Sales Manager Mid-Europe

at  Paramelt

SALES DEPARTMENT

Customer focus is fundamental to Paramelt’s success. We maintain a long-term relationship with many customers. We provide technical support to ensure good product performance and optimization of the customer’s process. Paramelt has dedicated sales professionals focusing on providing added-value to our existing customers and finding new customers that can benefit from our products and services.
You will be working in a focused and highly collaborative culture, benefitting from the experience of internationally diverse colleagues that you’d expect to find in an expanding, innovative and professional company. As our current Sales Manager moves to a new role in the company, we are looking for a self-starter with strong initiative to fulfil this challenging role.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As Sales Manager Mid-Europe, you will be responsible for the sales and customer service activities in the DACH region. The team currently has three Sales Executives and three Customer Service & Sales Support colleagues. After a successful start, you will take on the challenge of integrating Czech Republic, Poland and Baltic States into the Mid-Europe territory.
You will interact with R&D, Logistics, Purchasing and Production departments as well as suppliers and other external partners, besides our customers.

YOUR PROFILE

For this exciting position, we are looking for a suitable candidate who:

• has at least 5 years of sales management experience and a proven track record of managing a sales team in the field of packaging coatings & adhesives or waxes.
• is preferably educated to at least bachelor’s degree level in a commercial or scientific discipline or have demonstrable experience operating at this level.
• has a hands-on mentality with well-developed sales and key account management skills.
• is pragmatic, entrepreneurial, creative and strong in autonomously executing the sales plan.
• understands critical processes within customers, to deliver effective solutions.
• has excellent communication skills in German and English.
• preferably lives close to Hamburg.
• is passionate about increasing our business in the Mid-Europe territory.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In your role, you will be responsible for:

• leading the Mid-Europe sales team to achieve set targets.
• creating and realizing a territory sales plan.
• expanding our customer portfolio in the territory and increasing our presence and contribution to existing customers.
• Managing selected (global) key accounts.
• proactively following up on market information and developments.
• ensuring customer satisfaction with high service levels.

Paramelt is recognized as a good employer. It is important to us that you feel comfortable in your role. We provide as much as you need with our primary and secondary working benefits. Working at Paramelt provides you with the following:

• a competitive salary
• company car
• 30 vacation days
• training opportunitie