Req ID 63856 Barcelona, Spain
About ZF Aftermarket:
As a division of the ZF Group, Aftermarket ensures that ZF's world-leading OE expertise, knowledge and innovation is consistently carried forward into the aftermarket. Our customers satisfaction is our highest priority. We offer support in an ever-changing environment, creating sustainability for their businesses today and in the future. With tailored solutions, excellent quality parts and first-class services, we serve both the automotive and non-automotive markets with the ZF brand in industries as diverse as automotive, agriculture, construction, rail, marine, and wind. With the ZF Aftermarket Division, the Digital Solutions business line enables aftermarket customers across application segments (cargo transport, people transport, industrial applications) to radically increase the efficiency, sustainability, and safety of their operations while meeting the regulatory and visibility standards of their markets. The solutions are based on a mix of connectivity units installed in the vehicles, communicating with a modern cloud-based IoT, data management, and end-user software platform. The world is moving faster than ever, and this is an exciting time to join the Team in our Business Line Digital Solutions. This position can be filled at any location in Europe!
About the Team:
You will lead a global team of 10 - 12 members, within the ZF Aftermarket Digital Solutions business line. You can expect an open-minded global team with a high entrepreneurial attitude that wants to drive the transformation!
What you can look forward to as Head of Marketplace (m/f/d): Leadership: Lead the global 'Universal Marketplace' organization with adherent global marketplace communities of our Aftermarket Division, with ambition to support strategic business goals, influence purchasing decisions at interface between workshop and distribution level, grow our registered workshop customer base, enter into new countries, drive order volume and optimize EBIT, ROI and cash-flow of Marketplace.Strategic Orchestration & Planning: Develop, execute and improve business plan and strategy with focus on positioning ZF optimally in the parts B2B marketplace landscape, through either operating, or partnering or supplying relevant marketplace(s) in each region.Innovation: Build, manage and refine global 'Universal Marketplace' business unit as pioneer with clear USP, full-coverage listings, CX-optimized and AI-driven digital product.Growth & Commercial Evaluation: Monitor and improve business and financial performance of Marketplace, internationalize and scale Marketplace across several regions and countries as well as initiate and drive key business and marketplace improvement initiatives.Visionary & Analysis: Represent universal marketplace in public domain and in ZF Group. Plan and forecast Marketplace performance based on advanced analytics and results monitoring.Influence & Support: Build, coach, grow, retain and inspire an agile, diverse and high-performing Universal Marketplace team. Lead the team by operating with a growth and team-first mindset, with clearly defined roles, career paths, succession plans, and employee success strategies. Ensure state-of-the-art leadership culture, competence, techniques and tools.Your profile as Head of Marketplace (m/f/d): Educational Background: Degree in General Management or a similar field like Business Administration, Business Engineering or technology in general.Industry & Leadership Experience: Deep understanding of the automotive aftermarket industry and several years in leading teams on a global level in a matrix organization, ideally in the automotive aftermarket industry (e.g. E-Commerce, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Commercial Teams). Good domain knowledge of E-Commerce, E-Commerce platforms or B2B digital marketplaces is a great plus.Analytical skills and KPI driven: The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance; accountable, tenacious, and relentless about driving results.Team Player and Customer-centric attitude: High influencing and impacting skills, managing required organizational transformation as well as talent developments.Intra- & Interpersonal skills: Strong global networking skills with ability to build up trust relations with stakeholders and internal knowledge owners across all businesses. Entrepreneurial personality with creative unconventional thinking skills, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.Inclusive Leadership & DEI: You are an inclusive & empowering leader, who leads by example, understands the importance of DEI, actively builds a diverse teams, understands its impact on the engagement of your teams and DEI being one of the core pillars to build, scale and retain high performance teams.Language Proficiency: You are fluent in English, with strong oral and written communication skills. Any other additional languages is a plus.Why should you choose ZF? Competitive compensation package that includes base salary and bonus schemes.Local Pension scheme and other local benefits.Comprehensive local health care package.Meaningful development and career opportunities.Flexible and hybrid work models.Attractive annual leave / holiday offer.Be part of our ZF team as Head of Marketplace (f/m/d) and apply now!
Contact
Janka Ruderisch
+49 211 584 2157
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