Overview
As a Senior Sales Manager Filtration Materials, you drive growth across the DACH/Europe region by acquiring customers, developing pipelines, and converting opportunities into repeat business. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to shape market approach and act as the voice of the customer. Your role centers on strategic account development and pressuring market penetration in a relationship-driven environment. This is a chance to impact go-to-market strategy and build lasting partnerships in filtration materials.
Leistungen / Benefits
- autonomy and decision-making freedom
- performance-based compensation and comprehensive social benefits
- flexible hours and trust-based working time with 30 days vacation
- hybrid working option
- talent management and professional development
- in-house company restaurant and daycare support nearby
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Drive customer acquisition, pipeline development, and revenue growth in DACH/Europe
- Own sales targets and move opportunities through sampling, trials, negotiations, and conversions
- Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline with ongoing deal progression
- Penetrate target accounts and build relationships with filtration manufacturers and converters
- Identify new customers beyond target accounts to expand market presence
- Develop relationships with technical and commercial stakeholders across levels
- Lead technical-commercial discussions translating requirements into opportunities
- Execute go-to-market strategy in collaboration with Business Development, R&D, Operations, Marketing
- Support lead generation through marketing initiatives, events, and trade shows
- Capture market intelligence and customer feedback to inform portfolio evolution
- Provide regular sales, account development, and market feedback updates to stakeholders
Zentrale Anforderungen
- 5-10+ years in external sales or business development in industrial/technical markets
- Proven track record in acquiring new customers and driving revenue growth
- Experience in building sales pipelines and converting opportunities into long-term relationships
- Experience in competitive B2B environments with customer acquisition responsibility
- Experience in filtration materials, filter media, nonwovens, or related markets preferred
- Experience in the DACH/Europe region and understanding of regional market dynamics
- Strong commercial acumen with pricing, negotiations, and deal closure skills
- Ability to conduct technical-commercial discussions and translate customer requirements
- Hunter mindset and drive to win new business
- Highly results-oriented with focus on revenue and execution
- Entrepreneurial, self-driven, adaptable to growth
- Understanding of filtration materials, filter media, nonwovens, or related products
- External B2B sales and strategic account penetration
- Sales pipeline management in technical/industrial environments
Senior Sales Manager Filtration Materials (m/f/d) in Stuttgart Arbeitgeber: MANN+HUMMEL
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