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COCovestro

Head of Growth Excellence(m/w/x)

Leverkusen
from 153,700 - 192,100 / year
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
AI/ML

Steering initiative clusters for customer growth and pricing at a chemical materials company. 8-12 years in B2B commercial excellence or strategy required. Flexible working hours, active health promotion.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field; MBA preferred
  • 8-12 years in B2B commercial excellence, strategy, pricing, or large-scale commercial transformation with quantifiable P&L impact, ideally in industrials, chemicals, or adjacent specialties
  • Digital and AI fluency; experience sponsoring product squads or driving digital transformation, bridging business and technology
  • Deep expertise in people leadership within project-driven and agile environments; inspiring high-performing teams with deep expertise and continuous improvement culture; fostering accountability and agility
  • Executive presence, structured problem-solving, financial rigor, entrepreneurial bootstrapping-to-scale mentality; ability to operate with credibility at CCO and Executive Leadership Team level
  • Confident operation in global contexts; effective collaboration across BEs and functions in a matrix environment
  • Professional English required; additional languages are a plus
  • Curiosity, courage, and colorful personality

Tasks

  • Lead a high-impact team of Growth Excellence Managers
  • Translate strategy into measurable value
  • Steer initiative clusters for customer growth and pricing
  • Develop clear project plans with scope, milestones, and value targets
  • Establish impact tracking for P&L value
  • Redeploy resources to highest-value opportunities
  • Conduct profitability analyses and pricing diagnostics
  • Review commercial performance and manage new commercial routines
  • Sponsor Digital & AI product squads
  • Ensure business requirements inform digital product priorities
  • Accelerate adoption of tools across the seller journey
  • Drive cross-BE teamwork for commercial excellence
  • Standardize playbooks and activate best practices
  • Build a vibrant commercial community
  • Coach sales teams and Commercial Excellence practitioners
  • Develop scalable playbooks and training
  • Communicate progress to CCO leadership
  • Orchestrate cross-BE go-to-market strategies
  • Align segmentation, value propositions, and activation plans
  • Ensure consistent execution in priority growth areas
  • Accelerate market capture in robotics, defense, and AI servers

Work Experience

  • 8 - 12 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishAdvanced

Tools & Technologies

  • AI

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible working hours
  • Work-life balance

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Active health promotion

Additional Allowances

  • Salary conversion for savings

Retirement Plans

  • Retirement savings plan
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