District Sales Manager Commercial Sector (m/f/d)

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Job Summary NetApp is seeking a dynamic and results-driven District Sales Manager Commercial Sector to lead a team of sales professionals and drive revenue growth. As a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for achieving sales goals, building partnerships, and coaching your team to success. Your Responsibilities Lead and manage a team of sales representatives to exceed sales targets. Develop strategies and plans to drive revenue growth and customer acquisition. Utilize your strong understanding of storage technologies and competitive offerings. Apply effective sales techniques such as target account selling and solution selling. Coach and develop team members to maximize their potential. Job Requirements Excellent communication and negotiation skills in German and English are required. Strong relationship building and collaboration abilities. Knowledge of storage technologies and market trends is desirable. Experience in coaching and developing sales professionals. Experience in sales roles combined with proven people management responsibility, including direct leadership of teams. Ideally experienced in Mid-Market / Commercial sales, with strong exposure to “land & expand” motions and structured sales execution. Hunter mindset / new-logo acquisition experience strongly preferred, with a track record of proactive pipeline creation. Experience leveraging AI in the sales process preferred. Experience running programmatic campaigns preferred to generate demand/pipeline (multi-touch motions, vendor/BDR-supported campaigns). This is a pipeline position that will be opened on a recurring basis and used to fill roles aligned with the required skill sets. Recruiting efforts will be ongoing until specific teams find an ideal match. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.