German speaking Sales Manager
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Crawley |
| Area | West Sussex, UK |
| Sector | Technical |
| Salary | £50K plus excellent company benefits |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Nicola Francis |
| Telephone | 01342 325316 |
| Job Ref | NF12255 |
- Description
- Lloyd Recruitment Services are pleased to be working with a global business in Crawley who are currently in search of a German speaking Sales Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.
Purpose of the role
This is an excellent opportunity for a EMEA Sales Manager to develop the company’s growing presence in Germany. Being part of the EMEA field-based sales team, you will be responsible for the generation of new business opportunities in your region to a number of target industries, for example to Medical, Industrial and Test & Measurement.
As the Sales Manager, your role will also have links to the global business development team for the successful growth and support of multinational customers across the company. This role will involve a keen eye for detail and the ability to interpret client requirements to enable the sale and management of the process. Although fully supported we would expect this role to be capable of working to uncover new opportunities within your region and to capitalise on these to generate growth in sales. The ability to adapt and converse with different stakeholders within the customer business is key.
What’s in it for you?
Salary of up to £50k plus Circa £125k OTE plus team bonus
28 days annual leave plus bank holiday
Monday to Friday 37.5 hour week, flexi start times
Hybrid working 3 days in the office and 2 days WFH
Modern offices
Free parking onsite
Fun and friendly working environment
You will be joining a growing business that values its employees
International travel (1 week per month you will be expected to travel to Germany)
Role responsibilities:
Develop new customers and new opportunities in Germany for the company’s range of software technologies
Achieve sales targets across the portfolio of hardware products and systems
Generate, track and close projects for new business opportunities
Follow up leads and gain an understanding of the customer’s requirements, including site visits to provide solutions to match their requirements
Accurately forecast opportunities pipeline and report it to Sales & Operations Director on a regular basis
Extensive client and prospect visits within Germany
Provide feedback on market and product trend and competitors to maintain our market position
Interface business activity with project teams to always ensure effective communication, thus maximising all business opportunities
Work closely with product and marketing teams to keep up to date with all new products and developments within the company offering
Ensure professional data management in company CRM system
Skills and experience:
A background of selling technical solutions with the ability to quickly absorb and interpret new/complex information an advantage
Fluent in German business and general technical language essential
Good level of written and verbal communication in English
Commercial understanding, with an ability to negotiate and manage customer expectations effectively
Highly organised and able to manage time and prioritise workload effectively
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Strong ability to deliver to deadlines
Strong team player who works well to deadlines
Strong IT literacy: Windows, MS Office, CRM Tools,
Full driving licence, no convictions
Qualifications and experience:
Proven experience and success in business development, solution sales and client management within the medical/industrial or similar markets
Degree in a relevant electronics or computing discipline
Demonstrate experience and the Business ability to listen to, understand and then feedback customer requirements to the technical team
Salary £50K plus 150% OTE of basic plus team bonus
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NB: Lloyd Recruitment Services would like to thank you for taking the time to apply, however due to the volume of applications received, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates
