We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Key Account Manager within our Sales team to help support our Hydraulics business at our Pacoma branch in Eschwege, Germany. Pacoma is one of the world’s leading suppliers of hydraulic cylinders. Our cylinders are extensively used in the construction machinery industry, the automobile industry, and in engineering applications as well as in logistics and material handling. Furthermore our cylinders can also be used in agricultural and maritime applications etc. Pacoma stands out with its individual designs, its consistently superior global quality and its high-capacity production facilities. Our factory in Eschwege, Germany, can singularly handle a quarter million units per year working at normal capacity. With the opening of a dynamic modern facility in China in 2011, Pacoma is even better positioned to serve its customers with high output and convenient logistics. Our success is the product of decades of experience. Over the course of more than 40 years, we have developed, designed and produced hydraulic cylinders of nearly every possible type. Our aim of developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers means that you can rely on our comprehensive technical expertise and top quality innovative products. We operate to serve our customers bearing in mind always our slogan: „New thinking with tradition”.

YOUR TASKS INCLUDE

• Supporting and advising the existing customer base, as well as our customers’ standard and special projects
• Conducting price and contract negotiations with new and existing customers
• Supporting customer projects from conception to series production
• Planning and responsibility for the fulfillment of sales KPI’s in the assigned customer base
• Monitoring the market and competitive situation and implementing the resulting measures

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU NEED

• Completed studies in the technical field or comparable training
• Enjoy contact with customers and initial experience in a sales environment
• Good to very good SAP and MS Office skills
• Organizational skills, strong communication skills and social competence
• Business fluent in German and English