Description
Job Summary:
Develops and maintains strategic customer relationships, manages sales, and provides technical support and solutions to increase market share.
Key Highlights:
1. Manages the direct sales process and the assigned customer portfolio.
2. Develops strategic relationships with customers and key accounts.
3. Provides technical support and solutions, ensuring customer commitment.
**Job Description**
**Key Responsibilities:**
Deliver comprehensive technical solutions and sales support to end customers and distributors to increase market share through maintenance, strengthening, and development of customers.
* Manage the direct sales process for the assigned portfolio to achieve or exceed commercial and financial targets, reviewing results and defining corrective actions when necessary.
* Organize visits to existing and potential customers.
* Develop, maintain, and retain strategic business relationships with customers and key accounts, ensuring customer commitment and profitable relationships.
* Recommend products and services aligned with the customer’s business needs.
* Ensure an appropriate development strategy is defined for the assigned customer portfolio.
* Demonstrate added value delivered via CVF within the assigned customer portfolio.
* Defend and grow market share within the assigned portfolio by identifying and developing new business opportunities and revenue streams.
* Provide accurate and timely market intelligence on customers and competitors.
* Support Sales Management by providing precise forecasts, budgets, and objectives as required.
* Respond to more complex technical questions regarding the organization’s products, systems, or services.
* Develop and deliver training to educate internal employees, external partners, and customers on features of their purchase.
* Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve technical issues arising during or after implementation.
* Possess in-depth product knowledge, as well as deep understanding of the customer’s business.
**Key Competencies and Profile:**
* University degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
* Proven solid technical experience with skills and knowledge of engineering cutting tools.
* Proven experience — over 5 years — in machining (Cutting Tools preferred, or Machine Tools).
* Relevant experience in commercial management and sales and/or Account Management, with direct and continuous interaction with end customers.
* Demonstrated track record of achieving strong commercial results.
* Advanced use of CRM tools for managing customers, opportunities, forecasting, and sales reporting.
* Solid knowledge and successful experience negotiating commercial and technical terms and conditions with industrial customers.
* Relevant experience with CAD/CAM and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming.
* Knowledge of Swiss-type turning (small parts/Medical).
* Project management knowledge and experience (desirable).
* Knowledge and experience in managing relationships with external and internal customers.
* Fluent English and native Catalan.
* Valid driver’s license is mandatory.
* Willingness and ability to travel.