Role brief
Tasks ▪ Acquisition of new customers and identification of new projects with existing customers ▪ Generate customer orders ▪ Planning, creation and coordination of quotations ▪ Be the main point of contact for customers and choose the appropriate approach ▪ Provide technical advice to customers on ceramic solutions (CIM/PIM) ▪ Conduct initial customer meetings independently ▪ Perform market analyses and develop strategies for business development ▪ Organize trade fair visits and support customers there ▪ Communication with international customers in German, English and ideally French ▪ Close collaboration with engineering and design teams for technical implementation of projects Qualifications ▪ Completed technical or scientific degree (e.g. mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, physics, process engineering) at bachelor's or master's level ▪ Several years of professional experience (approx. 5 years) in the technical field or business development ▪ Solid technical background to professionally advise on and sell ceramic injection molding processes ▪ Very good German language skills (fluent) ▪ Very good English language skills (business fluent) ▪ French language skills desirable ▪ Pronounced customer orientation and communication skills ▪ Experience in new customer acquisition as well as market analysis and strategy development ▪ Willingness to travel to trade fairs and customer visits domestically and internationally Benefits ▪ Work with a rare, highly specialized ceramic technology used in Mars rovers, medical technology, aerospace and luxury watches, among others. ▪ High degree of personal responsibility and scope for design – direct reporting line to the Business Unit Manager without corporate bureaucracy. ▪ Close, young team of approx. 40 people in a family-run hidden champion group with long-term stability. ▪ Extensive customer contact worldwide, including trade fair appearances and independent acquisition of new projects. ▪ Meaningful products that influence human lives in safety-critical applications. ▪ Attractive overall package with 13.2 salaries, up to 32 days of vacation + 3 additional days off, JobRad and Hansefit. [Auto-translated from German]