Area Sales Manager

About the job

Do you enjoy being on the move, love personal contact with customers, and have a knack for good business opportunities? Then take responsibility for your region with us and let’s get started together!

As a Swiss SME with over 100 years of family ownership, we develop, produce, and sell high-quality, hazard-label-free sealing and adhesive products based on the latest SMP technology. Our innovative products for construction and industry are used by professionals worldwide.

We are looking for you as: Area Sales Manager (m/f) 100% by arrangement

Your main tasks:

• Acquisition of new customers and support and expansion of the existing customer network in the assigned sales area (international retail/industry) through regular visits
• Responsibility for sales and sales targets in the sales area
• Independent preparation and follow-up of offers in close cooperation with the internal sales department
• Documentation of all relevant activities, ongoing projects, offers, and market information in the CRM system
• Implementation of marketing activities and sales promotions in the sales area; participation in trade fairs, events, and customer events
• Active sharing of information about the market, competition, and trends in the sales area
• Close cooperation with colleagues in sales, marketing, internal sales, and product management to continuously improve the product range and service
• Active participation in projects

Your profile:

• Basic training in craft, technical and/or commercial fields; further training in sales/marketing is an advantage
• Relevant professional experience in technical sales; experience in the construction materials industry or sales of chemical products is an advantage
• Customer- and solution-oriented mindset and communicative, structured, and resilient personality who enjoys working independently
• Very good knowledge of MS Office and strong affinity for numbers; experience with CRM and ERP systems is an advantage
• Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written; French skills are an advantage
• Driving licence category B
• At least 50% travel activity

What you can look forward to:

In our company, we value teamwork and the contribution of each individual. We rely on a supportive environment where you can be successful.

We offer contemporary employment conditions with certified pay equity and profit sharing, very good social benefits, company holidays over Christmas/New Year (in addition to at least 5 weeks’ holiday), and many other benefits.