Description

Your cereal this morning. The shirt you’re wearing right now. The vaccine for your family. It’s highly likely that all of this was transported in a trailer from Schmitz Cargobull. You see our trailers on the road every day. As a traditional family business with a history of over 130 years, our employees are the heart of the company. We owe our market leadership in the production of semi-trailers, box bodies and trailers to the commitment of our over 6,000 employees, who ensure that goods find their way to the supermarket every day. Become part of our team and drive in the fast lane with us!

  • Contributing to the development and regular review of the global sales strategy
  • Developing and implementing local market growth and other strategies to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in the sales region South West Europe
  • Deriving and steering the strategic direction of the respective sales region, considering the strategic orporate goals for 2030 in collaboration with the Regional CFO
  • (Further) developing local sales and marketing strategies in collaboration with the management of the national subsidiaries and conducting regular reviews
  • Participating in the optimization and design of the order acquisition process and its implementation in the region
  • Managing all sales activities and taking overall responsibility, including accountability for all sales results in the sales region South West Europe
  • Externally representing the Schmitz Cargobull Group in the sales region South West Europe
  • Representing the interests of the sales region South West Europe internally and ensuring information management between local and central stakeholders
  • Leading and developing the local management in the sales organizations in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal in collaboration with the Regional CFO
  • Direct reporting line to the Chief Sales Officer (CSO)

  • Experience in the commercial vehicle industry or industrial goods sector, as well as extensive sales experience
  • Successfully completed studies in business administration, industrial engineering, or an equivalent qualification
  • Fluent English skills: another local language (preferably Spanish or French) is desirable
  • A convincing leader both personally and professionally with leadership experience in an international environment combined with high intercultural competence
  • Experience in change management and strong implementation skills
  • Strong analytical skills and a high degree of self-responsibility and assertiveness
  • Willingness to take over responsibility and a strong decision-making ability
  • Empathy in dealing with customers and employees, as well as strong communication skills
  • Identification and utilization of networking opportunities to achieve corporate goals
  • High flexibility and willingness to travel