Sales engineer

ZIMM GmbH; Lustenau; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-like corporate culture

Health promotion

Bike leasing and fitness benefits

Employee events

Canteen subsidy

Modern workplace

Future-oriented environment

Job summary

ZIMM Group GmbH in Lustenau, Austria, seeks a dynamic technical sales professional to win customers, identify opportunities, and close deals. The role blends technical understanding with business development, requiring independent work and entrepreneurial thinking.

You will turn inquiries into profitable projects, develop long-term partnerships, and travel up to 15–20% for customer visits and trade fairs. English proficiency is essential, German and other languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Technical sales experience in a mechanical engineering environment.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills for B2B sales.
• Excellent communication and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Convert inquiries into real business opportunities and lead them to projects.
• Inspire customers with ZIMM solutions and build long-term partnerships.
• Assess technical feasibility and economic viability of projects.
• Move projects forward and keep them on track to successful conclusions.
• Follow up on quotations to convert interest into orders.
• Think entrepreneurially and contribute to ZIMM’s growth.
• Identify market opportunities and bring new ideas to the team.

Skills

Technical sales

Communication

Negotiation

Professional appearance

English proficiency

Education

Mechanical engineering or mechatronics degree

Job description

Lustenau (AT)

Full-time

ZIMM is a family-owned specialist in drive technology and the European market leader in screw jack systems. With around 145 employees at our headquarters in Lustenau, Austria, we develop and manufacture sophisticated metal products that are used in a wide range of industrial applications worldwide. Our drive solutions are used wherever reliability, precision, and technical expertise are essential – in mechanical and plant engineering, automation, and numerous customer-specific special solutions. You’re not a salesperson who waits for inquiries? Then we’re looking for exactly you. Do you want to win customers, identify opportunities, and celebrate success? Do you enjoy selling, have a technical understanding, and the ambition to make things happen? Then this could be exactly the right position for you.

Your Benefits

• Family-like corporate culture
• Health promotion
• Corporate fitness & bike leasing
• Employee events
• Canteen subsidy
• Future-oriented working environment
• Modern workplace

Your Responsibilities

• You turn inquiries into real business opportunities and business opportunities into successful projects.
• You inspire customers with our solutions and develop long-term partnerships from them.
• You quickly recognize what is technically feasible and economically viable.
• You get projects moving, keep them on track, and lead them to a successful conclusion.
• You diligently follow up on quotations and make the difference between “interest” and “order”.
• You think entrepreneurially, act independently, and actively contribute to ZIMM’s growth.
• You monitor the market, identify opportunities at an early stage, and bring fresh impulses to the team.

Your Profile

• You have a technical education or degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, drive technology, or a comparable field.
• You already have several years of experience in technical sales and know how to develop customers and successfully close business deals
• For you, selling is not an obligation but a passion. You identify opportunities, stay persistent, and bring projects to completion.
• You work independently, think entrepreneurially, and take responsibility for your success.
• You impress with strong communication skills, negotiation expertise, and a professional appearance.
• Excellent English skills are required. German and additional foreign languages are an advantage.
• You are willing to travel approximately 15–20% for customer visits, trade fairs, and sales activities.

43 5577 806-0

ZIMM Group GmbH

Millenniumpark 3

6890 Lustenau

Statutory notice regarding remuneration: The minimum annual salary is based on the collective agreement (KV) for the metalworking industry. The actual salary is based on the Vorarlberger salary level and is above the collective agreement, depending on vocational training and experience.