Area Sales Manager, Heavy-Duty

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Develop the European markets for heavy-duty, off-highway, and hydraulics sectors.

• Enhance existing customer, dealer, and distribution networks.

• Discover new market opportunities, applications, and business prospects.

• Acquire and nurture relationships with OEMs, hydraulic firms, hose assemblers, and distributors.

• Provide support to European sales colleagues through market, product, and application expertise.

• Promote protective spirals, hose protection systems, and hydraulic accessories.

• Keep track of customer needs, competitor activities, and industry developments.

• Convert market insights into actionable product and sales strategies.

• Assist in technical customer projects in cooperation with internal specialist teams.

• Conduct regular visits to customers and partners throughout Europe.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of experience in technical sales, market management, or business development.

• Comprehensive knowledge of heavy-duty, off-highway, or hydraulics markets.

• Practical experience with hydraulic hoses, hose protection, protective spirals, connection technology, or hydraulic accessories.

• An established network of OEMs, dealers, hose assemblers, or distributors.

• Proven experience in market development, customer acquisition, and strategic sales initiatives.

• Strong grasp of technical and customer-specific solutions.

• Capability to identify market needs and translate them into concrete internal actions.

• An independent, structured, and entrepreneurial work approach.

• Willingness to travel frequently for business within Europe.

• Proficiency in English for international collaboration.

• Knowledge of additional European languages is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent position with an internationally operating industrial firm.

• Competitive annual salary plus a minimum of 10% variable compensation.

• 30 days of annual leave along with a flexible working hours model that allows for a high level of autonomy.

• Option for remote or home-office work with a Europe-wide reach.

• Strategic responsibility for market development and business growth.

• Collaboration with European sales teams, OEMs, and distributors.

• Significant opportunity to influence activities across sales, business development, and product management.