Sales Manager Europe in Köln bei TASCHEN GmbH

Your tasks

• Proactively managing a variety of in-house accounts primarily in your area, presenting our program, processing orders, and following up/ liaising often with our distributors to ensure timely fulfillment
• Regularly traveling to, developing, and maintaining key partnerships
• Developing new business, from lead generation and initial sale to account management
• Building a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts and maintaining strong, long-lasting customer relationships based on growth
• Preparing reports and communicating the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to department director
• Forecasting and tracking lead title and key account metrics
• Researching, identifying, and traveling to prospects in specific territories
Sales and marketing support as needed for directors

Your profile

• Located in London, Paris, Berlin, Cologne or Brussels
• Strong Sales background
• Affinity with arts, architecture, interior design, pop culture or fashion
• Experience in new business development
• Excellent organizational skills and time management abilities
• Commitment and flexibility to travel extensively
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding expectations
• Outgoing, ambitious, and flexible with excellent communication & presentation skills
• Able to work well within a team and independently
• Excellent computer skills especially with Microsoft Office and Excel (knowledge and proficiency with advanced excel functions including VLOOKUP, IF, and Pivot Tables a huge plus)
• A BA level or equivalent and/or relevant work experience
• A strong awareness of TASCHEN’s brand and a passion for our unique program
• Fluent in English, German and French
Valid driver’s license

We offer

• A diverse and demanding job within a creative and international working environment
• An open business culture with a flat organizational structure and rapid decision-making processes
• A variety of tasks in a committed, dynamic team
• Flexible working hours as well as the possibility of combining remote and on-site work
• A competitive salary
• A permanent full-time job

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application documents, including your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, by e-mail to Alicia Westendorf at jobs@taschen.com