Area Sales Manager – Greater Mannheim, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Ansbach

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🕒 August 17

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG

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51 - 200 employees

🚘 Automotive

🏭 Manufacturing

🔧 Hardware

Automotive • Manufacturing • Hardware

Schäfer GmbH & Co. KG is a German model- and mold-making company with more than 120 years of experience that specializes in model construction and the manufacture of special objects for automotive and non-automotive clients. The company offers end-to-end services including design/model making, CAD/CAM, CNC machining, additive (3D) printing, surface finishing, fiber-reinforced composites, assembly, and the production of fixtures, measurement tools and exhibition models. Schäfer emphasizes high precision and quality through certifications, extensive manufacturing capability, and strong B2B customer support across design and development phases.

📋 Description

• Take responsibility for revenue for the Mannheim, Heidelberg, Heilbronn and Ansbach sales territory • Make independent decisions within an established framework based on experience and expertise • Develop existing accounts and acquire new customers • Prospect and win new customers while comprehensively managing and supporting existing and contract customers • Monitor trends and identify market needs • Achieve defined field sales targets • Prepare and follow up on quotations, conduct price negotiations, and schedule customer appointments • Coordinate and communicate with internal departments, suppliers and partners • Attend meetings regularly and contribute to projects

🎯 Requirements

• Completed commercial/vocational training or equivalent • Ideally some initial field-sales experience or a strong motivation to gain it • Communicative and outgoing personality with a high degree of initiative and diligence • Passion for acquiring new customers and negotiating with clients • High level of motivation, flexibility, organizational skills and creativity • Ability to work independently as well as in a team • Structured and systematic thinking and working style • Confident user of MS Office products • Good command of English • SAP experience is a plus • Willingness to travel and flexibility within the sales territory • Residence within the sales territory

🏖️ Benefits

• Intensive onboarding at the Betzdorf location (approx. 2 weeks) with support from an onboarding manager • Permanent, secure employment with a high degree of autonomy • Open corporate culture in a medium-sized, family-owned company • Company car for private use • 30 days' vacation • Attractive performance-based compensation opportunities • Company pension plan and capital-forming benefits • Individual professional development opportunities and regular performance reviews • Participation in cross-departmental projects • Healthy company cafeteria in Betzdorf • Health promotion measures (ergonomic workplace, workplace glasses, health days, etc.) • Company events • JobBike (company bicycle program) • Corporate Benefits and employee discounts