Technical Sales Engineer – Tire Industry (f/m/d)
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Responsibilities:
Business Development: Drive profitable growth across Germany, Hungary and Slovenia by developing existing customers and identifying new business opportunities.
Key Accounts: Build and develop strategic customer relationships across technical, operational and commercial functions.
Technical Projects: Plan, coordinate and support product trials and customer projects on site, working closely with production teams and translating results into commercial opportunities.
Value Selling: Understand your customers' processes and requirements and develop solutions that deliver compelling technical and commercial value.
Market Development: Monitor customer needs, market trends and competitive developments and identify opportunities to further strengthen our market position.
Collaboration: Work closely with technical, product development and marketing teams as well as distributors and sales partners to develop the right solutions for our customers.
Qualifications:
Technical Background: Degree or comparable qualification in engineering, science or another technical discipline, combined with the ability to quickly understand and analyze industrial processes.
Sales Experience: Several years of B2B technical sales, business development or key account management experience with value-added products or solutions in an industrial environment.
Sales Capability: Strong ability to identify customer needs, ask the right questions and combine technical understanding with commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
Customer Focus: Confidence working with stakeholders across production and technical functions as well as management and procurement, combined with strong listening and communication skills.
Personal Approach: Entrepreneurial, curious and self-motivated, with a high degree of independence and the ambition to continue developing professionally and personally.
Languages & Mobility: Fluent German and English combined with willingness to travel regularly throughout the sales territory.