The Head of Global Order Desk in SBL oversees the end-to-end process of preparing proposals, securing orders, and ensuring the efficient execution of contracts on a global scale. This role is critical in driving business growth by managing the proposal process, optimizing order execution, and ensuring that customer expectations are met or exceeded. The Global Head will work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, engineering, procurement, and logistics, to deliver high-quality proposals and flawless order fulfillment. Takes ownership for effective establishment, integration, and management of the Global Business Centres and Industry Order Desk of assigned product lines within the Service Business Line. The role is responsible for streamlining global processes, gradually moving closer to, and allowing for, one global process, enabling a higher service level for the sales organizations. The role will ensure collaboration and alignment with the regional order desk teams.

The role is established under the Commercial Operations & Business Development team in SBL. In Commercial Operations & Business Development we commercialize the customer data we have across the organization. Focus is on sales enablement of the entire organization, but in particular the sales teams. We create a common toolbox and processes for everyone that makes it easy to focus on customers, and hence allowing for growth of the business.

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As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

Deadline for application is 27 September 2024. We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.

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