Watch Components Tech Sales Leader — Switzerland

Adecco (Portugal); Grenchen; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Long-term full-time position

Competitive Swiss market remuneration

Job summary

Adecco (Portugal) is seeking a Technical Sales Manager – Watch Components for Switzerland. You will manage customer relationships and coordinate with international manufacturing teams on bracelets, dials, hands and precision components from development through series production.

The role requires strong English, deep watch-component expertise, and willingness to travel; you will collaborate across intercultural teams and align technical and commercial requirements with production.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in watch components, esp. dials/hands.
• Strong technical understanding of development and QA.
• Proven technical sales and cross-functional coordination.
• Fluent English; clear technical explanations.
• Familiar with Swiss watch standards; intercultural work.
• Structured, independent, detail-oriented; travel willingness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with existing and prospective customers in the Swiss watch industry.
• Analyse aesthetic, technical and commercial requirements relating to materials, dimensions, finishes, tolerances, quality, pricing and delivery dates.
• Translate drawings, samples and customer specifications into manufacturing instructions.
• Coordinate quotations, prototypes, samples, development projects and production orders.
• Monitor production progress, quality standards and delivery schedules, including corrective actions.
• Travel internationally with six to eight business trips to India per year.

Skills

Technical sales

Key account mgmt

Customer management

Intercultural communication

English fluency

Watch components

Watch dials/hands

Tools

CAD software

ERP systems

Job description

Adecco (Portugal) is seeking a Technical Sales Manager – Watch Components for Switzerland. You will manage customer relationships and coordinate with international manufacturing teams on bracelets, dials, hands and precision components from development through series production.

The role requires strong English, deep watch-component expertise, and willingness to travel; you will collaborate across intercultural teams and align technical and commercial requirements with production.