Über diese Strategy & Business Development Manager Stelle bei ROCKWOOL
Manager for Group Strategy and Business Development
We are seeking a Strategy & Business Development Manager based in our Hedehusene location to join the Group Strategy and Business Development team.
Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?
In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.
Join us and make a difference!
Your future team:
Joining us at our HQ in Hedehusene, you become part of our Group Strategy and Business Development team. Here, you will be welcomed by an ambitious and dedicated team, who owns the Group strategy, drives top priority projects, and assists senior management with various analyses.
What you will be doing:
In Group Strategy we drive high-impact strategic projects and enterprise-wide strategic priorities that shape the direction of the ROCKWOOL Group. The role independently leads strategic investigations, develops decision-ready recommendations, and influences key decisions at Group Executive Management level. Working across regions, businesses and functions, the Manager acts as a trusted advisor to the Head of Group Strategy and Business Development, senior business leaders, and Executive Management. The role regularly engages with top executive management and CEO-level stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and long-term value creation.
Shape and own the analytical approach across projects/workstreams, ensuring analyses and quantitative models robustly answer the core strategic question
Reframe ambiguous, complex problems into clear, decision-ready strategic choices for leadership
Build distinctive insight on priority topics - going beyond what is already known - using credible internal and external sources
Manage and influence senior stakeholders across businesses, regions and functions, driving alignment around strategic priorities and recommendations in collaboration with executive management-level leaders
Lead project teams effectively across scope, pace, and quality, providing direction to project members
Prepare and present strategic recommendations and decision materials for Executive Management, Board-level and other senior leadership audiences
Own and drive strategic projects across major Group priorities, including regional growth strategies, transformation initiatives, productivity programs, and enterprise capability development topics
What you bring:
You are curios and enthusiastic about driving progress. You are a strong problem-solver and have solid analytical skills. Moreover, you are a strategic planner by nature, which gives you the capacity to prioritise tasks and steer projects forward through cross-functional collaboration and influence.
It is also vital that you know how to stand your ground when needed and that you can persuade and ignite inspiration in your surroundings. You know how to swiftly grasp and break down complex issues as well as distil solutions into clear presentations and simple concepts. Likewise, you are known for your ability to come up with feasible and value-adding solutions and communicate these in an easily understood manner. Moreover, we imagine that you:
Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, economics, engineering or other relevant programmes
Have 4-6 years of hands-on experience from a top tier consulting firm, corporate strategy function, or corporate finance
Know how to motivate and guide teams and have great stakeholder management skills
Have an organised approach to the task at hand - and ability to work with and systematise complex material
Are well versed in Microsoft Office (incl. PowerPoint and Excel) – and are a vivid user of AI tools
Speak and write English effortlessly
What we offer:
Here, you will be empowered to truly get to unlock your full potential and enhance your skills.
We welcome you to an environment that offers unwavering support and encouragement. Your perspectives are always valued, and the sense of accomplishment that stems from seeing your work drive real-world impact is truly unparalleled.
The knowledge you will gather in this role will not only bolster your professional insight but also give you a holistic view of our organisation's multifaceted landscape.
Ready to apply?
If you want to know more, please contact Edward Sosman, Head of Group Strategy and Business Development. Please submit your application and CV in English. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.
Who we are
At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our products and services. We help our customers and communities tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity, and flooding. Our product range reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, while supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint.
Stone wool is a fully recyclable, versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With more than 13,000 dedicated colleagues in around 40 countries and sales in more than 120, we are the world leader in stone wool products, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry, and marine & offshore.
Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.
Diverse and Inclusive Culture
We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.
