Sales Engineer (m/f/d)

DENSO Europe; Eching am Ammersee; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteen monthly salaries

Home office option

30 days vacation

Job summary

DENSO Europe is seeking a Sales Engineer for thermal products based in Eching (Germany) or Wolfsburg. You will manage major OEM relationships, combining commercial and technical consulting to grow sales, profit, and customer satisfaction.

Expect collaboration with development, quality, and logistics teams. You will develop sales plans, prepare offers, review contracts, and negotiate prices while coordinating samples and projects with international teams.

Qualifications

• University degree in mechanical/industrial/automotive/electrical engineering or business economics with vehicle tech interest.
• ~5 years experience in automotive sales or similar role is beneficial.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and communication skills.
• Independent, international teamwork orientation and self-initiative.
• Excellent English and German, both written and spoken.
• Experience in automotive supplier sales/project management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain business in the area.
• Support and coordinate sales strategies.
• Prepare short- and long-term sales plans and statistics.
• Prepare offers and review contracts.
• Negotiate prices and project costs with customers and vendors.
• Coordinate sample orders during development and mass production.
• Align with customers and internal teams, including travel in EU & globally.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Independent work

English & German proficiency

Education

Degree in mechanical/industrial/autmotive/electrical engineering

Business economics with vehicle tech interest

Job description

Company Description

As an automotive supplier, DENSO is leading in developing and providing components and systems for heating, air conditioning, motor cooling, exhaust gas aftertreatment, automotive electrics and electronics and instrumentation.

Job Description

We are looking for a capable Sales Engineer (m/f/d) for the area of thermal products for our sales team located in Eching (alternatively for our Sales Office in Wolfsburg). In this role, you will be responsible for the relationship with our major OEM customers focusing both on commercial and technical consulting to increase our sales, profit and customer satisfaction. You will be responsible for acquisition of new projects as well as for running projects in the series support. You work in close cooperation with colleagues from development, quality and logistics. You will have strong and regular contact with the customers, capturing their requests, requirements and expectations, introducing our products to them and ensure the smooth and effective handling of sales projects.

• Business development and maintenance in your area of responsibility.
• Support and coordinate the development and implementation of sales strategies.
• Be responsible for preparing short- and long-term sales plans as well as for the preparation of statistics.
• Prepare offers and review contracts according to the Business Management system.
• Monitor, control and negotiate prices and project cost with our customers and vendors.
• Coordinate and distribute sample orders during the development and mass production.
• Close alignment with customers, DENSO development and production teams including business trips (EU & global).

Qualifications

• You have a university degree as a mechanical, industrial, automotive or electrical engineer or an education of business economics with an interest in vehicle technology or an equivalent education.
• An experience (~5 years) in automotive sales or a similar position will be beneficial.
• Persuasive power, good judgment and strong negotiations skills set you apart.
• You enjoy working independently and in international teams with a high dedication and self-initiative.
• You demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills as well as a good networking capability.
• You will work within an international and highly diverse and multi-cultural organization on a day-to-day basis. A very good level of English and German skills both written and verbal is required.
• Professional experience in sales and project management in the automotive (supplier) industry is an advantage.

Additional Information

• Attractive remuneration: 13 monthly salaries, Givve card topped up with €50 each month and optional allowances
• Work-Life balance: 30 days of vacation and a flextime model for flexible working hours
• Home office: Possibility to work from home
• Development: Wide range of trainings and education opportunities
• Employee benefits: Attractive leasing offers, additional private health insurance, free employee advice assistance hotline and much more
• Health: Yearly health & wellbeing days, Urban Sports Club membership
• Attractive working environment: Modern offices, canteen onsite and free parking
• International company: Career opportunities in a global environment
• Open company culture: Diverse, multicultural team
• Events: Regular company & team events