Country Sales Manager

VAT Vakuumventile AG Our team in Switzerland or UK is looking for you:

Country Sales Manager

YOUR CHALLENGES

• Strategic leadership and coordination of a cross functional team of sales, engineers, service technicians, customer service, product management and finance including aligning team resources and structure in order to effectively execute global sales strategy.
• Demonstrated experienced driving a corporate sales strategy through a globally matrixed team across multiple functions.
• Direct management of team including annual reviews, personal development and objective setting in line with corporate objectives.
• Develop strategic growth plans aimed at increasing market share and driving strategically important corporate objectives.
• Prepare monthly sales forecasts for presentation to VAT management.
• Establish relationship with executives of key accounts.
  
  

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Completed commercial or technical studies (Masters/MBA) with a minimum of 5 years of accomplished sales management experience.
• Experienced in equipment business of SEMI and vacuum industries or similar is a plus.
• Working experience in an international group.
• Strong track record in business development and achieving sales targets. Manage annual and quarterly sales forecasts.
• Experience managing a global account for a publicly traded company preferred.
• Proven negotiation skills at C-level.
• Must be highly proficient with MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Dynamics CRM, Office applications and WebEx.
• Vacuum Technology and system architecture knowledge required.