Sales Agent / Technical Sourcing Partner (m/f)

Metal Market; Italia; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 90 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

GP-share model

Flexible location

Berlin desk

Résumé du poste

CM MetalMarket connects Italian metalworking SMEs with a network of certified Indian manufacturers, offering a casting+machining+finishing bundle from a single source. We seek a sales engineer who speaks Italian and English to drive acquisition and manage key accounts.

You will qualify RFQs, translate technical requirements, support prototypes to series, and build long-term frameworks with clients while working freelance with flexible location.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in sales engineering / project management in metalworking or mechanical engineering.
• Ability to read drawings, assess tolerances and materials, and judge manufacturability for Indian suppliers.
• Fluent Italian and English in negotiation and communication.

Responsabilités

• Acquisition & account management of Italian mid-market clients.
• RFQ qualification: read drawings, assess tolerances and materials.
• Technical translation between customer requirements and supplier capabilities.
• Prototype-to-series support from first article to serial production.

Connaissances

Sales engineering

Account management

RFQ qualification

Technical translation

Prototype-to-series

Negotiation

Description du poste

Sales Agent / Technical Sourcing Partner (m/f)

Location

Engagement

Freelance · Commission-based

Focus

Precision manufacturing · Italian metalworking SMEs

CM MetalMarket connects industrial buyers with a network of 50+ certified Indian precision manufacturers (CNC machining, casting, forging, sheet metal, injection moulding — IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 9001). Our differentiator is the casting + machining + finishing bundle from a single source — exactly the niche the large platforms avoid.

We grow through personal, technically grounded relationships with Italian metalworking SMEs across the mechanical districts of Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto — not through anonymous portals. For that, we're looking for an experienced sales engineer who speaks the language of both the design office and purchasing.

Your role

• Acquisition & account management of Italian mid-market clients (owner-operated machine builders, subcontractors and automotive / industrial suppliers)
• RFQ qualification: read drawings, assess tolerances, materials and feasibility — and judge which parts are suited to Indian manufacturing and which are not
• Technical translation between customer requirement and supplier capability (cast housings → milling → plating / powder coating, bent / brazed tubing, sheet-metal assemblies, special alloys)
• Prototype-to-series support: first-article inspection, customer sign-off, transition into serial production
• Negotiation & relationship building for long-term framework agreements

Your profile

• Several years of experience as a sales engineer / project manager in metalworking, plant or machine engineering
• Solid technical grasp of machining, casting, forming and surface finishing — you can look at a part and see where the manufacturing limits are
• Experience in New Product Introduction / prototype-to-series transition is a plus
• An existing network in the Italian metalworking sector, or a proven ability to win B2B clients independently
• Self-directed, entrepreneurial way of working — you're used to operating freelance and on your own responsibility
• Fluent negotiation in Italian and English
• Open to international sourcing as a complement to — not a replacement for — Italian value creation

What we offer

• Performance-based compensation with a share of gross profit (GP-share model) — above-average earning potential on recurring orders
• Full flexibility: you decide location, hours and workload — an ideal complement to existing self-employment
• A desk at our Berlin hub whenever you want a base in Europe or a place to meet clients
• No pressure on unit volume, but on the quality of relationships — we build long-term accounts, not one-off deals
• We handle back office, supplier management and quality assurance — you focus on the technology and the customer
• Direct line to management, short decision paths