Sales Manager - DACH region

Location Germany
Discipline: Insight and Analytics Recruitment
Job type: SEED - Permanent
Salary: £65000
Job ref: 31112
Published: almost 3 years ago
Startdate: ASAP

​​Sales Manager - DACH region

Becksford Group have partnered with a well-funded and ambitious enterprise B2B technology software provider to hire a Sales Manager to grow their DACH region.

The Role:

The role is one of the first into a newly formed European sales team, selling a variety of high-ticket technology products that sit within my client’s portfolio.

The Sales Manager must be a ‘hunter’ with a proven track in enterprise pipeline building and can evidence working with large global businesses (think FTSE 500). Our client has spent €3.5mill on marketing demand generation so whilst you will be tasked with generating new business, the marketing spend will help increase your visibility and accuracy.

Role responsibilities:

  • Pipeline building for high-value enterprise customers in the DACH region

  • Qualifying leads and conducting research for target prospects

  • Develop and maintain relationships with key account stakeholders

  • Manage initial presentation process and handover to external sales team for delivery

  • Build and maintain client CRM data (Salesforce)

The Person:

The successful Sales Manager will have a proven track record generating new business in enterprise sales. Our client has a complex product portfolio so someone with strong business acumen will be more comfortable explaining their proposition.

  • Fluent German and English speaker (other languages advantageous)

  • 5+ years B2B sales experience

  • 3+ years B2B enterprise technology sales experience

  • Proven track record of pipeline building and new business generation targeting c-suite

  • Proven history of lead development

  • Ambitious – ability to fast track career if successful in role (promotion possible in 12 months)

The Business:

My client is a digital transformation ‘enabler’, offering a data-led software solution that leads to digital transformation for large (think £1bill+ revenue), global customers.

This is a new product with a team launched 6 months ago to penetrate the US market, with the European team now being built underneath a very competent European Sales Director. The revenue targets for Europe are 30% of overall sales.

The Package:

€55,000 - €65,000 + uncapped commission

€100,000 realistic OTE Yr1

***Role can be completely remote if required***