Account Manager Switzerland

Account Manager Switzerland - Dorel Juvenile

Engaging in growing sales and penetration of a super strong established brand? As an account manager Switzerland at Dorel Juvenile, this is your mission.

How to achieve this mission? By optimizing the business relationship with existing national (key) accounts and realizing the sales targets.

And why Dorel Juvenile? The world’s leading juvenile products company is an international, low hierarchy organization with excellent opportunities waiting for you!

This is what the position looks like :

This role consists of 10% new business and 90% relationship management. As an account manager at Dorel Juvenile, you ensure that the execution of the account plans is realized.

In such a way that (at least) the turnover targets are realized. Besides that, you maintain or improve numeric and qualitative distribution and potentially expand distribution of our products in a way that ensures sales targets are achieved.

You analyze and report the sales results in such a way that it is possible to correct or change the (sales) targets on time for realization.

In this position you work closely together with the Sales Administration, Operational Marketing, Retailer Care, and After-Sales departments.

The goal? Insuring optimal customer relationships. But with customers, you logically also ensure a good and professional relationship, in such a way that they are and will remain satisfied with Dorel.

Why this will be your new job?

• A lot of freedom and confidence in performing your job is given to you. We believe in you and trust that you are the perfect match for this job.
• At Dorel, the sky is the limit. If you demonstrate responsibility, growth, and strong sales performance, there are excellent opportunities for you to advance.

You get to participate in the hottest events and training sessions, for instance.

• You will immediately be employed by Dorel Juvenile and receive a permanent contract.
• The position is full-time (39 hours), starting as soon as possible.
• An annual salary of €70,000 max. based on your experience and knowledge, with room to grow.
• Besides that, you are eligible for our 20% sales bonus plan and a 13

month every year. Also, Dorel Juvenile uses 13,96 salary payments throughout a year.

• The annual leave entitlement consists of 27 vacation days (+ pink Monday) in the case of full-time employment.
• A company car according to our lease plan.
• You get a credit card on which expenses can be booked and there are arrangements for budget around overnight stays, lunch, dinner, etc.
• Other terms include travel expenses, use of a laptop and telephone.

What to bring?

• A demonstrated and solid experience in sales and a background in the Swiss market.
• A fluent command of the German language. In addition, you can communicate in English with our headquarters in the Netherlands, for example.
• In possession of a driver's license.
• Independent, mature and responsible : you are often independently on the road and the go to person for retailers in your region.

And with your data-driven and valuable plans you ensure a clear course, and you are always in the lead.

• You are able to plan your own agenda, suggest improvement plans and report back to your manager. Do you have doubts? Then we'd rather see you make a well-considered decision at the moment, even if it turns out not to be the perfect solution, than have us chew out everything for you.
• Even though you will be working in a sales position you will be working in a market and with a product that involves a lot of emotion.

The products are not only aimed at children, but the retailers are also very involved. You have an excellent sense of how to deal with various situations and can think along with the customer without losing sight of the big picture.

Made your choice?

Feel like this is your chance? Then apply immediately! A first introduction will take place via Teams with Leen De Win (managing consultant) and Leonie Jacobs (manager recruitment & operations) from Farrow + Dutch.

Then you will meet Sascha Kierdorf (senior sales manager) and Tobias Wilke (country manager) from Dorel. This interview will take place online and will be conducted in German.

A follow-up interview will again take place online with Ilke Hekker (European talent acquisition specialist) and Ingmar Van Den Berg (VP commercial DJE).

This interview will be conducted in English.

Everyone enthusiastic? Then a suitable offer will soon follow.

Need more info? Call, app or email our colleague :

Leonie Jacobs

31 (0) 618 910 085

[email protected]