Head of Sales / Key Account Manager Czech Republic

Scherl & Partner GmbH

Place of work
Czech Republic
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Job description:

- Our client aims to expand its market position in the Czech Republic. The company’s clients are mainly from the field of trade, meat industry and professional consumers.
- The Head of Sales will be wholly responsible for sales development, customer service to existing customers, new customer acquisition and market development in the Czech Republic.
- Leadership, coordination, motivation and control of the local sales staff (including back office).
- Derivation, planning and implementation of the established goals according to company’s strategy in your field of responsibility and communication of those to the employees.
- Definition, planning and implementation of the established goals concerning revenue, profit and market penetration in the Czech Republic, including sales planning (pieces/kg), as well as planning of sales prices, profit contribution and turnover.
- Intensive Key-Account-Management.
- Establishing and maintaining of long-term business relations with current customers and new customer acquisition at all decision-making levels.
- Ensuring of intensive techological customer consulting and service.
- Market, products and competitor analysis, especially concerning potential trends and product innovations.
- Identification of mark chances and potentials.
- Implementing of new products development and specified customer solutions in close cooperation with customers and product development department in the head office.
- Developing and expanding the network of distributors as well as their support.
- Developing individual sales and marketing programs and strategies for the different regions.
- You use your technical competence and business skills to provide the customers with individual solutions, actively conveying the benefits of “your” products.
- Reporting (also directly to the headquarters)

Employee perks, benefits

We offer you:

a. A very motivating and responsible position with excellent prospects in a successful, distinguished German company with international operations,
b. Excellent training, preparation and practice,
c. Good salary, reflecting the position,
d. A safe and secure job in a company with successful international market positioning.
e. Additional benefits, e.g. company car, laptop, phone and profit sharing.

Information about the selection process

How to apply:

If you are interested in the advertised position, do not hesitate and seize the opportunity to be successful with an internationally operating company. Send your detailed, informative CV in German and/or English with scanned picture and cover letter (in Word.doc format) by e-mail to [email protected]

We will call you as soon as we have received your documents to arrange further contact and perhaps a first meeting with you.

You are welcome to call our head office in Prague (phone: +420-725 921 842, e-mail [email protected] if you have any further questions.

Please note: All your personal information will be held in the strictest confidence!

We appreciate your interest in the current position, but kindly notify you, that, according to the explicit wish of our client, your application will be considered only if your qualification corresponds with the searched profile.

We reserve the right not to react to every application.

Thank you very much for your understanding!

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products

Our client is an internationally operating company from a German speaking country, which belongs to the European leading manufacturers of food additives with special focus on meat industry. The company has worldwide several production sites, subsidiaries and representative offices. This company aims to expand its market position in the Czech Republic. For the local subsidiary there is currently a vacancy for a position as Head of Sales new to fill.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

Food Technology/ Economist / Business Studies

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2) or German - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

7

Personality requirements and skills

Job requirements:

- Excellent command of Czech (native speaker level) and good command of German and/or English, both spoken and written.
- Several years of successful sales- and management experience, preferably in a similar position in food industry with focus on meat industry, preferably in food technology oriented production company, preferably within an international company.
- University degree (preferably food technology or, with appropriate working experience, also food technologist or economist possible).
- Sound and thorough knowledge of food processing.
- Good market and/ or product knowledge.
- Ideally you already have existing network in food industry at the Czech market, especially in the meat industry.
- Pronounced sales strength, high negotiation skills and competnces.
- Strong leadership and managerial skills.
- You are very strong leader, you are convincing and know how to assert yourself in dealing with both customers and staff; on the other hand you cultivate a team-oriented management style.
- You are competent and proactive and have pioneering spirit and show own initiative.
- You are focused in your actions and approach, your conduct is confident and friendly.
- You are team-minded and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Prominent communication and presentation skills as well as good language expressive abilities.
- Good conceptional and organisational skills.
- Willingness to travel throughout Czech Republic.

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Brief description of the company

All information from you will be treated of course with the usual discretion and strictly confidential!

P.S. We greatly appreciate your interest in the advertised position, but please note that, at the request of our client, we can only consider your application, if your qualification matches the profile we are looking for.

We ask for your understanding that, due to the available capacities, we can only respond to applications that are as close as possible to the desired profile.

Thank you in advance!

Number of employees

5-9 employees
ID: 1708293  Datum zveřejnění: 4.4.2014