Sales Manager (m/f/d)

As a modern and employee-oriented company in the Südwestfalen region, we are at home in the world of metal forming. At five locations in Germany, Slovakia, and Mexico, over 720 dedicated colleagues work to make the mobility of tomorrow safer and better.

As an experienced partner to the automotive industry, we develop and manufacture complex assemblies for steering, braking, and transmission systems – precise, reliable, and always with a view toward innovation and future viability. At the same time, we are already supplying other industries today, allowing us to steadily expand our portfolio and position ourselves as a broad, stable, and future-proof company.

#wirbeihuhn stands for progress, team spirit, and the conviction that our shared success is carried by the people who make it possible every day.

Innovation begins with you. We are expanding our sales team and are looking for you as a Sales Manager (m/f/d)!

• Responsibility for the support and management of acquired customer projects – from project start to series production maturity in close cooperation with project management
• Continuous observation of the market as well as procurement and analysis of market, competition, and customer information
• Execution of market analyses and derivation of suitable strategic measures
• Active acquisition of new customers and new projects
• Building and sustainable support of a defined customer base
• Creation, coordination, and presentation of customer-specific offers in cooperation with the relevant specialist departments
• Execution of price and contract negotiations as well as responsibility for contract conclusions and price maintenance
• Close cooperation with the departments of development, quality, project management, and calculation
• Independent consulting and support of specialists and managers at the location

• A technical vocational training or a technical degree – supplemented by a good commercial understanding
• Several years of professional experience in the automotive environment; alternatively experience in the Defence or Aviation industries
• Enjoyment of customer contact, a confident appearance, and a strong sense for customer needs
• Initiative, negotiation skills, and an independent, solution-oriented way of working
• Willingness for regular business trips and a high level of commitment
• Strong communication skills as well as very good English skills in speaking and writing
• Experience with SAP is an advantage

• An open "Du-culture" with flat hierarchies, a hands-on mentality, and mutual trust
• An environment characterized by clear values, our corporate vision, and team spirit
• Flexible working models with flextime and the possibility of mobile working for commercial roles – as well as structured processes in the production area
• Modern workplaces with current hardware and ergonomic equipment
• Continuous development: training, coaching, e-learning, and individual career paths
• Attractive benefits such as betri...