Head of Global Sales

Mission

In our Industrial Business Unit, IBA designs and delivers advanced industrial solutions worldwide.
We are strengthening our team with a key role: a Head of Global Sales to define and lead our global sales vision.

As a Head of Global Sales, your mission will be :

• Define the global commercial long term vision.
• Decline the vision in a strategic and then operational commercial roadmap.
• Develop the necessary talent pool to fulfill commercial needs.
• Own the commercial/selling process.

Challenges we trust you with

You will be responsible for an international team of 10 colleagues (7 sales managers, 1 Head of Sales Support, and 2 Business Developers), based in Asia, US and Europe.

In this context, you will :

• Lead the team and help them to grow
• Contributes to the vision and strategy of the Business Unit
• Drives the strategy for the international team
• Translates the strategy into operational plans and guides their realization
• Decisions impact the medium to long-term achievement of goals
• Accountable for strategy execution and the achievement of goals

What we value

You have :

• A strong international and industrial experience (at least 15 years of experience) in a similar sector (industrial solutions, medical devices,...) 
• A proven sales experience in high growth market 
• A proven capability in defining strategies to pursue our growth
• An experience in people management: you are able to help your team to growth (at least 5 years of experience)
• A deep interest for technical and financial matters; 
• Analytical skills; and you are able to identify and interact easily with customer’s high level makers and 
  stakeholders 
• Strong presentation and communication skills in English; French is an asset

And you also are:

• Able to identify business opportunities for the organization and define the sales strategy
• Able to think in terms of profit, loss and added value; 
• Able to gain clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating; 
• Able to make prompt and clear decisions and take responsibility for actions and projects; 
• Able to demonstrate a high level of integrity and adherence of IBA principles & values; 
• A good listener, consulting others and communicating proactively; 
• Result driven and able to focus on customer needs and satisfaction; 
• Willing to travel on a regular basis (up to 30% of your time, worldwide)

Cherry on the cake

IBA offers :

• A meaningful role in a mission-driven company 
• A permanent contract with a competitive package, including a company car, insurance, meal vouchers, etc
• A flexible homeworking policy (hybrid: remote & on-site in Louvain-la-Neuve)
• An international, agile and inclusive work environment
• A role where you’ll have real impact on a strategic function
• Join a BCorp Certified company, balancing professional innovation with personal well-being