Sales Manager (all genders)

Job Description

The company

Our client specialises in high-tech surfaces for functional or decorative coatings on metal. For more than 50 years, the company has been serving discerning international customers from a wide range of industries, standing out with innovative and market-leading technology and quality. As a recognised climate-neutral company, the company also attaches great importance to sustainable production. For the sales regions France, Benelux and Switzerland we are looking for a committed and technically experienced Sales Manager (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible.
 

• Industry: Surface technology
• Location: NRW
• Work model: Home office

Your tasks

• Support of existing customers and active development/identification of new customers in the regions of France, Benelux and French-speaking Switzerland
• Development and implementation of suitable sales, advertising, marketing or merchandising programmes for existing customers and for acquiring new customers
• Regular customer visits to present new products and opportunities
• Regular reporting on general market developments and new technical trends, including competitive analyses
• Coordinating the technical requirements of customers in collaboration with the internal development department, product management and production
• Creating, following up and negotiating corresponding sales offers
• Tracking and controlling sales activities based on corresponding KPIs
• Regular coordination with the management
• Participation in suitable trade fairs and/or exhibitions

Your profile

• Completed degree in mechanical engineering, production or surface technology with a good background in metal processing or similar technical training
• Several years of professional experience in B2B sales of surface technology products or services, ideally in the R2R sector
• Good market knowledge, especially in the construction and architecture and/or solar sector
• Good knowledge of 2D/3D CAD systems (i.e. AutoCad, Autodesk Inventor, etc.)
• High level of communication skills, especially with technically demanding customers
• Very good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Very good knowledge of French (at least level C1)
• Very good knowledge of English (at least level B2)
• High willingness to travel (focus on France/Benelux/Switzerland)

The role offers

• A challenging position in a dynamic and continuously growing company with very good development opportunities
• A medium-sized and internationally characterised working environment
• An attractive salary package including a company car

 

Contact us

We look forward to receiving your online application (including references, preferably with a covering letter) stating your salary expectations or your current salary and your earliest possible starting date. Our consultant, Mr Andreas Weis, will get in touch with you.

Gender note
For reasons of better readability, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (m/f/d) is omitted. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.