Director Strategic Business Development - Division Static Sealing (f/m/d)

Freudenberg; Weinheim; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg FST GmbH in Weinheim is seeking a Director of Strategic Business Development (f/m/d) to lead market analyses, define portfolio strategy, and advance growth initiatives across global markets, including North America, Europe, and Asia. The role emphasizes market insights, project leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will drive Asia growth, explore new business areas such as data center cooling and hydrogen, and support M&A screening while delivering concise executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, engineering or related field.
• Several years of experience in top-tier management consulting or corporate development/strategy roles.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with ability to translate analysis into action.
• Willingness to travel internationally; English fluent; German and Mandarin are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead market, competitor and trend analyses and translate insights into strategic initiatives.
• Support key growth initiatives with clear objectives, milestones and impact; enable top management transparency.
• Drive Asia growth with localization roadmaps and connect regional needs with global capabilities.
• Develop new business opportunities in high-growth fields and guide opportunities from concept through scale-up.
• Support M&A target screening and due diligence to create value and partnerships.
• Prepare concise board and division content, business cases and progress updates.

Skills

Entrepreneurial Drive

Structured Problem Solving

Asia & China Affinity

Technical Curiosity

Influence & Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, engineering or related field

Job description

Director Strategic Business Development - Division Static Sealing (f/m/d)Our pages use cookies for various services of our website. For details please refer to the following link: https://cookie-information.freudenberg.com/### Director Strategic Business Development - Division Static Sealing (f/m/d)Apply: Weinheim: Görwihl: Full time: Posted Today: R\\_00108457**Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!**# Responsibilities: * **Strategy & Portfolio:** Lead market, competitor and trend analyses; translate insights into strategic initiatives, portfolio priorities and management-ready recommendations* **Strategic Projects:** Support key growth initiatives in our core markets (North America, Europe, China & India) with clear objectives, milestones, and impact. Create transparency for top management and actively resolve barriers to execution* **Asia Growth:** Support business in Asia, with particular emphasis on China & India. Drive localization roadmaps, connect regional customer needs with global capabilities, and strengthen collaboration with regional organizations* **New Business Building:** Develop opportunities in high-growth fields such as semiconductor, data center cooling, hydrogen and other industrial applications. Define value propositions, validate customer needs and guide opportunities from concept through first business and scale-up* **M&A:** Support systematic target screening and if needed due diligence, with a focus on value creation opportunities as well as facilitate strategic partnerships* **Executive Communication:** Prepare concise decision papers, Board and Division review content, business cases and progress updates; support stakeholder alignment# Qualifications:* **Education:** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, engineering or a related field* **Experience:** Several years of relevant experience in top-tier management consulting and/or a background in corporate development, strategy, sales, product management, ideally in an international automotive or industrial/B2B environment* **Commercial & Financial Acumen:** Ability to assess markets, technologies, competitive positioning, business models and financial attractiveness, and to translate analysis into practical action* **Global Mobility:** Willingness to travel internationally. Fluent English required; German and potentially Mandarin Chinese are strong assets## **Skills Needed for Success in this Role** * **Entrepreneurial Drive:** You move comfortably between strategy and execution, take ownership and persist until opportunities become tangible results* **Structured Problem Solving:** You create clarity from ambiguity, prioritize effectively and build fact-based recommendations that senior leaders can act on* **Asia & China Affinity:** You bring genuine curiosity for Asian markets and business cultures.* **Technical Curiosity:** You quickly understand customer applications, materials and manufacturing concepts and connect technical capabilities with market needs* **Influence & Collaboration:** You build trust across functions & regions, communicate well with technical & commercial stakeholders, leading without relying on formal authority ## **What you can expect from us** * **Impact & Ownership:** The opportunity to report directly to the Division SVP and work closely with business unit management to shape the strategic direction of our global activities, taking entrepreneurial ownership and turning your ideas into meaningful results* **Global Exposure:** A highly international working environment with collaboration across Europe, North America and Asia* **Development & Career Growth:** Access to systematic professional development, mentoring and diverse career paths across FST and the wider Freudenberg Group* **Competitive Total Rewards:** Attractive, competitive compensation & benefits – incl. applicable health, retirement, wellness and employee-discount programs* **Well-Being & Flexibility:** A supportive work environment with flexible ways of working and resources that promote physical, mental and financial well-being The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. 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