Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation (NaWik)

Sales Representative

Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation (NaWik)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Karlsruhe • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Manage our CRM area: conduct client consultations, prepare tailored proposals for prospective clients, and maintain and document all client contacts.
  • Organize our seminars: coordinate schedules with research institutions and our growing pool of instructors.
  • Actively acquire new clients and maintain long-term customer relationships.
  • Support sales campaigns and assist with trade show appearances and events.
  • Contribute to strategic sales processes, e.g., market analyses, optimization of internal workflows, and further development of our sales strategy.

Requirements

  • University degree in economics, communications, social sciences, or natural sciences — or a comparable qualification.
  • Initial experience in sales, ideally in the field of continuing education / training offers.
  • Confident use of CRM systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics Sales.
  • Good knowledge of the academic/research landscape in the DACH region.
  • Excellent communication skills and a strong customer- and service-oriented mindset.
  • Self-motivation and a very careful, independent working style.
Benefits
  • A tailored onboarding program to support you in your new role.
  • Work in a small, dynamic team with short decision-making paths.
  • Meaningful work in the socially important field of science communication.
  • Individual professional and personal development opportunities through training and continuing education.
  • Work–life balance with flexible working hours, 30 days of annual leave (based on a 5-day week), and the option to work remotely on a partial basis.
  • Attractive additional benefits such as company pension scheme, JobRad (bike leasing), childcare subsidies, and other voluntary social benefits.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
sales experiencemarket analysisworkflow optimization
Soft skills
communication skillscustomer-oriented mindsetself-motivationindependent working style
Certifications
university degree in economicsuniversity degree in communicationsuniversity degree in social sciencesuniversity degree in natural sciences