work, including after-sales support for complex hardware and software systems
- International experience leading service growth or commercial initiatives in regulated settings
- Strong knowledge of service metrics and KPIs, customer journeys and value-based selling, plus very good written and spoken English
Who this fits
This director-level leadership role suits someone who can lead both Service Sales and Service Product Management across regions. It is based from a home office in Europe and involves substantial international travel.
From the employer
This role is home office based in Europe with substantial international travelling.
Grow With Us – Your Responsibilities
- Define and implement the global service commercial strategy by translating service offerings into clear value propositions, target audiences and use cases to drive sustainable service revenue growth and market relevance
- Integrate service portfolio, sales execution and channel strategies to ensure consistent end‑to‑end commercial performance and service revenue growth
- Align service commercial execution, priorities and targets with global strategy to ensure consistent market execution across regions
- Define and manage the global partner and channel strategy for services by establishing roles, value propositions, enablement concepts and governance models to expand service reach and increase service penetration
- Steer service commercial performance by defining targets, KPIs and review cadences across regions, partners and channels to ensure service growth delivery and commercial effectiveness
- Define and enforce service selling approach, including bundling, attach and commercial playbooks across sales channels to ensure consistent service revenue generation
What Will Convince Us
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline
- Several years of experience in technical service or commercial environments such as Marketing and Sales, ideally within life science instrumentation, analytical systems, diagnostics, or automation, including after sales service for complex hardware–software systems
- International experience in driving service commercial or growth initiatives in regulated environments
- Technical understanding of advanced instrumentation, system integration, calibration, and service processes; familiarity with regulated device environments and compliance expectations (e.g., ISO standards, safety & quality frameworks)
- Strong understanding of customer journeys, service usage, customer pain points and value-based selling concepts
- Strong strategic and analytical capabilities with demonstrated use of KPIs, service metrics, and data-driven decision making
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management across regions and functions
- Very good command of English, both written and oral
What We Offer
As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the MDAX & TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of Benefits:
- Shape Commercial Services Business: In this new role, you have the chance to shape our Commercial Services strategy and drive Services business growth
- Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, Talent Talks, internal seminar offerings , coaching for managers
- Work life balance: Remote options, flexible work schedules, sabbaticals
- Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform even before joining, Welcome Workshops, "buddy" as point of contact
- Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, teamspirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics, such as coaching, agile working and business women network
- You will be employed at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH.
We promote diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, age groups, disabilities, and cultural backgrounds.
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers
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