Sales Manager Germany

Your tasks

• Proactively managing a variety of in-house accounts primarily in your area, presenting our program, processing orders, and following up
• Regulary traveling to, developing and maintaining partnerships
• Checking and improving in-store presentation of our books to have the best possible visibility
• Identification and finding new partners
• Building a trusted advisor relationship with 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
• Sales and marketing support as needed for directors

Your Profile

• Strong Sales background, experience in the book trade is an advantage
• Affinity with arts, architecture, interior design, pop culture or fashion
• 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 German and English

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 [email protected].

Find more opportunities on our TASCHEN page.

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