Vice President of Life Cycle Service
- PT1 Kardex Portugal, Unipessoal Lda
- Wexford
- 3w ago
- Full-Time
- On-site
Your tasks
Strategic Leadership & Transformation – Develop and execute a global lifecycle service strategy that shifts the organization from reactive support to a high‑margin, recurring‑revenue business with clear modernization and digital service roadmaps.
Full P&L Ownership & Growth – Own the business unit’s financial performance while driving revenue through contracts, parts, retrofits, and upgrades, and improving margins via optimized service models and pricing strategies.
Operational Excellence – Lead global field service, support, logistics, and customer success functions while standardizing processes, strengthening safety/compliance, and improving key performance metrics such as uptime and MTTR.
Customer & Commercial Leadership – Build strong executive-level customer relationships, support sales in securing long‑term service agreements, enhance customer retention/NPS, and ensure lifecycle pull‑through in new system sales.
Technology, Innovation & Talent Development – Advance digital service capabilities (IoT, predictive analytics, AI diagnostics), modernize legacy systems, collaborate on design‑for‑serviceability, and develop a high‑performing global service organization with strong leadership pipelines.
Your profile
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field; MBA preferred for strategic and financial leadership depth.
Extensive Industry & Leadership Experience in industrial automation, intralogistics, or capital equipment sectors, including in senior service leadership with full P&L responsibility
Proven Global Service Expertise – Demonstrated ability to scale global service organizations, lead modernization and retrofit programs, and drive digital service transformation initiatives.
Robust Technical Knowledge – Deep understanding of ASRS systems, controls, and software integration (WMS/WCS), along with expertise in predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, and spare parts optimization.
High-Level Leadership Competencies – Strategic and commercially savvy leader with strong financial acumen, customer-centric thinking, cross-functional collaboration skills, and a data-driven, change-oriented approach.
#Intralogistics #Warehousing #automation #robotics
Leadership responsability:
Performance Management – driving accountability and results through feedback and coaching
Intent-Based Leadership – empowering teams to fully engage and deliver their best
Cultural Diversity – building strong, collaborative, and diverse global teams
Strategic Agility & Vision – anticipating trends and aligning business priorities
Innovative Thinking – fostering fresh ideas and continuous improvement.
Business Results Orientation – understanding customers, markets, and competition
You like to learn more about the Kardex leadership model? See on youtube: David Marquet Inno-Versity Presents: Greatness by David Marquet - YouTube
We offer:
Long-term prospects: A secure job in a fast-growing, international company with exciting development opportunities and interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented environment
Valuable support: Great team spirit, elaborate onboarding and a wide range of training opportunities in our own academy at the Bellheim site as well as an Employee Assistance Program (Lyra)
Tangible added value: Flexible working hours, annual vacation on behalf of the respective country regulations
Visible benefits: Attractive salary, company pension plan and capital-forming benefits - depending on location
Attractive extras: Corporate benefits, company and team events,
Ready to join? Apply now and start your journey with us!
If you’re a visionary leader who thrives on building, leading, and delivering results at scale — we’d love to hear from you.
Please send us your application with a possible start date via our career page. If you have any questions, please contact Petra van der Sluijs, Telephone +31 348 799424.