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

Location:

Beilngries, BY, DE, 92339

Work Site: Hybrid

Duration: Permanent / Unlimited

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines. Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

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.

Qualifications

Completed technical degree, for example in process engineering, food technology, brewing, malting, mechanical engineering or a comparable field; an additional business or leadership qualification is an advantage.
Several years of relevant experience in an application, production, engineering, service or technology environment, combined with proven disciplinary or functional leadership responsibility.
Broad understanding of grain handling, malting and brewing processes and the interaction of process technology, machinery, automation, maintenance, safety and product quality.
Sound commercial understanding of cost-center management, budgeting, forecasting, investment planning, service costing, KPI management and management reporting.
Experience in planning and prioritizing parallel trials, training programs, customer visits and operational activities in a resource-constrained environment.
Strong customer and stakeholder orientation, with the ability to translate business needs into technically feasible scopes, clear commitments and measurable deliverables.
Structured, resilient and decisive working style, with sound judgment in balancing safety, quality, customer expectations, resources, deadlines and cost.
Intercultural competence and enthusiasm for collaboration across functions, locations and countries; willingness to travel internationally approximately 10–20%.
Very good German and English language skills; additional languages are an advantage.

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world of possibilities. Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together!

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