The Team leader Area Sales Management is the main contact person for the assigned countries. He answers the technical and commercial questions of the SC’s either by himself or with the specialists within the PC Flowtec DA organization. He defines together with HOD and maintains country specific agreements. He is responsible for the organisation of the year end and half year meetings. Depending upon the need he participates in the strategic industry business planning of the countries and ensures that the interests of Flowtec are represented in the business plans.

He assists the SC’s in country specific activities like exhibitions and customer seminars.

Also the roll out of new products according to the standard

Main Task :

  • Leading the Team
  • Coaching the Business Development  for the assigned countries
  • Develop joint Flow Business Plan with SC (industry/ product/national Key accounts)
  • Converts industry /customer initiatives into a commercial framework
  • Transfer the product know how to respective SC
  • Collect , asses & transfer market trends, product requirements and feedbacks from the assigned countries to HOD.
  • Assists assigned countries in their activities like exhibitions, customer seminars…..
  • General contact for SC requests ( Technical, Commercial etc)
  • Interaction with SC for general activities

Participation at global Flow PM Meeting & network meetings.

 

  • Roll out of new products in the assigned countries
  • Target sheet process for the assigned countries
  • Planning and execution of year end meetings and other business meetings
  • Ensures that the interests of Flowtec are represented in their business planning
  • Defines and ensures the phase out planning of products
  • Answering of commercial and technical questions from the countries.
  • Responsible for in house customer visits and FAT’s
  • Managerial functions (Employee selection, performance review, …)

Budgeting (employee’s, traveling …), strategy, planning & scheduling, Legal metrology, Local approvals, CCOE , DGMS, BIS, local testing’s.

Qualification / Competencies

 

Profession                             Studies                                                            Work experience

 commercial                        Bachelor of Engineering                         >15 years *

 engineering                       Postgraduate studies in Marketing

 not relevant

 

Additional Information:

*preferable in project management environment / Experience from Filed Sales

 

Languages

 English             Native language                          Good

                                Excellent                                      Nice to have

 

 ______            Native language                          Good

                                Excellent                                      Nice to have

 

 

Competencies: (personal skills)

  • Leadership qualities, people management: Lead, motivate, train, inspire & encourage
  • Customer oriented working methods,
  • Able to work in a team,
  • Customer oriented working methods,
  • Readiness to travel up to 30-50% per year
  • Strong social competences in different cultures
  • Open Minded
  • Strong ability to motivate
  • Dynamic personality (“can do” mentality)

 

 

 

Competencies: ( functional- methodical- leadership)

  • Leadership skills
  • Project management methods,
  • Lead a team in a matrix organization
  • Marketing and Sales methods
  • Communicative working methods,
  • Thorough and detailed Technical understanding of Flow technologies & business,
  • Commercial understanding (GP, price calculation)