Business Development Manager（NRW Region）

Firstunion; Nordrhein-Westfalen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Firstunion is seeking a Field Sales Manager for the NRW region to drive sales of tobacco alternative products, focusing on classic field tasks, regulatory compliance, and building brand presence in retail outlets.

You will handle customer care, acquire new outlets, and coordinate point-of-sale promotions while reporting market trends to the internal team. The role requires strong communication, travel readiness, and business fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales/field service or retail.
• Experience with tobacco or Vape or FMCG products preferred.
• Fluent English in business context.
• Driver's license and willingness to travel within territory.

Responsibilities

• Consult existing clients (kiosks, gas stations, supermarkets, hospitality) on assortment, placement and promotions.
• Acquire new sales outlets and expand distribution within the NRW territory.
• Implement POS promotions, displays and brand presentations.
• Plan visits, manage territory and report sales, competitor activities and market trends to the inside sales team.

Skills

Communication

Closing skills

Customer focus

Entrepreneurial mindset

Independent work

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Locations:

Remote/FIeld Sales - NRW Region

Mission

Sales who is responsible for FMCG and Convenience Channel. Preferred location NRW. Business Development manager in the E-cigarette industry focus on classic sales tasks tailored to tobacco alternative products, regulatory compliance, and brand presence in retail outlets.

Core Responsibilities

• Customer care and consulting for existing clients like kiosks, gas stations, supermarkets, and hospitality (assortment, placement, promotions).
• Acquiring new sales outlets and expanding distribution in the territory (e.g., additional kiosks, vending machine locations).
• Implementing point-of-sale promotions, such as displays, campaigns, secondary placements, and brand presentations.
• Regular visit planning, territory management, and reporting sales, competitor activities, and market trends to the inside sales team.

Additional Duties

• Monitoring of E-Cigarette off-takes, coordination with fillers or service providers in coordination with wholesalers.
• Using CRM and reporting tools via laptop/tablet/smartphone, including visit reports and route planning.

Typical Profile Requirements

• Experience in sales/field service or retail, ideally related to tobacco or Vape or FMCG products.
• Strong communication and closing skills, customer-oriented mindset, entrepreneurial thinking, and independent working style.
• Driver's license, willingness to travel in the territory, high self-motivation, \"hands-on mentality,\", and resilience.
• Good English skills (business fluent, spoken and written).