Sales Manager

This person’s main responsibilities will include the lead development and sale of new AutoStore projects. In close cooperation with marketing and business development, this person will maintain a robust sales funnel by managing and qualifying new leads obtained through the following sales channels: existing Kardex Group clients looking for integrated solutions (AutoStore, LG conveyor, etc.), inbound leads from AutoStore and/or other partners, tradeshow leads, leads generated by the Business Development Team and contacts in their own personal logistics/ supply chain network.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Your tasks</b></p><div><p><b><span>Success in the role comes from candidates that are dedicated to the following:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Works as the voice of the client while working with<span> </span></span><span>our internal team<span> </span></span><span>and works as the voice of the<span> </span></span><span>internal<span> </span></span><span>team while interacting with the client</span><span>. Works well with others!</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Diligent</span><span><span> </span>to<span> </span></span><span>a</span><span><span> </span>sales process and ensures all interactions with the client<span> </span></span><span>are tracked<span> </span></span><span>in Salesforce</span><span>, not because the company says so, but because the person sees the value in the process!</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Dedicated to the negotiation process with the client to ensure that all parties are setup for project success</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Agrees that a<span> </span></span><span>standard solution</span><span><span> </span>more often than not meets the needs of our<span> </span></span><span>clients</span><span><span> </span>and custom/complex solutions should be the outlier, not the norm. </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Close<span> </span></span><span>deals!!</span><span><span> </span></span><span>It’s</span><span><span> </span>easy to dabble in<span> </span></span><span>a</span><span><span> </span>sales process, but closing<span> </span></span><span>deal is</span><span><span> </span>more fun and drives our growth</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><b><span>Additional</span><span><span> </span>responsibilities:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Assists</span><span><span> </span>in development of standard solutions, sales tools and processes</span><span><span> </span>that serve our clients better</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Keeps an “ear to the ground” on the industry to help navigate the company</span><span><span> </span>on industry trends</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span><span>This person</span><span><span> </span>is highly motivated to work in a startup environment and is open<span> </span></span><span>for</span><span><span> </span>a wide range of tasks at<span> </span></span><span>different locations</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><p><span><span>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering</span><span>,<span> </span></span><span>Business<span> </span></span><span>A</span><span>dministration</span><span>,</span><span><span> </span>or<span> </span></span><span>similar field</span><span><span> </span>preferred. Candidates with other degrees or no degree will be evaluated<span> </span></span><span>according to<span> </span></span><span>previous</span><span><span> </span>industry experience. </span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span>5+ years’ experience with sales and consulting</span><span><span> </span>and/or design engineering in the intralogistics industry.</span></span><span> </span></p><div><div><p><span><span>5+ years’ experience with sales and consulting</span><span><span> </span>and/or design engineering in the intralogistics industry.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Proven portfolio of<span> </span></span><span>sold</span><span><span> </span>projects</span><span><span> </span>within the intralogistics industry</span></span><span> </span></p></div></div><div><div><p><span><span>Experience with sales</span><span>, consulting,</span><span><span> </span></span><span>project</span><span><span> </span>and team management</span></span><span> </span></p></div></div><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Your profile</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Market overview and identification of market potential</span><span>, industry trends, etc.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Works closely with<span> </span></span><span>b</span><span>usiness development in<span> </span></span><span>qualifying<span> </span></span><span>newly generated</span><span><span> </span></span><span>c</span><span>lient</span><span><span> </span></span><span>lead</span><span>s</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Initiation and development of new<span> </span></span><span>client</span><span><span> </span>relationships<span> </span></span><span>with</span><span><span> </span>decision makers</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Prioritizes traveling to the client’s site to build relationships and to understand their<span> </span></span><span>business</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Qualification of active leads/ opportunities<span> </span></span><span>in order to</span><span><span> </span>prioritize<span> </span></span><span>accordingly</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Sales of AutoStore solutions</span><span><span> </span>-</span><span><span> </span>lead the sales phase from<span> </span></span><span>lead handover</span><span><span> </span>until<span> </span></span><span>contract</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Assessment of<span> </span></span><span>client</span><span><span> </span></span><span>existing<span> </span></span><span>operations to<span> </span></span><span>identify</span><span><span> </span>areas of opportunity</span><span>/ business<span> </span></span><span>case</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Creation of<span> </span></span><span>optimal</span><span><span> </span>solution that deliver<span> </span></span><span>client</span><span><span> </span>benefit</span><span>/ return on<span> </span></span><span>investment</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Stays involved as a support resource during the project realization<span> </span></span><span>phase</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Internally leads the budget costing and fixed price proposal process for on-time delivery to<span> </span></span><span>client</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Support the development of standard solutions (</span><span>e.g.</span><span><span> </span>g-t-robot picking) to differentiate </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Introduce / improve templates (presentation, offer documents) and sales processes</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Support new colleagues at other locations</span><span><span> </span>across the globe as needed</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>

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