Stellvertretende Vertriebsleitung (w/m/d)

Gelo Holzwerke GmbH; Weißenstadt; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional training

Attractive salary

Job summary

Gelo Holzwerke GmbH seeks a proactive sales professional to support the growth of its international business. You will strengthen customer relationships, lead market analyses, and drive new business opportunities across domestic and international markets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with production, logistics and management, with an emphasis on developing efficient sales processes and expanding presence at trade fairs.

Qualifications

• Degree in forestry/wood tech or business administration, or extensive wood‑industry experience.
• Several years of sales experience in timber industry with leadership experience.
• Strong customer focus, negotiation skills and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Structured, independent and goal‑oriented working style.
• High commitment, communication skills and good English.
• Varied tasks with development potential in a high-growth, owner-managed company.
• Flat hierarchies and fast decisions.

Responsibilities

• Support and represent sales management in day-to-day operations and strategy.
• Maintain and expand customer relationships domestically and internationally.
• Actively acquire new customers and analyze markets for opportunities.
• Improve internal sales processes for efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Plan and organize national and international trade fair appearances.
• Collaborate with production, logistics and management.

Skills

Leadership experience

Customer focus

Negotiation skills

English skills

Strategic sales

Education

Forestry / Wood Tech / Business Administration degree

Job description

Our sales team is growing and ready for international expansion. Contribute to this success with your new structures and ideas – wood is your passion, sales your driving force!

Our owner-managed company in the Fichtel Mountains is growing rapidly and aims to expand internationally. To successfully take this next step, we are looking for you to strengthen our sales team. Bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and consistent implementation to help us achieve new successes together. If wood is your passion and you want to actively shape sales success, you will find the ideal environment with us to fully utilize your skills!

• support and Representative of the sales management in day-to-day operations and strategic business
• Maintenance and expansion of existing Customer relationships im Domestic and foreign – with a focus on long-term partnerships
• Active acquisition of new customers as well as market and competitive analyses to identify new
  Business opportunities
• Steering, Further development and optimization of internal sales processes to
  Increased efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Responsibility for planning, organization and Implementation of national and international
  trade fair appearances
• Tightness Collaboration including production, logistics and Managing Director

Your profile:

• Completed Studium in the field of forestry / wood technology / business administration or many years of sound professional experience in the wood industry
• Several years of professional experience in sales in the timber industry or a related field
  industry as well as Leadership experience as team leader / deputy or similar.
• Strong customer focus, negotiation skills and entrepreneurial thinking
• Structured, independent and goal-oriented way of working
• High level of commitment, communication skills and good English skills
• Confident demeanor, organizational talent and Finishing Strength
• An exciting and varied task with development potential
• future-oriented, high-growth and owner-managed Company
• Flat hierarchies with short decision-making processes and employee-oriented
  Corporate Culture
• Attractive salaries and professional training
• A collegial working environment with Tradition and innovative strength

“I enjoy working at GELO because I really appreciate the versatility of wood as a product!”

“I like working at GELO because I can share my love of wood with others!”