Sales Manager Seals DACH

Are you a commercially driven leader who thrives on developing people building customer relationships and driving profitable growth Do you enjoy combining strategic account management with sales leadership in an international environment

For SKF Sealing Solutions BU with the aim to drive our growth in the Industrial Seals business we are now looking for a highly motivated sales manager to join us as

Sales Manager Seals - DACH

SKF Sealing Solutions is an independent business unit within the SKF Group having a global sales turnover higher than 6 BSEK and over 3500 dedicated employees. We support our customers and partners in key industrial markets with our dedicated sales teams across different regions and countries.

As Sales Manager Seals DACH (with 70 employees) you will be responsible for the overall sales performance and profitable growth of the Industrial Seals business in Germany Austria and Switzerland as well as for the Machine Seals Operations in the region.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead develop and coach a team of Key Account Managers across the DACH region
• Manage and develop the Machine Seals Operations business across DACH.
• Define and execute the regional strategy in alignment with EMEA and global business objectives.
• Ensure sustainable and profitable growth through strategic customer development and new business acquisition.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers at key customers and distribution partners.
• Drive sales excellence customer value creation and effective opportunity management.
• Support complex negotiations and strategic customer projects.
• Collaborate closely with Customer Service Application Engineering Marketing Product Management and other internal stakeholders.
• Monitor market developments industry trends and competitive activities to identify growth opportunities.
• Foster a high-performance customer-focused and collaborative sales culture.

Requirements

• A degree in Engineering Business Administration or a comparable field.
• Proven leadership experience ideally managing sales or key account teams.
• Experience in strategic account management and complex customer organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• The ability to inspire engage and develop people.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience working in matrix organizations.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Willingness to travel frequently across the DACH region.

As a leader at SKF you lead by example:you enable performance through empowerment and feedback develop yourself and others and move the business forward with a futureoriented mindset. You build trust through transparent authentic communication enjoy leading and coaching diverse teams and actively encourage change in an inclusive environment-always living the SKF values of Collaboration CuriosityCourageand Care.

You will thrive working here if you

like working in a collaborative and engaged team environment!

are a purposeful action taker!

If you are motivated by developing strategic customer relationships and contributing to solutions that support national and allied security we encourage you to apply.

Whatyoulllove about SKF

A culture of diversity and inclusion!
SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment and we firmlybelieve that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore we only focus on your experience skills and potential. Come as you are just be yourself #weareSKF

A fairand transparent compensation!

We provide transparent salary information in line with local legislations to eligible candidates and base our decisions onobjectiveand gender-neutral criteria such as professional experience technical skills to ensure fairness and consistency throughout the recruitment process.

Someadditionalinformation

This position willbe preferably located in Schweinfurt or Bietigheim-Bissingen (Germany) or in one of our SKF Offices in Austria or Switzerland.

Youwill report to the Sales Manager EMEA Sealswhois located inSchweinfurt Germany.

For questionsregarding the recruitment processplease contactKatrin Edelmann Talent Acquisition Partner Europe & Africae who is located in Schweinfurt Germany at. Please note that we cant accept applications via email due to GDPR.

Is this you
If the answer is yessubmityour application in English no later thanSeptember.Please note that we cant accept applications via email due to GDPR.

To support a transparent process wemayincludeassessmentsandbeforehiringwecanverifythe information inyourapplicationincompliancewithcountry-specificlawsandregulations.A security background check will be mandatory in this position.