Area Sales Manager – Lower Saxony

Sylvania Group

Area Sales Manager für Feilo Sylvania, einen Anbieter energieeffizienter Beleuchtungslösungen. Betreuung und Ausbau von Kunden sowie Akquise und Steuerung des Vertriebsgebiets Niedersachsen.

Posted 8/13/2026full-timeHannover • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing customer relationships and driving sales growth within the lighting industry, leveraging strong communication and negotiation skills to optimize business potential. Proficient in both German and English, with a structured and solution-oriented approach to project management and sales processes.

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Sales ExperienceCustomer Relationship ManagementLighting Industry KnowledgeNegotiation SkillsBilingual Proficiency in German and English

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Hard Skills

Technical-Commercial TrainingSales Strategy DevelopmentProject ManagementProfitability ManagementCustomer Acquisition

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsStructured Working StyleSolution-Oriented ApproachHigh InitiativeProfessional Demeanor

Industry Keywords

LightingSales Territory ManagementProject BusinessElectrical InstallersPublic Institutions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Expand and maintain business relationships with existing customers to sustainably increase sales and market share in line with the global corporate strategy
Support and develop customers such as electrical installers, electrical wholesalers, planners, architects, project managers and public institutions
Actively acquire new customers and optimize the existing customer structure to maximize business potential
Independently manage the economic development of the sales territory with a focus on profitability
Nationwide mobility for major customer and end-user projects, especially for strategically relevant tenders and project phases
Close cooperation with sales management, internal sales and adjacent specialist departments to ensure a smooth sales process

Requirements

What you’ll need

Completed technical-commercial training with solid sales experience in the field of technically complex products
Strong communication and negotiation skills and a professional demeanor with a strong closing orientation
Independent, structured and solution-oriented working style with a high degree of initiative
Experience in lighting and specific knowledge of project business
Very good written and spoken German and English
Willingness to travel within the sales region
Nationwide mobility for major customer and end-user projects
Motivation to actively develop the sales region

Benefits

Comp & perks

An interesting role with plenty of personal scope for development
A dynamic, open team with flat hierarchies
Comprehensive on-the-job training
An exciting international corporate environment
An attractive compensation package consisting of fixed and variable components
Company pension scheme
Company car, available for private use
Training and development opportunities