Sales Director

Firma Bilgisi Gizli

We are looking for Sales Director for our company which operates in the automotive supplier industry and is a leader in its field.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for;

• Defining and managing sales, marketing and business development strategies and action plan to achieve sales targets
• Establishing new business opportunities with targeted accounts through prospecting, networking, qualifying, and closing techniques
• Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting customer relationships
• Building a high performance inside sales team
• Leading and managing a team of field sales people and be accountable for their results; motivating, setting targets and ensuring ongoing capability development
• Defining, analyzing and reporting KPIs, and performing various reports on sales and market performance

Essential requirements for the Sales Director role include;

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration disciplines and related fields (Master’s degree preferred)
• 10+ years related sales or marketing experience of automotive industry required
• Proven successful career in a multinational or export company
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German
• Ability to work in a highly visible role that requires exceptional vision, leadership and a blend of analytical and creative thinking
• Experience in international business development and start-up processes
• Extremely strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Experience in a multi-country / multi-cultural environment, strong diplomacy skills
• Strong team management, coaching and leadership skills with a proven ability to get the best out of existing people, and be able to bring great new people into the team
• Self-motivated with high energy and time-manager
• Experience with SAP and CRM Tools
• No restrictions to travel
• Being able to reside on Istanbul Anatolian Side