Kägiswil
Sales Manager Europe
- 12 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
- Kägiswil
About the job
Leister AG
Sales Manager Europe
The Leister Group is a globally leading Swiss technology corporation headquartered in Central Switzerland. Under the brand names Leister and Weldy, Leister Technologies AG, a company of the Leister Group, develops and produces products for plastic processing as well as for generating industrial process heat. Axetris AG, also part of the Leister Group, is a market leader in micro-optics and gas sensor technology. The brands of the Leister Group convince worldwide through quality, reliable partnerships, and high customer benefit. With around 900 employees in eight countries and 130 sales partners, the Leister Group ensures a strong local presence around the globe. Improving people’s quality of life is the goal of the Leister Group – with innovative products, services, and new technologies. For over 75 years. www.leister-group.com
In this role, you bring our technology to customers across Europe. You identify potential, get ideas rolling, and create partnerships that last long-term. This ensures that Swiss quality reaches where it is needed.
What you bring
You actively approach people and are enthusiastic about technical products. With initiative and a hands-on mentality, you get stuck in, see change as an opportunity, and work independently, structured, and goal-oriented. You convince customers and partners with negotiation skills and reliability. You have a technical and/or commercial education with corresponding professional experience, ideally in international sales. Ideally, you have experience in market development with distributors. You communicate confidently in German and English (at least C1). A South Slavic language, ideally Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin, or Macedonian, is a plus.
What we offer you
- Close to the action: You experience how our devices ensure safe connections worldwide
- Room for your own ideas and a development path that you shape yourself
- A team where people know each other, speak openly, and work together
- Targeted training that helps you grow, as well as attractive benefits of the international Leister Group
- A modern workplace with mountain views in Central Switzerland
What you achieve
- Together with sales partners, you further develop our markets in Europe
- You design growth strategies and implement them effectively
- You coach our distributors in market development and sales
- With visits, training, and personal exchange, you maintain strong customer relationships
- You always keep an eye on the market and competition and bring in new ideas
- In your area of responsibility, you are the central contact person for our products
- You spend around 40% of your working time travelling within Europe. Initially, your regional focus is on markets including Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania; prospectively, you will take responsibility for further European markets
Note for recruitment agencies
For this position, we only consider direct applications. Inquiries from recruitment or headhunter firms cannot be considered.
