Sales Manager – Western France (m/f/d)

Schäffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH; Erwitte; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Onboarding

Independent sales territory

Active role in market expansion

Short decision-making processes

Company car for field sales

Additional commission, holiday pay and

Descrizione del lavoro

Schäffer in Germany is seeking an experienced sales professional to expand our dealer and customer network in France, focusing on technical machinery solutions. The role requires building long-term relationships, negotiating terms, and supporting partners in end-customer business.

You will travel regularly within your sales territory, present our machines at events and train sessions, and work closely with the internal team to meet growth targets while enjoying a competitive package and a

Competenze

• Commercial or technical training completed or equivalent qualification.
• Sales experience with technically sophisticated products is preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken French; German or English is a plus.
• Confident, personable, and strong negotiation skills.

Mansioni

• Manage and expand our dealer and customer network in Western France.
• Acquire new dealers, sales partners and customers and build long-term relationships.
• Support dealers in end-customer business and advise on machines and solutions.
• Conduct acquisition, orders, negotiations and price talks.
• Manage projects from first contact to completion.
• Collaborate with internal sales to achieve targets.
• Present machines to dealers and customers at events and training sessions.
• Monitor the French market and competitors and share findings.

Conoscenze

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Customer contact

Commercial awareness

Formazione

Commercial or technical training

Descrizione del lavoro

Your responsibilities

• Manage and further develop our existing dealer and customer network in Western France.
• Acquire new dealers, sales partners and customers and build long-term business relationships.
• Actively support our dealers in their end-customer business and advise partners and customers on our machines and suitable solutions.
• Independently conduct acquisition, order, closing and price negotiations.
• Manage customers and sales projects from initial contact through to successful completion.
• Work closely with our internal sales team and implement the agreed sales and growth targets.
• Present our machines to dealers and end customers as well as at trade fairs, events and product training sessions.
• Monitor the French market and competitors and actively contribute your findings to our sales activities.

Your profile

• Ideally, you have completed commercial and/or technical training or hold a comparable qualification.
• You have sales experience, preferably with technically sophisticated products, machinery or vehicles.
• You have an excellent command of written and spoken French. Knowledge of German and/or English is an advantage.
• You have a confident and personable manner, strong negotiation skills and enjoy direct customer contact.
• You think and act commercially and take a customer-focused, solution-oriented approach.
• You work independently, are well organised and show a high level of initiative.
• You are willing to travel regularly within your sales territory.

What we offer

• Comprehensive onboarding covering our company, machines and sales structures.
• An independent sales territory with considerable scope for initiative and strong development potential.
• The opportunity to play an active role in expanding Schäffer’s presence in the French market.
• Short decision-making processes, flat hierarchies and a strong sense of teamwork.
• An attractive remuneration package comprising a fixed salary, additional commission, holiday pay and a Christmas bonus.
• A company car for your field sales activities.

Join our team

Do you know the French market, enjoy selling technical products and want to actively develop your own sales territory? We look forward to meeting you. Join us in driving Schäffer’s continued growth in France.