Acquisition and sales professional sought for the Swiss market!
Our client is an internationally active and successful consulting and service company specialising in logistics cost management as well as Freight Audit \& Payment (FAP). The company supports renowned industrial, trade and retail companies in creating transparency over their logistics costs, eliminating billing errors and sustainably realising savings potential along the entire supply chain.
As a leading pan-European consulting company in this specialised field, our client has established locations in the DACH region as well as operational competence centres in Vietnam and China. In the course of further growth, the market presence in Switzerland is to be specifically expanded.
To strengthen the team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for an entrepreneurial and sales-strong personality with a passion for building new business relationships and selling sophisticated consulting services.
Sales Director Switzerland in Logistics Consulting (m/f/d) - You don't sell freight rates. You sell million-pound potentials!
Your tasks:
- Building, developing and sustainably establishing the Swiss market
- Proactive acquisition of new customers through targeted cold calling
- Maintaining and expanding long-term customer relationships
- Planning, co-organising and supporting customer events, trade fairs and networking events
- Preparation and follow-up of sales appointments as well as conducting customer meetings on site
- Supporting project managers in the areas of logistics cost management, process optimisation and compliance
Your profile:
- Several years of proven successful sales experience in the B2B environment, ideally in the logistics, transport, Freight Audit \& Payment or supply chain sector
- Extensive experience in new customer acquisition and cold calling with a strong closing orientation
- Existing network to industrial, trade or retail companies in Switzerland is an advantage
- Sound knowledge of the international transport and logistics industry as well as a good understanding of complex supply chain processes
- Very good understanding of the Swiss economic landscape and its decision-making structures
- Strong negotiation skills, assertiveness and enjoyment in identifying new business opportunities
- Fluent German skills as well as very good English and Italian skills, both written and spoken
What to expect
- A key position with plenty of entrepreneurial scope and high personal responsibility
- The opportunity to actively shape and sustainably expand the Swiss market
- An international environment with short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies
- Innovative services with high customer benefit and excellent market potential
- An attractive remuneration package with performance-related components
- 100% remote work (unless you are on site with the customer)
Are you an entrepreneurial sales personality with a strong network in the Swiss logistics and transport sector? Are you tempted by the challenge of actively further developing the Swiss market for an internationally successful company? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.
PKS Personal AG
