Sales Engineer (f/m/d)

Freudenberg; France; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group is seeking a regional sales-focused professional to grow our market in France from a home-based setup. You will nurture relationships with machine manufacturers and end-users, work with distributors, and expand the portfolio with new accounts.

Responsibilities include coordinating with market managers and application engineers across France and at Group level, delivering high-value technical and commercial solutions, and traveling 2–3 overnight stays weekly as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing mechanical or chemical products.
• Solution-oriented with strong relationship-building and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Operational English; German is a plus.
• Willingness for fieldwork with 2-3 overnight stays per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop the region by building loyalty with OEMs and end-users and expanding accounts.
• Collaborate with distributor partners and grow the portfolio with new accounts.
• Offer high-value technical and commercial solutions after training and ensure quality of products and services.
• Coordinate with market managers and application engineers across France and at Group level.

Skills

Marketing experience

Technical understanding

Customer relationship

English proficiency

Education

Dual technical and commercial qualifications

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

Based in a home office, ideally in the Gironde (33) department or neighboring departments, and reporting to the Team Leader - Southern sales area, you are also in close contact with our market managers and application engineers, both in France and at the Group level, you develop your region (departments 09/19/24/31/32/33/40/46/47/64/65/81 and 82) by building customer loyalty with machine manufacturers (OEMs) or users (End-users), engaging with your distributor partners, and expanding your portfolio by acquiring new accounts. Your technical and commercial approach is based on expertise (after internal training), advising, offering innovative solutions with high added value, and ensuring the quality of products and services. You are committed to advancing your geographical region.

Qualifications:

Ideally holding dual technical and commercial qualifications, you have more than 5 years of experience in marketing mechanical products and solutions (bearings, reducers, transmissions, pumps, geared motors, etc.) or chemical products (lubricants, adhesives, plastics, paints, gases, etc.) for a manufacturer or specialized distributor. You are solution-oriented, enjoy building long‑term quality relationships while balancing a results‑driven mindset with an entrepreneurial spirit. Your English is operational for communication with the Group. German is a plus. You are available for fieldwork involving 2 to 3 overnight stays per week.

You aspire to:

Join a group built on strong human values (prioritizing attitude, openness, curiosity, and team spirit), as well as its societal commitment. Showcase sustainable, client‑oriented solutions by contributing to the digitalization of our clients. Provide added value through high‑end technical solutions to a diverse industrial clientele. Be part of a dynamic, human‑sized team and group that recognizes your commitment, team spirit, and customer focus.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal‑opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Klüber Lubrication France S.A.S. Welcome to Freudenberg. Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications.

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually.

Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.