Sales & Brand Manager (m/f)

We are looking for an experienced International Sales Manager (wholesale) who is motivated by results, likes thinking about creative ways to achieve maximum value for our clients, and at the same time successfully manages priorities. We are developers, engineers, producers, logisticians and shippers. Due to the fact that we work it all, we're looking for an experienced, hands-on operational Head of Sales ready to work collaboratively across teams - including Engineering, Production, Operations and Marketing. Working closely with the leadership team, you will be instrumental in strengthening, building out and leading the company's sales strategy through currently limited logistics in current market conditions. Our target is a very narrow market niche, so we work with our distributors under a variety of commercial structures that require a dynamic and broad approach to business development. There is a special emphasis on sales strategy in this position and it is essential to represent our company, with a comprehensive understanding of our offerings. This is an individual contributor role and we need someone independent and result-oriented, willing to dive in three weeks crash course with CEO, and then take full hand business on. Targeting new client partnerships and developing existing contracts across service type and geography to support customer success and elevate A-elektronik to be a true leadership partner is fundamental to our sales strategy. Embrace collaboration with the ability to proactively build and maintain both internal and external business relationships. Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for developing the sales plans and targets, manage and developing relationships with distributors and end-line customers, identify, target and report on growth opportunities in focus markets, achieving targets for revenue, profitability, and sales growth, analyse results and provide accurate business reports to the CEO, contracts drafting maintaining and enforcing, the launch of new products to international markets, post-sales support. As a worldwide brand, top English skills are a must. This is a unique sales position and strategic account development role and requires energy, ambition and focus. Job description: - Work to identify and leverage market opportunities and competitive advantages - Identify gaps in services and solutions portfolio offered to our customers - Integrate Vendors programs and sales plays to initiate growth and maximize impact on existing markets and numbers

Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications: - Educated to degree level is a plus - Proficient English communication skills - Sales management experience preferably in international or, better yet, global wholesale - Understanding of end-to-end business process in sales - Experience in implementing marketing strategies - Experience in customer relationship management - Strong digital literacy - MS Office, especially Excel - Flexibility to operate under different time zones / occasionally - Willingness to travel / occasionally - Active driving license - Able to start work within 45 days of contract signing - Positive references from former employers are a plus - Strong business and financial acumen to give others confidence & to give credibility to the selling process