Job description
Why Southco?
With over 70 years of engineering excellence and more than 3000 employees in 20 countries, Southco is a global leader for the manufacturing of engineered access solutions, products that you and thousands of others interact with every day. Our products form what we call "touch points", such as locks, latches, fasteners, hinges, handles and many other products that serve virtually hundreds of industries worldwide.
Southco employees enjoy an excellent work/life balance, globally competitive compensation, and global and local connections with colleagues from around world who share the same vision and passion. Being part of the Southco family means being part of a success story that spans for almost a century and is still being written by people just like you today
At Southco we strive to use our innovation to continuously improve, ensuring we deliver the highest value to our customers. therefore, we are looking for an experienced Sales Manager to join our team.
The Department
You will support both the Transportation and D-Tech business units, who together are responsible for the growth and development of key markets including Automotive, Aerospace, Enclosures, Healthcare and Industrial Equipment. One of our key value propositions is being able to manage the complexity of designing with the customer in one region, whilst manufacturing and shipping globally.
The Role
In this field-based sales role, ideally located in Madrid or Barcelona, but with broader responsibility for developing new business in Spain you will manage extensive business relationships with customers at all levels to drive our growth and profitability. Focusing on key growth markets, you will use your technical, commercial and sales knowledge to sell our product offering to existing and new business. You will look for opportunities in different industries, prospecting for new business, be familiar with working with customers to develop bespoke technical, engineered solutions and solving problems, contributing to our ambitious growth targets. (All applications must be in English)
Requirements
- Are you a proactive relationship builder who can leverage internal and external commitments to drive outstanding results?
- Are you a persuasive professional with the drive to succeed in Sales?
- Are you willing to step up to the responsibility of managing and driving business growth in challenging customers and markets?
- Are you a tenacious and creative problem solver?
- Do you hold a degree in Engineering or other technical discipline?
- Are you a resilient self-starter that can work on your own initiative?
- Do you have experience and a proven record of success of close customer contact in a fast-moving Sales environment
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: From £60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Account management: 1 year (preferred)
- sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: Key Account Manager (Spain)