SALES MANAGER (Relocation to Madrid - Spain)

Korn Ferry; Frankfurt (Oder); Hybrid; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Sales Manager for the technical textiles sector. The role involves hunting for new customers, leading relations with existing clients, and managing a team across Europe. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of B2B sales experience and strong negotiation skills, with a willingness to relocate to Spain. Competitive salary and flexible benefits offered.

Leistungen

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package including health insurance

Continuous training and professional development

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years in international B2B sales in technical textiles or a similar field.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; knowledge of French or German is a plus.
• Willingness to relocate to Spain.

Aufgaben

• Hunt for new business and close deals.
• Lead reviews with current customers.
• Coordinate with Sourcing and Logistics.

Kenntnisse

B2B sales expertise

Negotiation skills

Leadership experience

Analytical skills

Client-oriented mindset

Proactive approach

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Economics or similar

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Spreadsheets

Jobbeschreibung

Mission

Reporting to the Commercial and Operations Director in Madrid and leading directly the different Factory Account Managers based in Morocco and Turkey, the Sales Manager will have the mission of winning new customers and growing sales in the technical and medical textiles sectors. He/ She will be also in charge of leading the relation with current customers, addressing bigger-picture topics such as long-term contracts & pricing, delivery capacity & timing and new materials.

Functional content

The Sales Manager Technical Textiles will be responsible for:

• Hunting for new business: build a target list, contact new prospects, set meetings, understand needs, coordinate samples, send offers, and close deals.
• Leading bigger‑picture talks at current customers: regular review meetings, long‑term prices, delivery capacity and timing and multi‑year plans.
• Working with Sourcing and Product Development Departments: prepare materials and cost lists, agree the sampling plan, and present new materials and better ways of making the product.
• Working with Logistics in Europe: check shipping plans, warehouse space, and delivery costs so that offers are realistic.
• Leading the Factory Account Managers in Morocco and Turkey: set response times, review account health each week, and decide on roles & responsibilities between their team and the team in Madrid.
• Keeping records up to date using simple templates: keep the pipeline, offers, and decisions updated and follow approval rules before sending prices.
• Accomplishing and following-up on the different KPIs for the position: new customers, sales growth, timeliness agreed for the sales process, long-term plans after client meetings, customer satisfaction surveys on service quality..etc

Job profile

• Bachelor’s degree (BA, Economics or similar).
• MBA preferred.
• Comfortable working with common business systems (ERP/CRM) and spreadsheets; clear simple reporting.
• 10+ years in international business‑to‑business sales in technical textiles or a similar field (medical/rehab, baby/safety, protective/industrial, or automotive).
• Leadership experience, leading preferably multinational and remote teams.
• Proven hunter experiences opening and developing new accounts. Expert in negotiation skills either for new and for current clients.
• Experience selling in Scandinavia will be valuable.
• Strong with numbers: able to build and explain prices, profit, and delivery cost; expertise in judging if a customer’s demand fits our capacity (order size, changes, lead times, product complexity).
• Excellent level of Spanish and English; French or German is a plus.
• Willing to relocate to Spain
• Proactive approach (Entrepreneurial)
• Client oriented
• Results oriented
• Innovative and solutions-oriented mindset
• Strategic vision
• Open to travel: across Europe, Morocco and Turkey.

Our offer

• Competitive salary: fix + incentives
• Benefits package (flexible compensation plan including health insurance, transport card, meal card, childcare support, and training)
• Permanent contract
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities within the company