Shape & Create - And make it happen!
The Villeroy & Boch Group with its Ideal Standard brand is one of the world's leading manufacturers in the ceramics and lifestyle sector. With our innovative and stylish products from the Dining & Lifestyle and Bath & Wellness segments, we have been creating moments and rooms to feel good in since 1748. Our success is based on the passion, design expertise and innovative strength of our more than 13,000 employees in 42 countries. Want to become part of us? #shapeandcreate
Your Responsibilities:
- You proactively manage and develop our top key accounts in wholesale business Dining & Lifestyle.
- With your good feeling for digital, you advise our customers holistically along the entire customer journey - whether stationary trade or with connected online sales. Together you maximize turnover and achieve defined goals.
- You build and maintain long-term relationships with customers through personal visits, convincing arguments and innovative service solutions.
- You collaborate closely with internal sales and marketing team to efficiently implement customer projects and maximize growth opportunities.
- Analyzing markets and competitor data is key to identify trends and make strategic decisions.
Your Profile:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Sales, or a related field
- Several years of experience in international key account management, preferably with FMCG background
- Open minded, persuasive, solution oriented
- Strategic thinking and strong operational execution
- Excellent communication skills and perfect negotiation abilities
- Independent work ethic, high motivation, and passion for sales and people coming of multiple cultures
- Very good command of both German and English, additional knowledge language is an advantage
Think outside the box with us! #shapeandcreate
What We Do
As a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region.
Hempel’s paints and coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency.
At Hempel, our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions. We firmly believe that we will succeed as a business only if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make ourselves more resilient and reduce our risk.
Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is proudly owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world