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

Schäffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH; Erwitte; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive onboarding

Independent sales territory

Active role in market expansion

Flat hierarchies and teamwork

Remuneration package + bonus

Company car

Résumé du poste

Schäffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH is seeking a proactive field sales professional to expand our dealer and customer network in Western France. You will nurture relationships, advise customers on our machines, and close acquisitions with a strategic, solution-oriented approach.

You will work closely with the internal sales team to hit growth targets, represent the company at trade fairs, and monitor market dynamics to refine our sales efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in selling technically sophisticated products, machinery or vehicles preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken French; German and/or English a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to foster long-term customer relationships.
• Commercial mindset with a solution-oriented approach and initiative.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the sales territory.

Responsabilités

• Manage and further develop 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/solutions.
• Independently conduct acquisition, order, closing and price negotiations.
• Manage customers and sales projects from first contact to completion.
• Collaborate with internal sales team to meet targets and growth.
• Present machines to dealers and end customers at trade fairs, events and trainings.
• Monitor the French market and competitors and feed findings into sales activities.

Connaissances

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Customer contact

Independent worker

Willing to travel

Formation

Commercial/technical training

Description du poste

• 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 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.