Stronger together

At KARL STORZ, we believe in not just creating jobs 
but building careers. As a family-run company, 
we understand the value of long-term relationships and 
actively work on promoting them.
When YOU grow, we grow.

Get to know us and join our team as

Vice President Solution Management (m/f/d)

Job Function:  Marketing
Location: 

Tuttlingen, BW, DE, 78532

Work Location (for field-based positions): 
Work Flexibility:  Hybrid
Job ID:  5559

Your Mission

  • Full responsibility for revenue and profit growth across all business areas, as well as successful portfolio launches to achieve KPIs
  • Drive business cases, pricing strategies, and go-to-market plans across all segments
  • Further develop and manage a dynamic business case management process in close alignment with key stakeholders
  • Define market-driven product requirements and derive strategies based on trends, customer needs, and competitive insights
  • Build and evolve an innovative, customer-centric solutions portfolio, including lifecycle management
  • Lead, develop, and empower a team, fostering future capabilities and clear accountability structures
  • Ensure cross-functional collaboration (e.g., market, technology, transformation) and represent the function at the executive level
  • Manage strategic customer relationships, oversee critical escalations, and contribute to company-wide initiatives

 

Your Talents

  • Master’s degree or higher in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field
  • Extensive leadership experience (15+ years) in product, solution, or business management, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles
  • Proven track record of building and leading large, cross-functional teams and delivering business growth
  • Strong experience in successful product launches across different categories (e.g., single-use, instruments, capital devices)
  • Strong strategic, visionary, and analytical capabilities, including solid business analytics expertise
  • Deep understanding of healthcare markets, customer needs, and clinical applications
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, along with conflict management and change leadership abilities
  • Strong financial acumen and portfolio management expertise, combined with fluency in English (additional languages are a plus)

Your Benefits

  • Flexible working hours & mobile working: In many areas, working hours and location can be arranged as required​
  • 30 vacation days and various special payments​​
  • Further training opportunities: Open in-house seminar program, extensive e-learning offering, professional development courses and much more
  • Corporate benefits and bicycle leasing​
  • Subsidy for private pension plan and company health management​
  • Various childcare options – at the headquarters in Tuttlingen​
  • Health, sports, cultural and leisure activities – offers vary depending on location​

HR Contact

Thomas Hocken | Recruiter Talent Acquisition
Thomas.Hocken@karlstorz.com

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