job profile

Our client is a modern, globally expanding, medium-sized production and trading company with headquarter in the Cologne area (Germany). For the international sales team we are looking for a Sales Manager (m/f/x) for several European countries.

We are looking for you as a motivated person who can quickly familiarize yourself with the interesting product portfolio (chemical application products) and further develop the existing business in the relevant countries. The business is usually B2B. The end customers are a wide variety of users with a wide variety of application requirements. In the individual countries you will usually find very good existing contacts and sales structures, with significant increases in sales being possible through strategic action and personal commitment.

Your job is primarily to observe and assess the markets and customer structures. On this basis, you take the right measures. Please keep existing customers happy. You recognize and use opportunities. You acquire new customers (usually via sales partners, distributors and wholesalers), expand the networks in the countries, initiate advertising measures, organize trade fair appearances, visit companies, find out what customer needs exist (also for new products) and discuss them with the headquarter and the development department in Germany. You create targeted sales and marketing campaigns, implement them and you will benefit from sales success.

Otherwise,...

...You have good -also unusual- ideas and you are willing to implement them with the company behind you.

...You like to take responsibility, to use the freedom of choice and to move around in european countries.

...You will be supported by the international sales department in Germany.

...You like to live in Germany or a country of your choice in Europe

requirements

• sales mentality

• completed vocational training or studies

• sales knowledge and experience

• internationality

• chemical knowledge is not necessary

• good english, other languages are welcome

• car driver's license

• high willingness to travel

• good MS Office skills

• experiences with video conferencing

• high customer orientation

• flexibility

• communication skills

• enthusiasm

• team spirit