Sales Manager

Are you ready for new challenges in an international and innovation-driven environment where you can make a difference? Apply and join our team, be curious, learn, grow, and develop your career together with us. We promise: you are in for a special ride!

The location of the role is in: Velké Opatovice or Svitavy, Czech Republic

About the job
In the role of a Sales Manager, you will have two reporting lines: directly to a Team Leader in Czech Republic, and indirectly to the Head of Sales Industrial Applications Europe, CIS & Türkiye. You will be mainly responsible for maintaining a lucrative relationship with our customer in the Central Europe. While tending to our customer’s needs as a primary point of contact, you will obtain orders from existing, as well as potential markets. Therefore, it is important that you have a customer-centric attitude supported by a strong technical and commercial background. You should understand the unique demands of our clients and present them with tailor-made solutions. In this position, you will also see through the entire sales process from offer to cash with the support of a qualified team. During work, you will be traveling (inter)nationally approx. 20-30% of the time.

In addition, your tasks will include

• Sales forecasting, demand planning & receivables management
• Providing profound technical expertise and detailed application knowledge of customer processes and refractory products
• Financial planning related to rolling forecasts, market pricing conditions, annual business plans, inventory management
• Conducting price and contract negotiations
• Preparing quotes based on pricing strategies in alignment with RHI Magnesita commercial management standards
• Creating development plans of the customer to grow and strengthen the relation

About You
You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take
responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita.

What we expect from you in terms of
Education

• High school or university degree, ideally with a technical focus

Languages

• English – Proficient/Fluent
• Czech – Proficient/Fluent
• Any other language skills will be considered an asset

Work Experience

• Several years of relevant working experience in sales
• The knowledge of the refractory industry is an advantage

Why you should work for RHI Magnesita
You will perform in a customer focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider local common practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to support its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

We offer

• RHIM Academy for your ongoing learning & development, incl. full LinkedIn Learning catalogue
• Local benefits such as canteen with meal allowance
• Possibility of working from home office 

We will make sure to offer you a competitive salary package that values your relevant background and that’s in line with market values.

Sounds like you?
At RHI Magnesita everyone is welcome and encouraged to apply. We evaluate applications based on required qualifications and regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status. At RHI Magnesita
we appreciate the value of diverse teams.

We kindly ask you to submit your application online and in English. Due to data privacy reasons, applications via e-mail cannot be taken into consideration. Should you have any questions about this position, please contact us at: talent.europe@rhimagnesita.com

Agencies may only submit candidates for positions for which they have been invited to do so by the Head of Talent Acquisition Europe. All unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of RHI Magnesita and our company will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

About RHI Magnesita
We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

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