Technical Sales Manager (m/f/d), Köln

Welcome at Saint-Gobain!

Saint-Gobain designs, produces and distributes materials and solutions which can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications.

Change the world – not on your own, but in a team that just pursued this mission for over 350 years. In one of the eight top global employer, one of the 100 largest industrial companies, with 170,000 employees and more than 39 billion euros in sales in over 60 countries.

Your responsibilities

• Responsibility for sales for all product lines in the business of Surface Conditioning in the area Central & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and South Africa
• Analyze the markets to identify opportunities and new customers
• Negotiation of sales contracts
• Manage existing accounts in link with our Customer Service
• Strong interaction with product managers for each product line
• Contribution to the Marketing & Sales Strategy
• Report to the European Business Manager of Surface Conditioning

Your profile

• Engineer, MBA, PhD or Master degree preferably in Material Science
• Minimum 5 years of solid sales experience in industrial/technical markets
• Experience in Materials Science, Abrasives or Chemistry would be a plus
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Self-motivating working style, team player and with high level of autonomy
• Disciplined and well organized
• Willingness to extensively travel (30% 50%) with overnight stays
• Fluent in German and English mandatory, French would be a bonus

We offer

• Involvement in an international environment and global organization
• National and international career opportunities
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Attractive social benefits