Pump Sales Manager

SGL Carbon; Saint-Martin-d'Hères; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Meal vouchers

Profit-sharing

Incentive bonuses

Job summary

SGL Carbon is seeking a Pump Sales Manager to drive the commercial development of graphite and specialty metal pumps in France, Belgium, Southern Europe, with potential expansion to the Middle East and Africa. You will nurture a portfolio of 200+ customers and contribute to revenue growth across the region.

The role requires 3+ years in technical pump sales or engineering, strong leadership, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical pump sales or pump engineering in an international industrial context.
• Good understanding of products, processes and financial aspects.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Ability to work with diverse cultures.

Responsibilities

• Develop the pump business in the assigned territory (France, Belgium, Southern Europe).
• Build strong relationships and coordinate partnerships and commercial cooperations.
• Optimize offers based on technical and economic logic and ensure proposal consistency.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Operations, After-Sales, Finance and other regions.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Technical affinity

Entrepreneurial spirit

Structured work approach

Fluent English

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, technical or business-oriented

Job description

Pump Sales Manager (M/F) – 18-month fixed-term contract

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POURQUOI NOUS REJOINDRE ?

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The Process Technology Business Unit manufactures and markets process pumps made from graphite and specialty metals. As part of our product strategy through 2030, we are recruiting.

Within this Business Unit, you will be responsible for the commercial development of this range of centrifugal and axial pumps in a strategic territory (France, Belgium, Southern Europe, with the possibility of expansion to the Middle East and Africa).

You will contribute directly to sales growth and the economic performance of the business, while strengthening the company’s presence with a portfolio of more than 200 customers.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop the pump business in your territory

• Responsible for pump sales.
• Regular field presence to secure and increase market share.
• In-depth understanding of the market (customers, competition, process challenges).

Build strong and lasting relationships

• Development and coordination of partnerships and commercial cooperations.
• Support for agents in identifying and promoting Process Technology solutions.

Optimize commercial, technical and economic performance

• Optimization of offers according to technical and economic logic.
• Verification of the technical and commercial consistency of proposals.
• Active contribution to resolving customer complaints.

Collaborate at the heart of an international organization

• Interface with Engineering, Operations, After-Sales Service, Finance and the other sales regions.
• Representation of your territory’s needs in regional and global discussions.
• Participation in the continuous improvement of processes (offers, orders, payments).

Contribute to the development of the Business Unit

• Contribution to marketing activities (trade shows, brochures, conferences).
• Exemplary conduct in terms of compliance and ethics.

THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND QUALITIES:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, technical or business-oriented.

KEY SKILLS

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Strong technical affinity.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and strong commercial acumen.
• Structured way of working.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Ability to work with diverse cultures.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical pump sales or pump engineering, in an international industrial context, in a pump manufacturing or service company.
• Good understanding of products, processes and financial aspects.

ADDITIONAL ASSETS

• Sales of advanced technical solutions.
• Knowledge of chemical processes.

WHY JOIN US?

• A strategic role within an international Business Unit.
• A high degree of autonomy in organizing your work, combined with in-house training.
• Salary of €50K–€70K depending on profile, plus company vehicle.
• Meal vouchers, works council benefits (CE), profit-sharing and incentive bonuses.