Assistant Manager - Sales

Plansee Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International collaboration

Training and development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Plansee Group's CERATIZIT India unit seeks an experienced sales professional to drive growth across key industrial accounts in the region. You will present tooling solutions, work with application engineering, and manage distributors to expand our global cutting tool technologies.

Candidates should have 6–10 years in tooling sales, strong communication and relationship skills, and willingness to travel for customer visits and business development.

Qualifications

• Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 6-10 years in CNC cutting tools or industrial tooling sales.
• Strong knowledge of machining processes and CNC tooling.
• Experience with industrial customers and key accounts.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience in managing distributors and channel partners.
• Proficiency in MS Office, CRM tools, and sales reporting.
• Willingness to travel extensively for customer visits and business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth and achieve targets across key industrial accounts.
• Identify new business opportunities and convert prospects into customers.
• Conduct technical presentations and tooling solution demonstrations.
• Collaborate with Application Engineering teams to deliver optimized machining solutions.
• Develop and manage distributor and channel partner networks.
• Support channel partners in business development, order conversion, and inventory planning.
• Build strong relationships with customer production, purchase, quality, and management teams.
• Resolve customer concerns by coordinating with technical and service teams.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and prepare sales forecasts and business plans.

Skills

CNC tooling knowledge

Communication & negotiation

Relationship management

Willingness to travel

Education

Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

CRM tools

Job description

What makes us strong? Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high-tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.

Our CERATIZIT sites in India are key production and sales locations — offering precision tools and services for the automotive, aerospace, electronics and engineering sectors, with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

Join a highly motivated team in India, where local expertise meets the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth and achieve targets across key industrial accounts.
• Identify new business opportunities and convert prospects into customers.
• Conduct technical presentations and tooling solution demonstrations.
• Work with Application Engineering teams to deliver optimized machining solutions.
• Develop and manage distributor and channel partner networks.
• Support channel partners in business development, order conversion, and inventory planning.
• Build strong relationships with customer production, purchase, quality, and management teams.
• Resolve customer concerns by coordinating with technical and service teams.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and prepare sales forecasts and business plans.

Profile Requirements

• Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related field.
• 6-10 years of experience in CNC cutting tools, metal cutting, or industrial tooling sales.
• Strong knowledge of machining processes, CNC tooling, and manufacturing applications.
• Experience in handling industrial customers and key accounts.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Experience in managing distributors and channel partners.
• Proficiency in MS Office, CRM tools, and sales reporting.
• Willingness to travel extensively for customer visits and business development activities.

What we Offer

• International collaboration in an innovative, fast-growing company.
• Extensive training and professional development opportunities.
• Attractive compensation package based on qualifications and experience.
• Opportunity to work on advanced CNC cutting tool technologies and global customer projects.