Join a global leader in high-performance vacuum valves and help shape the future of innovation. You will take charge of commercial and operational leadership across Europe and selected global markets, working in an international matrix environment. Your strategic mindset and customer focus will drive growth and excellence across our business units.
Your tasks
- Lead the commercial organization for Europe and Rest of World across multiple countries and business units
- Own regional business performance, including revenue growth, forecasting, budgeting, and operational reviews
- Drive profitable growth in Semiconductor, Advanced Industrial Vacuum, and Global Service business areas
- Build and maintain executive relationships with strategic customers and partners
- Act as an executive escalation point and trusted customer interface for key accounts
- Translate global strategies into effective regional go-to-market plans
- Drive pipeline quality, customer engagement, and commercial KPI discipline
- Strengthen market coverage, territory segmentation, and customer prioritization strategies
- Partner with cross-functional teams across Sales, Service, Operations, IT, and Business Units
- Identify ways to improve business efficiency, digitalization, and operational effectiveness
- Support new commercial and service business model development
- Develop leadership capabilities and succession pipelines within the region
- Foster a collaborative, pragmatic, and high-performance culture
- Lead through influence, alignment, and accountability
- Stay close to customers and teams through regular field engagement and international collaboration
What you bring
- 10+ years of leadership experience in semiconductor, vacuum technology, or similar high-tech industrial environments
- Proven experience leading regional commercial organizations with multi-country responsibility
- Strong understanding of the semiconductor and/or vacuum technology ecosystem in Europe
- Experience managing strategic OEM or key account customer relationships at executive level
- Demonstrated ownership of regional business performance, including forecasting, financial reviews, and operational management
- Strong commercial leadership and strategic business thinking
- Experience working within global matrix organizations
- Collaborative leadership style with ability to influence across functions and stakeholders
- Strong coaching and talent development mindset
- Entrepreneurial and hands-on approach to execution
- Comfortable balancing strategic and operational business management
- Experience in commercial excellence, process improvements, or business transformation
- Technically credible, able to engage in customer and engineering discussions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across cultures and organizational levels
- Fluent in English
What we offer
- Opportunities for meaningful careers and continuous learning
- Inclusive and respectful workplace culture
- Equal opportunities for everyone
- Support for career growth and development
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Über uns
VAT Group is the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, driving innovation for over 60 years. With more than 3,200 employees worldwide and headquarters in Switzerland, we are committed to integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation. At VAT, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your growth is supported as part of a passionate, international team.
Das Team
You will work with a collaborative, pragmatic, and high-performance team in a global matrix environment, partnering closely with colleagues across sales, service, operations, and business units.