Lead Customer Hub & Local Service Operations (m/f/d)

Companies; München; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Hybrid work

Pension contribution

L&D support

Probonio discounts

Relocation support

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

ARX is building its first local Customer Hub in Germany. You will own local service execution, the hub operating result and customer coordination to keep systems available, while feeding back into central backbone.

You will lead a field-service team, manage spare parts stock and coordinate with central verticals to adapt standards for local reality. A dynamic, mission-driven defense-tech environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a service operation, workshop, field-service team or comparable unit.
• Knowledge of complex electromechanical or industrial systems and their repair.
• Strong leadership in workforce deployment, planning, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local Customer Hub in Germany and own the hub P&L and operating rhythm.
• Coordinate repair, maintenance and field activities with central standards and local needs.
• Deploy and develop local field teams, manage spare-parts stock and logistic interfaces.
• Serve as the local operational interface for planning, incidents and escalation.
• Capture feedback to feed central standards and improve in-country availability.

Skills

Service operation leadership

Workshop/field-service leadership

Operational planning

Stock management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About the Role

As Lead Customer Hub & Local Service Operations Germany, you will build and run the first local Customer Hub in Germany. You will own local service execution, the hub operating result and the customer-side coordination required to keep systems available. You will apply the standards of the central service verticals while adapting execution to local customer reality and feeding evidence back into the central backbone.

What You'll Build

• A functioning local Customer Hub: establish the people, workflows, facilities, routines, interfaces and operating rhythm for workshop and forward execution.
• Local repair and recovery capability: lead repair, inspection, maintenance and recovery activities for complex systems in the workshop or forward when required, within the approved maintenance concept and authority boundaries.
• A qualified and deployable field team: provide, deploy and develop the personnel needed to meet customer and service commitments in coordination with Training & Workforce Services.
• Local spare-parts readiness: hold accurate local stock, distribute parts in line with central assortment and stocking logic, and manage local stock movements and feedback.
• Customer-side service coordination: act as the local operational interface for planning, incidents, service execution, follow-up and escalation, without replacing the Head of After Sales & Service as the programme-level customer backbone.
• A closed field-information loop: confirm field events, interventions, configuration changes and system status and report them to the TSC for the Field Register.
• A locally accountable business: improve in-country Operational Availability (Ao), MTTR, stock accuracy, service quality and the hub operating result / P&L.
• A repeatable hub model: capture local learning and work with the central verticals to turn it into standards that can support future hubs.

What You Bring

• Several years of experience leading a service operation, workshop, field-service team, maintenance organisation or comparable technical unit.
• Experience with complex electromechanical, robotic, vehicle or industrial systems and their repair or maintenance.
• Strong operational leadership, including workforce deployment, prioritisation, customer coordination and performance management. Experience managing spare-parts stock, logistics interfaces and service delivery against defined commitments.
• Commercial understanding and the ability to take responsibility for an operational result, including cost, availability and customer performance.
• The ability to work across central technical functions, customers, Export Control and local service personnel.
• High discipline in documentation, asset status, inventory accuracy, Field Register feedback and escalation.
• A calm, hands-on leadership style and the ability to turn central standards into reliable local execution.

Please note: You do not need to meet every single requirement to apply. We welcome motivated candidates who are eager to grow into the role and develop their expertise further.

What We Offer

Join a mission-driven European defense tech company at a pivotal stage of growth, where you can help shape meaningful technology, take ownership early, and grow with the business!

• Competitive compensation package including a bonus opportunity
• 27 vacation days to start, increasing with tenure up to 30 days
• Employer-supported pension contribution
• Learning & development support and team events budget
• Employee discounts and flexible benefits budget via Probonio
• Hybrid working setup depending on role and team needs
• Structured salary bands, levelling framework, and bi-annual development conversations
• Referral bonus program, dog-friendly office, and relocation support where applicable

About Us

ARX is a dual-use technology company that specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems and sensors for the European defence sector. Our dual-use unmanned ground systems and sensors assist NATO Armies and civilian first responders in tackling their most challenging problems by providing them with training and information to make better decisions and take effective actions in life-or-death situations.

As our team continues to expand rapidly, we are seeking motivated candidates who are excited to work in a highly energetic, creative, and innovative team dedicated to developing autonomous systems for challenging environments. We operate in a dynamic sector where collaboration, sharing innovative ideas, and developing novel problem-solving strategies are ingrained in our work culture.

If you are passionate about overcoming challenges that have a real impact on the security of your democracies, apply here to join ARX and help shape the future of dual-use technology!

ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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