Sales Manager

Main responsibilities:

• Active acquisition of potential customers, support, and maintenance of existing customers at strategic and operational level;
• Development of customer pool and further development of sales activities;
• Observation, analysis and planning of market potentials and development of new business fields;
• Global contracts checking and negotiation, price responsibility;
• Planning, preparation and tracking of customer orders;
• Optimize existing product margin by identifying cost optimization possibilities and address to customers;
• Identify and address to existing customers price variations due to various factors. (raw material increases, annual volumes not reached, exchange rate differences, etc.);
• Set up reports with defined metrics and milestones;
• Collaborate and permanently align with support departments and colleagues from Head Quarter.

Necessary skills:

• At least 3 years of experience in sales of an automotive supplier, ideally experience with OEM’s, in plastics industry;
• Completed commercial or technical studies or equivalent education;
• Business fluent in English (German is an advantage);
• Global willingness to travel;
• Good assertiveness and organizational talent;
• Strong communication and negotiation skills;
• Good understanding of cost and price calculation, contracts negotiation;
• Efficient presentation and reporting skills.