Sales Manager, Automotive – Adhesives and Sealants
DREI BOND GmbH
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Germany
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About the role
- Drive expansion and strategic development of our customer base in the automotive sector (OEMs and suppliers), including planning, execution, and monitoring of your sales targets
- Identify new projects and business opportunities with existing and new customers
- Provide application-oriented consulting to customers and prospects on our adhesive and sealant solutions — technically sound and sales-focused
- Take responsibility for the entire sales process: from the development phase through to start of production (SOP)
- Lead negotiations, prepare proposals, and conclude framework agreements
- Work closely with application engineering, product management, and marketing
- Monitor market, technology, and competitor trends to identify new sales opportunities
- Conduct regular customer visits and participate in project meetings and industry events/trade shows as a visitor or exhibitor
Requirements
- Sales professional with several years of relevant experience in the B2B automotive environment (OEMs and Tier1 suppliers)
- Degree or comparable qualification in a technical or commercial field
- Technical affinity and the ability to understand complex production processes
- Knowledge of adhesives, sealants, chemistry, or related technical products is a plus
- Confident presence, strong negotiation skills, and enjoyment of networking
- Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style
- High willingness to travel and very good German and negotiation-level English skills
Benefits
- A responsible sales role with significant entrepreneurial freedom and strong potential for personal development
- Short decision-making paths and a collegial, pragmatic working environment
- Family-like atmosphere and flat hierarchies
- Challenging customers and growth-oriented projects in e-mobility and lightweight construction
- 100% remote work with regular visits to HQ
- Attractive compensation package with fixed and variable components, plus an annual performance bonus
- Company car (mid-size) available for private use
- Modern home office equipment
- Targeted onboarding with a buddy/mentor
- Bike leasing
- Wellpass/EGYM benefit card
- Corporate Benefits
- Options for optimizing compensation
- Permanent employment contract
- Professional development and training related to your role
- 30 days of vacation
- Complimentary drinks and snacks
- Team events (summer party/trip, Christmas party, and team lunches)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
adhesivessealantstechnical consultingsales process managementnegotiationproposal preparationmarket analysisproject managementB2B salesproduction processes
Soft Skills
strong negotiation skillsconfident presencenetworkingstructured working styleindependent working stylesolution-orientedcustomer relationship managementcommunicationteam collaborationadaptability
Certifications
degree in technical fielddegree in commercial field