Sales Manager Integrated Maritime Systems (m/f/d)

You will be responsible for national and international sales in the field of integrated maritime systems for ships, boats, and the protection of critical infrastructures. In this strategic position, you will manage the entire sales process, from market and procurement analysis to the conception of customer-specific marketing strategies and the functional leadership of proposal teams. Through your active relationship management with armed forces, shipyards, and system houses, you will identify global revenue potentials and successfully conclude contract negotiations.

Your tasks

• National and international sales of integrated maritime systems for floating platforms as well as for the protection of critical maritime infrastructure
• Active development and maintenance of sustainable relationships with the Bundeswehr, international customers, shipyards, system houses, agents, and partners
• Functional leadership of proposal teams, creation of customer-specific offers, as well as the targeted preparation and execution of contract negotiations
• Development of country-specific marketing and proposal strategies as well as the professional presentation of the product portfolio directly to the customer
• Execution of detailed competitive analyses in cooperation with Business Development and analysis of the procurement processes of public clients
• Continuous identification and exploitation of new revenue potentials and market opportunities in the global maritime sector

• University degree in engineering or business administration paired with a good technical understanding
• International sales experience in the defense industry, ideally supplemented by a military background in the Deutsche Marine or an international Navy
• Sound knowledge in handling sales-relevant software, CRM systems, and common MS-Office applications
• Business fluent English skills in speaking and writing, knowledge of other foreign languages is an advantage
• Willingness to travel worldwide

At our location in Bremen, we offer you:

• Flexible working hours (flextime and trust-based working hours)
• Attractive compensation and 30 days of vacation per year
• Mobile working
• Jobticket and bike leasing
• Exciting, interdisciplinary, and international projects in a matrix organization
• A corporate culture that promotes professional and personal development
• Individual and diverse external as well as internal training opportunities, including in the Rheinmetall Academy
• Employee benefits of a large corporation, e.g., company pension scheme and employee stock purchase program
• Professional induction process accompanied by a digital onboarding tool
• Corporate Benefits platform
• Fitness and health offers as well as VIVA family service
• Subsidized company restaurant as well as free water, coffee, and fruit