Philippe Jost

“Sika works in over 90 countries and every day you get to meet new people from different cultures, different backgrounds, different experiences.” That’s the coolest part about Philippe Jost’s position as Head Corporate Human Resources at Sika. He develops people internally to make sure that they have the right people down the road to continue their growth-path. Furthermore, he travels to meet employees in the different countries, recruits them or interviews potential employees. In the office he creates tools that facilitate their local human resources personal. “It’s more important to have different experiences than to have any specific background.”

Diana Gebauer

“In dem Moment, wo die Leute angefangen haben mit den Maschinen zu arbeiten und sagen, ja, das ist ‘ne coole Maschine - damit kann man arbeiten, das erleichtert uns einiges, das ist richtig cool.” Diana Gebauer darf in ihrem Job als Project Manager Engineering bei Sika Verbesserungsvorschläge einbringen und umsetzen. Ihre Idee war die maschinelle Dosierung bei der Produktion von Klebstoff an einer Anlage. “Ein Studium ist von Vorteil, weil analytisches Denken und strukturiertes Arbeiten sehr wichtig ist.”

Sara Fornera

“Keep on doing what you are doing and always show your passion.” That’s the most important piece of advice Sara Fornera, Project Specialist OEM Customers at Sika, would give to her 14-year-old self. She works in the automotive area and communicates with many people every day. What she does is she bonds car parts together and she assures that the products her team produce or develop meet certain standards. “You should be good at chemistry and you need to be able to explain to the customer what you did.”

Alfonso Paradinas

“The opportunity to travel, to interact with many different cultures and to be linked to the construction business.” These are the coolest parts of Alfonso Paradinas work as Regional Key Account Manager EMEA at Sika. His job is to develop businesses with strategic partners who sell the company’s products to the end-consumer. He acts internationally, but also helps the local key accounters to grow the businesses they are responsible for. “The skills you really need are languages, you need to be good with people and have negotiation skills.”

Philippe Stoll

“I travel a lot and therefore meet a lot of people with different backgrounds. I have to adapt to their understanding of business and offer suitable solutions.” That’s what Corporate Product Engineer Waterproofing Philippe Stoll loves most about his job. He is responsible for the target market waterproofing, which means he assures the quality of all the products that go below the ground. He gives technical support as well as trainings so that the local companies know how to use his products properly. “You need to understand the customers’ needs.”