Offer summary

Qualifications:

Degree in mechanical engineering, business administration, or a comparable qualification., At least five years of sales experience, with three years in a management role., Extensive knowledge of seals and sealing solutions is essential., Fluent in German and English, with strong strategic planning and project management skills..

Key responsabilities:

Lead the European sales teams and build sustainable business relationships.

Set sales goals with management and track KPIs to ensure targets are met.

Develop and implement customer strategies independently with sales teams.

Prepare and present technical presentations to customers, addressing their specific needs.

Job description

Sales Director Europe - Sealing solutions

Astrantia Talent is recruiting exclusively for a highly innovative and technologically oriented globally operating business, committed to provide their customers with high-performance sealing solutions.

The company not only has an extensive research and development department, but also in-house testing facilities where new designs and customer-specific material mixtures are further developed.

Headquarters are located in the US with additional locations in Germany and Austria.

Tasks

Act as the head of the European sales teams across industries and are responsible for building long-term and sustainable business relationships
You are part of the European leadership team and act as a member of the commercial organizational unit on a global level
Set the sales goals together with the management, track the relevant KPIs and ensure that sales targets are achieved
Independently develop medium and long-term customer strategies and implement them independently with the sales teams
Take on the technical and disciplinary leadership of a highly committed team whose members are spread across different locations
Observe and analyse the market, develop tailored marketing measures (including social media) and pursue them independently
Collect information on new service and product options, special needs, market developments and customer feedback and pass this on directly to the management team
Prepare and present technical presentations to explain products to new and existing customers and address their specific requirements
Continuously develop your technical sealing knowledge in relation to the application specifications (speed, temperature, pressure, etc.) and make recommendations on improved materials for the respective application

Profile

Successfully completed a degree in mechanical engineering, business administration or a comparable qualification
At least five years of professional experience in sales, of which at least three years in a management position
Extensive knowledge of seals and sealing solutions
Very implementation-oriented, customer-oriented and you act with a sense of urgency
Strong degree of customer orientation, have an entrepreneurial mindset and act accordingly, have a confident demeanour and a high level of problem-solving ability
High skills in the area of strategic planning and project management
Highly self-motivated and flexible as well as highly assertive
Very good written and spoken German and English skills
Willingness to travel

For more Information contact:

Jenny Böhnlein

Email: Jennyboehnlein@astrantiatalent.com

Phone: +49 (0)176 31196980

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