**Area Sales Manager**:
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success - come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a general company.
Why join GEA
**Job information**
**Reference Number**
JR-0031028
**Job function**
Sales
**Position type**
Full time
**Site**
Pol. Ind. Congost, Av. Sant Julià,, 08403 Granollers, Barcelona
- Your responsibilities and tasks:
GEA is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Used across diverse industries, they enhance the sustainability and efficiency of production processes globally.
Separation & Flow Technologies encompass process engineering components and machines, including separators, decanters, homogenizers, valves and pumps. These technologies are at the heart of many production processes.
For our Separation & Flow Technologies Division in Granollers we are looking for an Area Sales Manager to perform the following tasks:
- Ensure all sales orders are negotiated with acceptable gross margin contribution according to defined targets.
- Support Head of Sales to define sales strategy for Iberia Beverage and Dairy New Machine market.
- Support Head of Marketing to define marketing strategy for Iberia Beverage and Dairy New Machine market.
- Manage, control and report whole offer project management process: contact customer, definition of scope with customers & Business Line, commercial discussions and support project execution.
- Prospect and cooperate with external partners
- Manage customer relationships.
- Support product development projects.
- Support Service Sales Business.
- Support Financial Department when customers are not up to date on payments.
Your profile and qualifications:
- University Degree in Engineering
- Min 3 years’ relevant experience in similar functions
- Know-how of state-of-the-art sales process, organization methods and tools (e.g. ordering, pricing, CRM)
- Proven skills in negotiation & contracting with customers.
- Understanding of corporate finance.
- English (proficient).
- Deep understanding of business with developed focus on customer needs and fulfilment of customer expectations
- Open-minded and solution oriented, strong problem-solving skills
- Team player, good networker and negotiator
- Very good communication skills, strong salesperson
- Strong customer orientation - Ability to engage with customers at different level
- Availability to travel
We offer:
- A flexible remuneration package
- Work-life balance hybrid working model as a combination of home-office and working in the office
- 23 vacation days per year
- Great work environment as part of a collaborative team
- Internal training and career development opportunities at national and international level
- GEA values equal opportunities. Applicants are therefore considered regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnic origin, skin color, religion, belief, descent, genes, disabilities, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran_ _status_ _or other characteristics worthy of protection. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given preference if they have the same qualifications._