Technical Sales Manager EMEA

Fiber Sales Manager EMEA

Fiber Sales manager: Manage sales for all fiber products (SMF, MMF, Specialties) in EMEA. Maintain and build excellent relations with customers, typically Business and Technical Directors, Purchase Managers, Product (line) managers.  The Fiber Sales Manager will drive business growth and represent Prysmian as a key partner in the fiber optics market.

Responsibilities:

Account management

Manage accounts for main stream optical fiber products in EMEA

Build & maintain relations with counterparts at customer

Represent Prysmian at external customers

Implement and follow up on contracts

Contract negotiations

Prepare and manage costumer quotations

Business development

Identify and define new business opportunities within the fiber optics market

Develop and execute strategies to increase market share and revenue growth

Monitor industry trends, competitive activity, and emerging technologies

Collaborate with internal teams (R&D, Product Management, Marketing) to develop customer-centric solutions

Explore new customer segments and regions to expand Prysmian’s fiber footprint

Sales Forecasting

Maintain accurate sales forecasts and actual performance reports

Provide reliable data as a reference for the Fiber Business Unit

Customer service team

Support CSC with all requests

Perform contract review with customer service

Quality

Claim coordination and respondent for customer claims

Working with responsible teams to resolve and close claims expeditiously

Support with preparation of 8D

Product Management & Technical Sales

The candidate shall develop a minimum technical understanding of all fiber products

The candidate shall be able to give a product presentation to customers

Represent Prysmian fiber at internal and external customers

Work closely with sales and R&D for product developments

Understand customer business and product requirements

Identify competitor product development and market strategy

Attend tradeshows to anticipate future directions of the industry

Minimum requirements:

BSc degree in Engineering, Economics, Business or Sales Administration or other Technical

3 years commercial experience

Preferred:

3-5 years experience within telecom industry or related.

Knowledge

Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)

Knowledge of all main stream types of optical fibers (or ability to learn)

Knowledge of sales processes

Excellent English (written and oral)

Skills

Excellent analytical and conceptual skills

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Firm standing, convincing attitude

Strong customer focus and relationship-building skills

Proven ability to negotiate and close deals effectively

able to prioritize effectively and meet deadlines

Estimated travel up to 40%

Job location will be in the Prysmian factory in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

When not traveling candidate is requested to be on site 70%.

Our selection process: 

1. Application, 2) HR interview, 3) Hiring Manager interviews and 4) Online assessment (30min) 

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