
Senior Sales Manager – Southern Germany
Jowat
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Detmold • Germany
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Job Level
About the role
- Strategic and operational management of all sales activities in coordination with the Head of Sales
- Development and implementation of sales strategies to open up new markets and customer segments
- Responsibility for revenue and sales development
- Analysis of market and competitive trends and definition of measures to drive business development
- Building and maintaining long-term customer relationships at decision-maker level
- Close collaboration with Product Management and Application Technology to implement the company strategy
- Reporting on business development in your sales territory
Requirements
- Successfully completed vocational training and/or a degree in a commercial or technical field
- Ideally, several years of experience in the sales of adhesives or other technically demanding products in the wood, furniture, or packaging industries
- A committed and reliable personality with a structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style
- Assertiveness and the ability to develop strategies for business development
- An entrepreneurial mindset combined with a hands-on approach to implementing objectives
- A strong understanding of organizational processes, excellent communication and negotiation skills, pronounced customer orientation, and the willingness to travel as required
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with SAP S/4HANA are advantageous
- Your primary residence is located within the sales territory
Benefits
- Varied and demanding role with significant autonomy
- Internationally active, innovative, medium-sized family company with sustainable values and economic stability
- Flexible working hours combining home office, on-site meetings in Detmold, and business travel
- 30 days of vacation plus days off on 24/12 and 31/12
- Company car with private use
- Individualized onboarding
- Extensive individual training and development opportunities
- Bicycle leasing via Business Bike, additional benefits such as Corporate Benefits, company pension scheme, and much more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
vocational trainingdegree in commercial fielddegree in technical field