Sales Agent / Technical Sourcing Partner (m/w/d)

Metal Market; Lavamünd; Hybrid; EUR 74.000 - 117.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

GP-share model

Flexible location and hours

Berlin hub access

Zusammenfassung

Metal Market seeks a Sales Agent / Technical Sourcing Partner to connect Swiss buyers with Indian manufacturing partners. You will manage Swiss mid-market accounts, qualify RFQs, translate technical requirements, and support prototype-to-series transitions.

The role blends commercial and technical tasks, with flexible location and freelance engagement. Strong German/French and English skills are essential, plus a network in Swiss MEM or proven B2B success.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience as a sales engineer / project manager in metalworking, plant or machine engineering.
• Solid technical grasp of machining, casting, forming and surface finishing - you can look at a part and see where the manufacturing limits are.
• Experience in New Product Introduction / prototype-to-series transition is a plus.
• An existing network in the Swiss MEM industry, or a proven ability to win B2B clients independently.
• Self-directed, entrepreneurial way of working - you're used to operating freelance and on your own responsibility.
• Fluent negotiation in German or French, plus English.
• Open to international sourcing as a complement to - not a replacement for - Swiss value creation

Aufgaben

• Acquisition & account management of Swiss mid-market clients (precision machine builders, medtech and instrumentation firms, industrial suppliers)
• RFQ qualification: read drawings, assess tolerances, materials and feasibility - and judge which parts are suited to Indian manufacturing and which are not
• Technical translation between customer requirement and supplier capability (cast housings → milling → plating / powder coating, bent / brazed tubing, sheet-metal assemblies, special alloys)
• Prototype-to-series support: first-article inspection, customer sign-off, transition into serial production
• Negotiation & relationship building for long-term framework agreements

Kenntnisse

Sales engineering

Project management

Metalworking knowledge

Negotiation

International sourcing

Multilingual

Jobbeschreibung

Custom Manufacturing · Switzerland India

Sales Agent / Technical Sourcing Partner (m/w/d)

Switzerland · Freelance · Commission-Based

Engagement

Freelance · Commission-based

Focus

Precision manufacturing · Swiss precision engineering

Your role

You are the technical and commercial link between Swiss buyers and our Indian manufacturing partners:

• Acquisition & account management of Swiss mid-market clients (precision machine builders, medtech and instrumentation firms, industrial suppliers)
• RFQ qualification: read drawings, assess tolerances, materials and feasibility - and judge which parts are suited to Indian manufacturing and which are not
• Technical translation between customer requirement and supplier capability (cast housings → milling → plating / powder coating, bent / brazed tubing, sheet-metal assemblies, special alloys)
• Prototype-to-series support: first-article inspection, customer sign-off, transition into serial production
• Negotiation & relationship building for long-term framework agreements

Your profile

• Several years of experience as a sales engineer / project manager in metalworking, plant or machine engineering
• Solid technical grasp of machining, casting, forming and surface finishing - you can look at a part and see where the manufacturing limits are
• Experience in New Product Introduction / prototype-to-series transition is a plus
• An existing network in the Swiss MEM industry, or a proven ability to win B2B clients independently
• Self-directed, entrepreneurial way of working - you're used to operating freelance and on your own responsibility
• Fluent negotiation in German or French, plus English
• Open to international sourcing as a complement to - not a replacement for - Swiss value creation

What we offer

• Performance-based compensation with a share of gross profit (GP-share model) - above-average earning potential on recurring orders
• Full flexibility: you decide location, hours and workload - an ideal complement to existing self-employment
• A desk at our Berlin hub whenever you want a base in Europe or a place to meet clients
• No pressure on unit volume, but on the quality of relationships - we build long-term accounts, not one-off deals
• We handle back office, supplier management and quality assurance - you focus on the technology and the customer
• Direct line to management short decision paths