Business Development & Project Sales Manager - Data Centers (m/f/d)

Teckentrup GmbH & Co. KG; Deutschland; On-site; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based pay

International team

Pension scheme

Capital-forming benefits

Company bike leasing

Employee discounts

Work-life balance

Job summary

Teckentrup GmbH & Co. KG, a leading European doors and gates manufacturer, seeks an experienced Business Development & Project Sales Manager – Data Centers.

You will drive international data center project sales, develop new opportunities, and manage relationships with developers, investors, architects, and general contractors. The role requires a technical background, a strong network in the data center ecosystem, excellent English, and willingness to travel internationally to win high-profile

Qualifications

• Technical qualification through vocational training or a degree in engineering, construction, or a related field.
• Experience in project sales or business development within the international construction industry.
• Experience with data center construction projects or other mission-critical facilities is highly desirable.
• Existing network within the data center ecosystem is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand our international business with a strong focus on data center construction projects.
• Identify and acquire international data center projects requiring high-performance steel hinged doors.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with developers, investors, architects, consulting engineers and general contractors.
• Utilize and further develop your professional network to identify new business opportunities and upcoming projects.
• Follow up on quotations, technical proposals and project specifications.
• Provide commercial and technical support in close collaboration with internal departments and the project team.
• Monitor market developments and competitor activities to grow our international project business.

Skills

Engineering background

International project sales

Data center projects

Data center ecosystem network

Commercial awareness

Communication & negotiation

Willing to travel internationally

Fluent English

SAP experience

Education

Engineering or technical qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join #TeamTeckentrup! We’re looking for experienced professionals in the field of international project sales.

You drive progress, and we’re opening our doors wide to you. Thanks to decades of experience, we’ve become one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of doors and gates. We rely on innovative strategies to expand our HOME, PROFESSIONAL and INDUSTRIAL business areas. To this end, we’re looking for people like you who want to play an active role and develop their potential, using your extensive specialist knowledge to work with our customers to design the ideal product.

We’re looking for support in the field of international project sales for our field sales team, to start as soon as possible.

Business Development & Project Sales Manager – Data Centers (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and expand our international business with a strong focus on data center construction projects
• Identify and acquire international data center projects requiring high-performance steel hinged doors
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with developers, investors, architects, consulting engineers and general contractors
• Utilize and further develop your professional network to identify new business opportunities and upcoming projects
• Follow up on quotations, technical proposals and project specifications
• Provide commercial and technical support in close collaboration with internal special departments and the project team
• Monitor market developments, competitor activities and identify opportunities to further grow our international project business

Your Profile:

• Technical qualification through vocational training or a degree in engineering, construction, or a related field
• Experience in project sales or business development within the international construction industry
• Experience with data center construction projects or other mission-critical facilities is highly desirable
• An existing network within the data center ecosystem—including consultants, architects, developers, general contractors—is considered a strong advantage
• Strong commercial awareness combined with technical understanding
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, proactive and willing to travel internationally
• Fluent English, both written and spoken
• Experience with SAP is an advantage

What We Offer:

• Competitive performance-based compensation
• A collaborative and supportive international team
• Exciting and challenging projects in one of the world's fastest-growing construction sectors
• High level of responsibility with room for personal initiative and professional growth
• Attractive additional benefits, including a company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits
• Company bike leasing, employee discounts on our garage door products and a wide range of corporate benefits
• A healthy work-life balance
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes within an internationally operating company with strong regional roots

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