DIRECTOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT (M/F/D)

  • KRAHN Chemie GmbH
  • Hamburg
  • Work experience
  • Manager First Level
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DIRECTOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT (M/F/D)

Hamburg - as of now 
 
Working at KRAHN means developing customers, suppliers and markets. Here you can be entrepreneur. Influencer. Expert, who shapes with vision and competence our marketing and distribution company for specialty chemicals. Together we want to create something concrete and good. This changes not only our environment, but also ourselves, enriching our private and professional future.

Our offer

  • Flexible and hybrid working hours with a 38.5-hour week, 30 days‘ holiday, up to 20 days workation and attractive remuneration
  • Opportunity to work in one of our European subsidiaries for up to 14 days
  • A challenging task, short decision-making paths thanks to flat hierarchies and working in a company that operates throughout Europe
  • Individual training programs through quarterly development meetings and the opportunity to use online training (e.g. language courses)
  • Additional special benefits such as subsidy for public transportation, VWL savings of €40 per month (after the probationary period) and a pension scheme
  • Sports and health programs, access to health & wellbeing platforms, regular team events and a mandatory fruit basket in the Hamburg office

What awaits you

  • As a member of our central management team, you will shape the strategic direction of our international group of companies.
  • You will be responsible for developing strategic topics, implementing them effectively and communicating them internally and externally.
  • You will be responsible for the professional and disciplinary management of a team of three and promote its continuous development.
  • You are the contact person for the central functions of our parent company in all strategic matters.
  • You will provide support in M&A processes - from screening and negotiation support through to coordination of the integration.
  • In addition, you will be responsible for the further development of our company by opening up new business fields, technologies and market segments. 

What we expect

  • Several years of professional experience in a strategic function (e.g. in the areas of corporate development, strategy, M&A, consulting, finance)
  • Experience in an international, medium-sized group structure, ideally in distribution
  • Leadership and/or project management experience
  • Strategic and analytical thinking paired with a structured, proactive and solution-orientated way of working
  • Change management expertise and a mindset for continuous improvement
  • Confident demeanour, assertiveness and strong communication skills
  • Business fluent in English

Your career at KRAHN CHEMIE

We bring together the things that are stronger together: markets with innovations, processors with manufacturers. Questions with answers. With headquarters in Hamburg and locations in nine European countries, we offer you added value beyond familiar limits.
  • Philipp Berkel
  • Recruiter