Technical Sales Manager – Northern Germany

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

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of the Northern Germany sales territory and drive its development

• Acquire new clients and explore business prospects

• Nurture and grow existing relationships with energy suppliers, grid operators, municipal utilities, and industrial and infrastructure clients

• Provide expert advice to customers regarding solutions for grid automation, substation automation, remote control technology, smart grids, and the digitalization of distribution grids

• Assess the technical and commercial needs of customers

• Create tailored solution concepts and collaborate with specialized departments to prepare quotations

• Facilitate customer presentations, workshops, and product demonstrations

• Assist with tenders and project inquiries

• Recognize market trends, customer needs, and potential growth avenues

• Represent LACROIX SAE at trade shows, congresses, and industry events

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Service, Project Management, and Engineering teams

• Provide support to customers with remote management, software updates, cybersecurity, lifecycle management, and the maintenance of extensive device fleets

• Engage in a multi-month handover and comprehensive knowledge transfer to gradually take over the sales territory

⛳️ Requirements

• Completed technical vocational training followed by qualifications as a state-certified technician or master craftsperson, or a degree in electrical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related field

• Experience in technical sales or a technical position involving regular customer interaction

• Ideally, familiarity with energy supply, grid automation, remote control technology, substation automation, protection technology, or industrial automation

• Knowledge of high-, medium-, and low-voltage networks

• Strong commercial awareness

• Ability to work independently in a structured and results-driven manner

• Excellent customer focus with the capability to comprehend customer requirements and devise practical solutions

• Confident communication skills when engaging with customers and partners

• Proficient in German

• Good command of English

• Residing within the Northern Germany sales territory, preferably in a postal code area starting with 2

• Willingness to travel within the sales territory and to the headquarters in Cologne

• Possession of a Class B driving license

🏝️ Benefits

• Stable position within a growing and successful organization

• Supportive and transparent corporate culture

• Flexible working hours

• Opportunities for remote work

• Competitive compensation

• 30 days of annual leave plus an additional day

• Employer-supported savings benefits

• Company pension scheme

• JobRad bicycle leasing

• Public transport ticket

• Celebrations for carnival, summer, and Christmas

• Engaging lunch breaks featuring table tennis or foosball

• Employer-covered membership with Urban Sports Club

• Complimentary parking available on-site

• Free water, coffee, and fresh local organic fruit

• Opportunities for personal development and the expression of your ideas