Area sales manager

KNF Italia s.r.l.; Cernusco sul Naviglio; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology firm in Italy is looking for an Area Sales Manager for the Tyrrhenian region (Central Italy). This full-time position requires a technical background and experience in technical sales, along with excellent English skills. You will be responsible for business development, managing customer relationships, and achieving sales targets. The role offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and various corporate perks like a company car and laptop.

Servizi

Fixed salary + bonus

Full-time company car

Laptop and cell phone

Competenze

• Technical degree or qualification is essential.
• Professional experience in technical sales or key account management required.
• Excellent knowledge of English, both spoken and written.

Mansioni

• Support and advise customers on technical and commercial matters.
• Develop new business and manage existing customer portfolio.
• Achieve sales targets for revenue and profitability.

Conoscenze

Technical sales experience

Customer consulting

Key account management

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team-oriented

Fluent English

Formazione

Technical degree or qualification (mechanical/electronic)

Strumenti

Salesforce

SAP

MS Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Open Position

Area Sales Manager – Tyrrhenian Region (Central Italy)

Residence: Province of Florence, Perugia, Rome

Type: Field-based - field operations

About KNF

KNF Italia is part of KNF, a global technology leader in the design, production, and distribution of diaphragm pumps and systems for handling gases and liquids. We are a family-owned company with subsidiaries worldwide and a focus on customized solutions and local support close to customers.

Our Corporate Values

We base our work on trust, care, and collaboration with customers and partners. We foster an inclusive environment where people are valued for their skills and uniqueness, and we pursue teamwork, strategic thinking, and openness to change while maintaining high quality and reliability.

KNF Italy

Since its inception in Italy, KNF Italia has managed sales and services throughout the country, offering advanced, highly customizable solutions for sectors including medical, environmental, digital printing, analytics, and more.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice on technical and commercial matters to customers
• New business development and existing customer portfolio management
• Achieve sales targets in terms of revenue and profitability
• B2B technical and commercial consulting
• Monitor sales performance and propose corrective actions
• Timely reporting and continuous updates to management
• Collaborate with R&D and product centers outside Italy to develop and deliver customized solutions to Italian customers
• Independently organize and implement customer-specific new projects across all project phases
• Process inquiries, quotations, and orders

Required Skills

• Technical degree or qualification (mechanical / electronic)
• Professional experience in technical sales, key account management, customer consulting, or sales project management
• Experience in sectors such as digital printing, medical, environmental analysis, and food & beverage is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Knowledge of systems such as Salesforce and SAP is a plus

Soft Skills

• Responsible, service-oriented, and team-oriented approach
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Analytical thinking and results-orientation
• Ability to establish and maintain long-term customer relationships based on competence and trust
• Ability to work autonomously for the sales region and collaborate with internal partners to deliver customer value
• Willingness to travel in Italy and abroad

What we offer

• Dynamic company with values-oriented culture and flat hierarchies; interesting responsibilities and project work; opportunity to actively shape the future
• Employee contract with fixed salary + bonus
• Full-time company car
• Laptop and cell phone

Contact

Andrea Amati

General Manager