Technical Key Account Manager (all gender)
What you will enjoy doing
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.
You are the technical interface between ALPLA and assigned global key customers. You translate complex packaging requirements into technically feasible, industrialized solutions and coordinate their implementation across development, engineering and operations.
- Own the global technical customer strategy and relationship for assigned Strategic Key Customers
- Serve as the technical partner to the Global Key Account Manager, translating customer requirements into technical specifications that enable successful development and industrialization
- Lead technical assessment of requests for quotation, including feasibility studies, risk assessment and solution concepts
- Understand the customer's innovation roadmap and strategic priorities to identify future technical and business opportunities
- Coordinate technical activities across Product Development, Innovation Management, Recycling, Operations, Quality and Technical Centers
- Lead technical escalation management and root-cause resolution in alignment with the Global Key Account Manager
- Develop and align global customer guidelines and technical standards
- Represent ALPLA as the trusted technical expert in strategic customer meetings, lead workshops and cross-functional decision forums
- Maintain strategic oversight of the global customer project portfolio
What makes you great
- Degree in Engineering, Packaging Technology, Polymer Technology, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical qualification with relevant industry experience
- Several years of experience in product development, packaging engineering, industrialization or technical customer management
- Sound understanding of rigid plastic packaging, manufacturing processes and industrial quality requirements
- Proven experience in translating customer requirements into technical and commercially viable solutions
- Proactive, self-driven and structured working style
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken. German language skills are considered as an advantage
- Willingness to travel internationally, approximately 20–30% depending on customer and project needs
What you can expect working with us
- High level of responsibility and opportunities to make an impact in an international environment
- Flexible working models and attractive employee benefits
- Individual training and development opportunities with attractive career prospects
- A collaborative and respectful work environment with an open and inclusive company culture
- Flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes
- A secure position within a sustainable and future-oriented family-owned company
- Employee discounts through our corporate benefits program
- Bike leasing program
- ALPLA Kids full-day childcare for children aged 15 months to 6 years
- Stay fit and healthy with the professional training offered by ALPLAsports
Legally mandatory note: In line with the minimum salary stipulated in the collective agreement, the actual salary for this position is based on professional qualifications and experience.
Contacto
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
Sra. Lena Marent, Human Resources
Allmendstraße 81
6971 Corporate HQ, Hard