About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Dear all, We are currently looking for an enthusiastic
Automation Business Director (w/m/d)
As the Automation Business Director in VPTA, reporting to VPTA Managing Director, you will lead, develop, and inspire our local Automation service and engineering team, ensuring to have the right capabilities and strategy to drive the growth in Automation business in standalone projects and Rebuilds.
This role requires deep market insight, technical expertise, and leadership skills to develop a high-performing service and engineering team to secure a robust execution of the automation orders.
Key Responsibilities
- Automation Strategy & Market Growth
- Analyze market needs to refine a robust strategy for VPTA Automation Business.
- Utilize existing resources (sales, service, engineering) flexibly across different markets (rebuilds, standalone).
- Support and inspire the VPTA Application and Sales of Rebuilds team to expand automation’s scope in our offerings.
- Team Leadership & Development
- Manage, develop, and inspire the local service and rebuild engineering teams, ensuring a high level of expertise and motivation to align with market trends and future needs.
- Identify skill gaps and implement training programs to enhance technical and service capabilities.
- Ensure teams growth in size and expertise to match market demand.
- Reinforce engineering capacity to deliver automation platforms for rebuild components (MCS-DCS, PLCs).
- Project Delivery & Execution
- Secure a reliable and high-quality execution and delivery of service orders and automation projects related to rebuilds and system upgrades.
- Strengthen the engineering and service team to ensure seamless integration and implementation of automation platforms for rebuild components.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in automation business, preferably in the paper industry.
- Leadership experience in managing service/ engineering teams.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience working with major automation suppliers in the industry.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (preferred)
- Ability to build strong customer relationships and drive automation service growth.
- Willingness to travel for customer visits and project oversight.
