Technical Key Account Manager (all gender)

As Technical Key Account Manager, you are the strategic technical counterpart to some of ALPLA's most important global customers.
You connect customer ambitions with ALPLA's innovation and manufacturing capabilities and help shape long-term growth opportunities.

• Own and actively lead the global technical relationship with assigned Strategic Key Customers
• Build strong relationships across customer technical and development organizations
• Technical ownership of request for quotations, ensuring technical feasibility, competitiveness and customer-focused solutions
• Understand customer technology roadmaps and strategic priorities
• Identify business opportunities and future business challenges
• Partner closely with the Global Key Account Manager to translate customer strategies into growth opportunities
• Escalation handling for technical topics in alignment with Global Key Account Manager
• Coordinate and connect ALPLA functions including Product Development, Innovation Management, Recycling, Operations and Technical Centers
• Develop and align global customer guidelines and technical standards
• Lead customer workshops
• Represent ALPLA in high-level technical discussions and strategic customer meetings
• Global overview of customer project portfolio

• Strong technical background (Product Development, Engineering, Operations or Packaging), experience in the rigid plastics industry is preferred
• Experience in engaging with customers
• Proactive, self-driven and structured working style
• Able to connect customer strategy and business opportunities with ALPLA technical capabilities
• Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for building long-term customer partnerships
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken. German language skills are considered as an advantage
• Willingness to travel frequently