As a global company with 60 locations worldwide, we offer you interesting career opportunities in an international environment. Our employees are shaping tomorrow’s dynamic measurement technology.
This position is placed at the beating heart of the Business Unit Digital Solutions. You will contribute to the ramp up of this new Business Unit by selling cutting edge software and customer specific software solutions within the automotive and manufacturing industry. The position requires to continuously shape the performance of the Business Unit’s sales function, to be close to our customers every day to understand their today’s and emerging needs, to wisely act and collaborate with other teams of the Kistler Group in our target markets and to execute sales activities jointly with your team in a focused and hands-on manner. You have a relentless focus on the market, are passionate about forming and leading a high-performing sales team and always strive for innovative solutions as well as clear value add for our customers.
Join us to make a difference.
Your main tasks
- Personnel and operational leadership of the Business Unit’s Sales Team
- Strategic alignment of the Sales Function with the requirements of Kistler’s Digital Solution Business
- Implement, execute and monitor effective sales action plans, applying the Group’s sales approaches and using common sales methodologies in software sales area
- Implement customer relationship management for defined key customers, aligned with other Business Units
- Effectively collaborate and exchange market- and opportunity-relevant information with other local and global Kistler Teams
- Increase customer intimacy and engage Kistler’s project and product teams where appropriate to capture data-driven business opportunities
- Proactively strive for capturing cross-selling opportunities jointly with other Business Units
Your profile
- Master’s Degree in Digital Solutions Business (IT) or adequate area (e.g. Electronics)
- Proven experience in the area of strategy or management consulting or in a position as Head of Sales with leadership experience in a multinational environment
- Min. 5 years of sales experience in selling end user software / customer specific software solutions
- Strong communication skills in English and German, any other language is an advantage
- Ability to listen, lead and to establish good working relationships
Oliver Nievergelt, Head of HR Switzerland (phone +41 52 224 13 66) is looking forward to receiving your complete application via our online Career Tool.
For this position we only consider direct applications.
The Kistler Group is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology. Along the megatrends of emission reduction, quality control, mobility and vehicle safety, we deliver top performance for a sustainable world. By pushing the boundaries of what is possible, we enable our customers to innovate, progress, grow and create ideal conditions for Industry 4.0.