Area Sales Manager (m/w), Köln

Saint-Gobain, leader mondial de l'habitat, conçoit, produit et distribue des matériaux de construction en apportant des solutions innovantes sur les marchés en croissance des pays émergents, de l'efficacité énergétique et de l'environnement. Saint-Gobain est une maison accueillante, sûre et ouverte sur le monde, dans laquelle on entre pour un parcours.

Your mission

• Manage existing businesses / accounts
• Discover new opportunities and turn them into business
• Be a highly valued contact to customers (technical and commercial)
• Practice business related communication with the manufacturing sites
• Keep close contact with Customer Service, informing them about any agreements with customers and take care personally of outstanding issues
• Responsible for continuous development of new business
• Feed regularly Market and Product Managers with news from the market
• Take part of budget planning processes
• Secure sales according to budget and at the expected profit level
• Report to the Sales Director SiC Europe

Your profile

• Solid sales experience in industrial / technical markets
• University Degree in Material Science or in Economics is required
• Willingness to extensively travel with overnight stays
• Fluent in German and English
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Strong personality, self-motivating working style, team player and a sense of urgency
• Disciplined and well organized

Your perspective

• Challenging and exciting tasks in a dynamic and international environment
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Attractive social benefits