Daikin Europe NV is the leading manufacturer and distributor of air conditioning equipment for residential, commercial & industrial use in Europe, Africa and Middle East.
The company's history starts in 1973 with the formation of Daikin Europe NV in Ostend as an assembly and distribution centre for its Japanese mother company, Daikin Industries Ltd.
Since those early days, Daikin Europe NV has grown progressively into an advanced and innovative air conditioning equipment production centre, adapted to the ever-widening needs of its customers.In 1982, the company formed its first joint ventures in Belgium and Sweden, setting up Daikibel NV & Svenska Daikin AB. This was the start of a globalisation process that has since transformed Daikin Europe NV into a substantial European group with ten fully or partially owned subsidiaries and a powerful sales network of independent distributors across Europe.
Here are some key figures for the financial year 2002:
Net sales: 722 M €
Operating profit: 53 M €
Net income: 30.3 M €
Total assets: 452.5 M €
Total equity: 185.5 M €This represents a growth in turnover of more than 15% and a stable net profit.
Daikin Europe NV has a total staff of 1800 of which 1300 are employed in Belgium.
The training needs of our clients are comprehensively covered at the Daikin Training Centre in Ostend - the most advanced of its kind in Europe. Daikin Europe is committed to quality and safety at all levels and compliance with specific European quality requirements is demonstrated by Daikin's ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification, CE mark recognition and Eurovent membership.
Please feel free to visit our company's website at http://www.daikineurope.com
Immediate business expansion ...
To further extend our co-operation with existing business partners and to expand our business in the Middle East and Africa, we have opened a Strategy Office in Brussels. This office will have responsibility for formulating and following-up the execution of a Pan-European market strategy. Strategy related functions (strategic marketing, execution of strategic projects, mergers & acquisitions, collection of market data, etc.) and more commercial functions (sales planning, sales and consultancy) will also be performed in this office.
We are looking for the following key people to contribute to the challenges of this new office:
PROJECT ENGINEERS - NEW BUSINESS
The aim of the New Business Team is the investigation of opportunities for further expansion. Through the preparation of sound business cases and new product specifications, the team will provide material to the various divisions and to management to support the definition of medium and long-term business plans.
The objective is to define market and entry strategies through environmental analyses, industry analyses, strategic groups, market segmentation, competitive analyses, internal analyses, financial scenario's and simulations, potential strategies, project budgeting, etc.
The net result will be the production of the marketing plan.
The New Business Team is also actively involved in technical reasoning, justification & proofing of their proposals through engineering simulation, test site set-up and analysis, product, benchmarking, analysis of converging technologies and the review of technical standards, documents and patents.
The final outcome of these procedures will be the generation of new product specifications.
Your Profile ...
We are primarily seeking qualified engineers with a solid background in the commercial aspects of the HVAC market. However, candidates with appropriate experience will also be considered.
You should have an understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer/refrigeration and HVAC, even if that experience has been gained from another point in the value chain, i.e. not necessarily with a manufacturer but with a specifier, such as an engineering consultancy.
Knowledge of SWOT analyses, an understanding of market volumes and values, market segmentation & re-segmentation, internal & external implementation plans, sales route analyses and good presentation skills are all considered as valuable characteristics for these roles.
You should have 4 to 7 years experience in a general product marketing function or an engineering position in such industries as consumer electronics or services, engineering or marketing of white goods, industrial refrigeration, heating products or air conditioning.
We need self-starters with project management skills and the ability to analyse data. Good interpersonal skills are necessary for teamwork, as well as the ability to contribute to the determination of consensus. You will need to be results driven, patient and organised as well as having a hands-on approach to your work.
Competence in English and another European language are assets while a good knowledge of Italian, Spanish or German will be a bonus.
Salary will be determined in accordance with experience and relocation costs will be covered where appropriate.
If you can visualise yourself in this role but you are not a qualified engineer, do not hesitate to submit your candidature.
Letters of application with an attached detailed resume (both in English), should be sent by e-mail to:
SEARCH & SELECTION BRUSSELS
Els De Wit
Senior ConsultantLeuvensesteenweg 706 - B-1930 Zaventem - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 759.22.10,
Fax: +32 2 759.22.68
E-mail: e.dewit@searchselection.com
