Chief Growth Officer/Head of Business Development (100%)

Our client, a Switzerland-based steel trading company with operations across Europe, is seeking a Chief Growth Officer to drive business development and expand into additional markets. The ideal candidate will be a business-oriented, hands-on leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, high energy, and proven experience in international B2B environments.

• Implementation of the group strategy: Develop markets and regions according to the group strategy including the establishment of new business hubs in additional countries.
• Tactical and strategic business development: Drive growth by blending short-term opportunities with long-term goals, identifying key markets, and ensuring competitiveness through effective planning and execution
• Implementation and execution of the innovation process: Execute structured processes to generate, test, and scale new ideas, ensuring innovation leads to competitive, market-ready products and services

• Proven international experience in a B2B environment
• Extensive expertise in market and business development 
• Strong commercial acumen in sales and marketing
• M&A experience is an advantage
• Knowledge of the metal products market is an asset
• Hands-on and entrepreneurial mindset
• Exceptional communication and negotiation abilities
• Ambition and a drive for success mindset
• Affinity for digital tools and technologies

Have we sparked your interest in this position? If so, Ms. Vera de Vries, Partner at schilling partners, is looking forward to receiving your complete electronic application documents at info@schillingpartners.ch with the subject line: Reference A003870. In case you have any further questions, feel free to contact Vera de Vries directly.