International Sales Manager (m/f)

About the job

JOIN OUR TEAM. CREATE OUR FUTURE.

Our company is headquartered in Switzerland and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of water-based adhesives for the foam industry. For over 50 years, we have been developing and producing high-quality and environmentally friendly adhesives. Our solutions are tailor-made and appreciated by customers worldwide. We are proud to contribute to a more sustainable future.

At ALFA, you are not just involved, but right in the middle. You bring ideas, learn, and drive change forward. Our team needs strong personalities. Therefore, we are looking for you immediately or by arrangement as:

International Sales Manager 100% (m/f)

YOUR TASKS

• Technical and commercial support of existing customers (application processes and product support)
  
• Active acquisition of new customers and conducting product demonstrations through on-site visits as well as at trade fairs and via online media
• Building and maintaining customer relationships
• Leadership as well as technical and commercial support of distributors
• Participation in trade fairs
• Analysis of market situation and market potentials
• Reporting customer, product, and market needs to the supervisor
• Detailed customer data maintenance in the CRM system
  

WHAT YOU BRING

• Completion of a commercial, technical education or a higher degree in Business Administration
• At least 3 years of professional experience in the sale of chemical products or in the technical field in a multinational environment
• Excellent sales, communication, and negotiation skills
• Technical understanding and the ability to demonstrate technical products to customers
• You speak very good German and English; Romanian and Hungarian are a great advantage, any additional language is a plus
  
• Proficient use of electronic media, e.g. MS Office / CRM systems
• You enjoy travelling, have a high willingness to travel up to 80%, and feel comfortable on planes
• Ideally, you live in the Zurich area
• You are a self-motivated and highly committed personality
  
• Your profile is rounded off by your humorous nature, positive attitude to life, and your joy in actively shaping and continuously developing things

WHAT WE OFFER

• An exciting and varied area of responsibility in an international Swiss family business
• Progressive employment conditions
• Pleasant working atmosphere and a great, collegial team
• We support development and training opportunities
• Company car, free employee parking, charging facilities for electric cars, and very good public transport connections
• Catering options
• Joint company activities

YOUR APPLICATION

We look forward to receiving your documents via the "Apply now" button.
By the way: You do not need a cover letter with us. We prefer to get to know you personally!