Sales Account Manager

Centre People Appointments; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus

Job summary

Centre People Appointments is recruiting a Sales Account Manager to join its Cologne office. The role focuses on building deep trust with customers, developing sales strategies, and driving regional and European business in the automotive sector.

Salary up to €65,000 per annum, with bonus and a company car. Hybrid work style with 10 days per month in the office. Travel across Germany and Europe is expected to support key accounts and new opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of sales experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or related work experience.
• Familiarity with general automotive supply chain processes.
• Business level of German and English.
• Experience with ERP systems is advantageous.
• Prior experience in distribution or logistics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve relationships with German, European, and worldwide key accounts.
• Develop sales strategies, present them to management, and achieve agreed sales targets.
• Visit customers regularly across Germany and other European countries, travelling around 50% of working time.
• Find and create new business opportunities, mainly in the automotive market, and identify value-added services for customers.
• Advise senior management on business opportunities and potential supply chains to improve, extend, or create new business.
• Support the quotation process between suppliers and customers and act as a liaison between customers, suppliers, and service providers.
• Perform troubleshooting, identify key selling points, research new products, and provide excellent customer service to support recurring and increasing sales.

Skills

Sales experience

German language

English language

Automotive industry knowledge

Distribution/logistics experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

A Japanese distributor is currently recruiting a Sales Account Manager to work in its office in Cologne, Germany.

The business sources third-party connectors and resells them to local customers, mainly Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers in the automotive industry.

The key challenge in this role will be building deep trust with customers in order to secure and maintain long-term business. The role involves customer development, sales strategy, business opportunities, and regular travel across Germany and Europe.

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Main Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve relationships with German, European, and worldwide key accounts
• Develop effective sales strategies, present them to management, and achieve agreed sales targets
• Visit customers regularly across Germany and other European countries, travelling around 50% of working time
• Find and create new business opportunities, mainly in the automotive market, and identify value-added services for customers
• Advise senior management on business opportunities and potential supply chains to improve, extend, or create new business
• Support the quotation process between suppliers and customers and act as a liaison between customers, suppliers, and service providers
• Perform troubleshooting, identify key selling points, research new products, and provide excellent customer service to support recurring and increasing sales

Ideal Candidate

• 1+ years of sales experience, preferably technical sales
• Bachelor’s degree or related work experience
• Familiarity with general automotive supply chain processes
• Business level of German and English
• Experience with ERP systems is advantageous
• Prior experience in distribution or logistics is preferred

Conditions

• Location: Cologne, Germany
• Working Style: hybrid, with 10 days working in the office per month
• Salary: Up to €65,000 per annum, plus bonus and company car
• Job Type: Permanent, full-time
• Working Hours: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
• Start: ASAP
• *All applicants for the Sales Account Manager position must have the right to work in Germany without any restrictions as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
• *We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working Holiday, Graduate or Student visa holders.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.