By joining our sales team, you will play a pivotal role in driving an ambitious growth and diversification strategy for our operations in Germany.
Are you,
- Willing to join a mid-cap company?
- Desiring to get more responsibilities and autonomy?
- Willing to increase and progress in your hunting activities?
- Excited by the challenge of developing and expanding strategic partnerships?
This role may be just what you are looking for!
Within our team, you will:
- Identify, qualify, and establish strong, strategic relationships with potential customers in the automotive sector.
- Apply a Strategic Account Plan methodology: Map the customer organization, organize connection with the decision makers as well as understand the key criteria of selection.
- Build, maintain, and develop a robust sales pipeline by actively managing opportunities from initial qualification to final contract negotiation.
- Feed our back-office team (e.g. quotation, marketing…) with information collected on the field about market and techno trends or about our competitors.
- Represent and promote the company during external events such as trade shows, fairs, and industry-specific gatherings.
- Proactively report activities, progress, and insights to the Vice President of Business Development, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives.
- Expand business opportunities by onboarding new customers that meet predefined qualification criteria (by market segment, plant capabilities).
- Grow business with new customers; aligned with our qualification criteria (per market, per plant) including the LACROIX Impact Score (CSR policy).
Qualifications
The profile we are looking for will have:
- A mandatory experience acquired in EMS.
- Strong background in technical sales within the automotive sector, paired with a sharp marketing acumen.
- Demonstrated success with over 5 years of business development in a B2B environment, ideally within the electronics industry.
- Expertise in selling tailor-made services and customized solutions.
- Excellent negotiation skills, with a resilient and determined personality.
- Effective and clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in French is an asset.
- Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Office 365, CRM systems (Salesforce), and other sales-focused platforms.
- Ability to identify and capture new business opportunities in competitive markets.
- Proven capability in developing long-term client relationships and managing complex sales cycles.
- A results-driven mindset with a strong focus on achieving and exceeding targets.
Additional Information
This role will imply occasional travels:
- For local meetings.
- In Europe.
- Home office is possible, but regular presence on site – Willich - will be required, at least once a week.
The Recruitment Process:
- We are committed to responding to your application promptly.
- If your profile interests us, you will have a conversation with Océane from our recruitment team.
- If mutual interest is confirmed, you will meet Stéphane Gendrot, VP of Business Development.
- The final stage of the process will be a meeting with Louis Pourdieu, Executive Managing Director.
When You Join Us:
- We will prepare a personalized onboarding plan to welcome you in the best possible way.
- You will share your initial impressions through a feedback report.
- You will be closely supported by your HR team, particularly during the first few months.
- You will take part in our annual Great Place to Work survey, which is part of our CSR objectives.