• Shaping and leading the implementation of efficient global business development strategies for innovative technology- and process solutions to add value to pulses.• Managing the relation to worldwide customers and partners. Accompanying plant projects from feasibility to realization and multiplication.• Fostering lead generation and delivering order intake targets. Full P&L responsibility of the segment globally.• Negotiating, concluding and managing partnership agreements.• Recruiting, developing and ensuring the well-being of my direct reports.• Co-designing Bühler's Future of Food startegy. Triggering R&D activities around process technologies to take pulses ingredient and alternative protein market to the next level.• Contributing to sustainable protein security by helping customers to grasp the multiple opportunities in business cases related to pulses‘ protein extraction and side-stream valorization.

Responsible for the 5P‘s of the Tech Portfolio of a >100 Million EUR business unit.• Early identified and analyzed market trends, customer needs and growth opportunities. Pro-actively elaborated business cases to tackle opportunities.• Effectively initiated and acompanied R&D activies through accurate business planning. Successfully launched products that helped the business unit to achieve growth targets.• Was very effective in driving and leading new/original Marketing and Communication initiatives in the industrial technology sector.

• Contribute to the conception, development and implementation of the company’s strategy. • Act as change agent in Group relevant initiatives.• Support part time the Grain Milling Business Area in diverse Business Development and Product Management tasks.• Organize and participate in the execution of international Top Management events.