Department Head Doors and Gates (m/f/d)

About the job

Kern Studer AG is one of the leading companies in Switzerland in the field of mesh partitions and gate systems. As a long-standing partner of Hörmann, we offer our customers comprehensive solutions around front doors, fire protection doors, garage doors, industrial doors, and other high-quality closure systems. From our competence centre in Samstagern ZH as well as the locations Schänis SG and Morgarten ZG, we advise architects, general contractors, building owners, and companies throughout Switzerland.

Our Doors + Gates department is growing strongly – for overall responsibility, we are looking for an experienced leader as:

Department Head Doors + Gates (m/f/d)

100% | Samstagern | Immediate or by arrangement

What are your tasks?

You bear overall responsibility for sales, results, and quality of the Doors + Gates department with around 25 employees – and create the structures so that your team can manage the growth.

Leadership and management:

– Personnel and professional leadership of the department (sales, AVOR, installation planning, installation & service)

– Direct management of sales and internal service: prioritisation of enquiries, quotation and order processing

– Management of service & repair and installation via the leadership personnel (chief installer and service management)

– Capacity and resource planning including subcontractors, recruitment and team building

– Establishing and further developing clear processes and responsibilities from enquiry to installation

– Budget and result responsibility, key figures and reporting to management

Sales and projects:

– Support of key customers and management of larger projects

– Participation in major projects, complex quotations and important decisions of the sales team

– Market development with architects, general contractors, building owners

– Marketing measures such as direct marketing, digital marketing and trade fairs – in close cooperation with our marketing department

Development:

– Department strategy together with management – new sales areas, services and products

– Process optimisation and further development of ERP usage (Abacus) with our ERP/IT team

– Maintaining the partnership with Hörmann together with management

When do you fit with us?

– At least 5 years of leadership experience with teams of 10 or more people

– Experience in sales and project management in the object and industrial business, e.g. building trades, building technology or metal construction

– Entrepreneurial thinking – budget, margin and capacity are leadership tools for you

– Experience in building up and optimising processes in an SME

– Technical basic training with further education (e.g. technician HF, business administration, leadership) or equivalent

– You are present, decisive and close to your people – without losing pace and overview

– Confident German language skills in spoken and written form

– Knowledge of gates, doors and drives as well as Abacus experience is an advantage

What do you get from us?

– A genuine leadership and design role in a growing area

– Direct reporting line to management and short decision-making paths

– A strong partner at your back: Hörmann competence centre with support in marketing, IT and purchasing

– Company car with private use

– Modern IT infrastructure and ergonomic workplace

– Collegial working environment, family-friendly working atmosphere and attractive benefits

– Contemporary employment conditions and thorough induction