About The Position
We are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join us as Vice President Global Business Development Ceramics within our Division for Additive & Ceramic Technologies (ACT). In this critical role, you will transform strategic direction into tangible business results, drive growth initiatives, and build long-term partnerships that shape the future of our industry.
The successful candidate will drive the execution of the strategy and business plan by translating them into both high-level initiatives and actionable steps, ensuring alignment and coordinated implementation across key functions including Sales, Operations, R&D, Portfolio Management, and Finance. In this role you will also support the Division in developing strong partnerships and enabling both organic and inorganic growth.
This position is located in Germany. Home office might be an option, but you should be able to regularly visit our sites in Goslar and Laufenburg. You should be willing to travel for work in order to meet the global colleagues, but we don't expect that you will need more than 30% of your time away during a year.
You will report to the Division President ACT and as part of the ACT leadership team, you will work closely with the Division President to develop and execute our strategic roadmap, ensuring we capture new business opportunities and deliver sustainable value for customers and manufacturers across key industries. The key to success in this role is effective collaboration across functions and with partners, transforming insights into impactful actions. This will start as an individual contributor role, working closely with our global team.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Translate the division's strategic direction into a clear business development roadmap, including growth initiatives, market priorities, profitability ambitions, and go-to-market approaches for ceramic powders long-term growth agenda. Lead and drive strategic growth initiatives to expand our presence in target markets and applications.
- Identify, build, and nurture long-term relationships with key accounts, OEMs and strategic partners while continuously assessing business potential and strategic fit.
- Drive the inorganic growth agenda by identifying, evaluating, and supporting the assessment of potential and acquisition targets.
- Lead market and applications analyses to understand industry trends, demand drivers, and emerging opportunities across the markets.
- Provide ongoing market intelligence and performance updates.
- Support strategic decision making and execution.
- Contribute to defining and refining strategic priorities to successfully penetrate and expand in target markets and applications.
What You Bring
- A relevant university degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in the Ceramics industry, including hands-on knowledge of Industrial Ceramic processes.
- Strong business acumen and experience engaging with senior decision-makers.
- Excellent communication, networking, and presentation skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
You are a strategic thinker with a strong ability to turn ideas into action. You thrive in a dynamic, international environment, enjoy building relationships, and are comfortable driving complex initiatives that require cross-functional collaboration.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a growing business area within a transformative industry. You will join a passionate team committed to innovation, collaboration, and long-term success.
Interested?
Welcome with your application latest at 2026-04-17. We review applications on a rolling basis and may fill the position before the application deadline.
Working at Höganäs
We aim to offer a great and meaningful place to work where you can fulfill your potential and ambitions. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We have a clear management philosophy, and just like us you believe that through collaboration and openness we develop as individuals and as a company. We see all employees, regardless of position, as leaders when we approach the challenges that the world - and we - face. Höganäs ambition is to lead the transformation to better meet the needs of tomorrow and become the preferred supplier of sustainable metal powder on a global scale -- join us in our journey of sustainable change and towards net-zero climate emissions.
More About Höganäs
Founded in 1797, Höganäs is the world leader in the market for powders, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Höganäs' vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials.
The company's strength lies in its diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and Höganäs is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. Höganäs collaborates with customers across multiple industries to develop innovative solutions, including applications in automotive components, electric motors, brazing, surface coating, welding consumables and additive manufacturing. Operating 15 production centers worldwide and employing 2,300 people, Höganäs' turnover for 2024 was 11,826 MSEK. Höganäs is owned by Lindéngruppen and FAM. www.hoganas.com
Interested? Apply today!