Our client is an internationally leading Swiss technology company supplying high-precision components and services to the semiconductor and advanced industrial markets. Within its global sales organisation, we are looking for a General Manager to lead the European business and selected distributor markets worldwide, based on site in Switzerland.
You own regional performance end to end: revenue growth, forecasting, budgets and business reviews across several countries and business lines. Reporting to global sales leadership, you turn strategy into a clear go-to-market plan and lead a multinational commercial team.
What you will do
- •Lead the regional commercial organisation across several countries and business lines
- •Own regional revenue, forecasting, budgeting and operational business reviews
- •Grow profitable revenue across the semiconductor, industrial and service business
- •Build executive relationships with strategic OEM customers and partners, and act as escalation point for key accounts
- •Translate global strategies into regional go-to-market plans, market coverage and customer prioritisation
- •Raise commercial excellence: pipeline quality, KPI discipline and field activity
- •Identify efficiency and digitalisation opportunities and support new commercial and service models
- •Develop leaders and succession across the region, and build a collaborative, high-performance culture in an international matrix
- •Stay close to the market, with regular time in the field alongside customers and teams
What you bring
- •10+ years of leadership experience in semiconductor equipment or comparable high-tech industrial markets
- •A proven record leading multi-country commercial organisations
- •A solid understanding of the European semiconductor ecosystem
- •Executive-level experience managing strategic OEM and key account relationships
- •Ownership of regional performance, including forecasting and financial reviews
- •Experience in global matrix organisations and in driving commercial excellence or transformation
- •Technical credibility in customer and engineering discussions, and the ability to lead through alignment rather than hierarchy
- •Fluent English
- •Willingness to travel internationally (around 30%)
What we offer
- •A senior, permanent leadership role with full regional responsibility
- •Direct access to global sales leadership and real influence on strategy
- •An international, collaborative environment in a technology-leading company
- •Confidential handling of your application by Talstak