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As a leading provider in B2B omnichannel commerce, we create powerful and sustainable solutions that make working life easier and better. \nWe are looking for motivated people who want to contribute shaping the workplaces of tomorrow.\nKAISERKRAFT CZ & SK ( kaiserkraft is a leading European B2B distributor of industrial and workplace equipment, providing businesses with a broad range of products and solutions for material handling, storage, logistics, production facilities, and workplace operations through direct sales channels and e-commerce)\nLead the commercial and organizational turnaround of the Czech and Slovak business after three years of declining sales. Rebuild the active customer base, restore confidence among customers and employees, and establish a disciplined, sustainable growth engine. This is a hands-on country leadership role with a strong personal focus on sales, key account development and team coaching. \nWhere You Make An Impact:\nDiagnose the decline using customer-, product-, channel- and margin-level data; identify lost accounts, lower purchasing frequency, share-of-wallet gaps and service-related causes. \nDesign and lead a prioritized recovery program for inactive and declining customers, including direct MD involvement in strategically important accounts. \nBuild a structured account development model: customer segmentation, account plans, multilevel relationships, opportunity pipelines and measurable visit objectives. \nLead negotiations with strategic customers and professional purchasing teams; defend value, margins and long-term partnerships. \nImplement activity-based management for KAM’s and Inside Sales: meaningful customer contacts, meetings, quotes, follow-up, conversion and pipeline quality. \nEstablish weekly performance reviews, individual coaching, clear ownership, CRM discipline and timely corrective action. \n Develop a stable, capable team through strategic workforce planning (recruitment, onboarding, fair performance management, succession planning) \nFocuses development of skills, transparent communication, fair expectations and visible leadership by example. \nCoordinate customer service and commercial priorities with relevant central functions to improve customer experience and execution. \nFull country-management accountability, including budgets, local compliance and any statutory responsibilities \nBecause You Matter:\nCompetetive salary and bonus\nFlexibility & free time: Flexible working hours with a hybrid model requiring 60% office presence \nAttractive workplace: Modern office in a central location, excellent transport connections, and an on-site canteen. \nDiverse benefits and multisport card\nSupport & responsibility: Family services for every life situation, plus active promotion of sustainability and social engagement. \nWhat Makes You Be the Perfect Fit:\nSubstantial commercial leadership experience in B2B distribution in the Czech Republic, with credible knowledge of the Slovak market. \nProven record of winning back customers, growing existing accounts and improving sales performance in a challenging business environment. \nStrong practical key account management skills and direct experience negotiating with industrial buyers / procurement organizations. \nEvidence of KPI-, CRM- and process-driven sales leadership, including activity management and systematic coaching. \nAnalytical capability to translate customer and sales data into priorities, actions and measurable results. \nLeadership credibility grounded in competence, integrity, fairness, accountability and the ability to retain and develop people. \nFluent Czech and Slovak with effective communication capability across both markets; professional English for group-level interaction. \nCollaborative and data-driven professional, experienced in cross-functional teamwork and continuous improvement using customer and market insights. \nReady To Join Us? \nThen apply now and become part of the TAKKT Group. Together we create impactful, efficient and sustainable solutions designed to improve and simplify our customers’ workplace experience - for our customers, for us, and for YOU - shape new worlds of work! \nStep into our world - explore our culture and career opportunities on our LinkedIn Profile TAKKT Group | LinkedIn","description_format":"text","description_chars":4470,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Slovak","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"Czech","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Czech Republic","iso":"CZ","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["E-commerce Platforms","Wholesale"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T13:24:32Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":64,"reasons":["conf:10","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/takkt-managing-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/takkt-managing-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T06:38:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9580,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1765159},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1765159"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftakkt-managing-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftakkt-managing-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftakkt-managing-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/takkt-managing-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftakkt-managing-director"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3524153}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"takkt.de","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3524153},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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