Head of Application Center & Academy (m/f/d)

Summary

At the Beilngries site, around 360 employees in the Grain Quality and Supply business area are dedicated to plant and mechanical engineering for grain processing as well as malting and brewing. This includes cleaning, drying, conveying (including conveying technology and ship loading), storage and digitalization, so that grain is processed all the way from the field to the consumer. The focus is always on efficiency, product quality and sustainability.

We operate an Application Center which is our pilot plant for machinery in grain handling and malting & brewing including a Training Academy in Beilngries too. To lead this facility, we are looking for a team manager (m/f/d) to join us as soon as possible. The role connects the Application Center and Academy with the business areas, Technology, R&D, Product Management, Sales, Service, regional organizations and external customers. 

Job Responsibilities

• Technical and organizational leadership of the Application Center, including responsibility for the cost center, budget, KPIs and reporting


• Allocate capacities across GH and MB trials, Academy courses, customer demonstrations, maintenance activities and global training assignments, resolving priority conflicts transparently with the relevant stakeholders.


• Establish a structured request, prioritization and scheduling process for internal and external activities, with defined scope, responsibilities, resource requirements, risks, deliverables and follow-up.


• Ensure that trials are professionally prepared, safely executed and consistently documented, and that results, operating data, observations and recommendations are converted into usable input for customer projects and development work.


• Act as the primary contact for customers and internal stakeholders on the capabilities and services of the Application Center and Academy across grain handling, malting and brewing.


• Coordinate showcases, guided tours, demonstrations and management or customer visits, ensuring suitable technical content, professional hosting and a consistent presentation of Bühler solutions.


• Own the cost center, annual budget, forecasts, investment proposals and performance reporting; define and monitor KPIs such as utilization, training volume, customer feedback, trial throughput, safety, cost and quality.


• Ensure compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, hygiene and operational requirements, including risk assessments, mandatory qualifications, maintenance plans, emergency readiness and corrective actions in cooperation with the Health & Safety specialist.


• Build an effective global network with the business areas, Technology, R&D, Product Management, Sales, Service and regional training organizations to standardize knowledge, share best practices and scale successful training and application concepts. 

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