*BERNER pushing the limits – for those who dare more**
Making a choice about your career and your employer is a choice about your future - a future where you will invest your passion and a large portion of your time, energy, and capacity.
We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Furthermore, we deliver over 100.000 premium products for repair, care and maintenance to our customers in the mobility, construction and industrial sectors to keep their business winning and running. In addition, with our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and CCS, we offer industry-leading services that enable our customers to focus on their business and drive it forward.
*YOUR TASKS**
**Drive the strategic professionalization and harmonization** of our field sales organization across all subsidiaries
**Define, formalize, and communicate global standards and frameworks** for field sales tasks, such as customer visit preparation, negotiation, objection handling, and visit reporting (e.g. standard operating procedures, trainings)
**Establish leadership frameworks and standards** for field sales, including co-drives, performance reviews, and coaching to ensure consistent leadership quality
**Conceptualize and drive strategic productivity improvement initiatives** to enhance field sales efficiency (e.g. IT tooling landscape, standard operating procedures, trainings)
**Collaborate with HR** to define role profiles, training requirements, and career paths in field sales, supporting long-term talent development
**Collaborate with local Heads of Division/Sales**, and **support managemen**t by developing and regularly reviewing KPIs in cooperation with HR and Controlling
**Create frameworks** for customer feedback and sales quality control, in partnership with global inside sales strategists to ensure customer-centric excellence
**Lead and/or contribute** to global sales projects and initiatives, working closely with local and global sales teams
**Design and align** global sales incentives, in collaboration with local sales and segment/channel managers to drive motivation and performance
**Develop strategic concepts and enablement approaches** to empower our 4,500 field sales entrepreneurs across subsidiaries, ensuring they have the frameworks, tools, and strategic direction needed to succeed in the market
*YOUR PROFILE**
University degree in Business Administration, Sales Strategy with a commercial focus, or a comparable field
Proven experience in B2B sales environments, ideally with a global or regional scope
Strong understanding of the realities and challenges of field sales, ideally gained through hands-on experience in sales or close collaboration with field sales organizations
Experience in developing and implementing sales strategies and performance frameworks (e.g. in management consultancy or a strategy department)
Experience in field sales operations and process optimization
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams
Assertive and confident communicator with strong stakeholder management capabilities
Excellent negotiation skills in both German and English (business fluent)
Strong customer focus and interpersonal sensitivity
Comfortable working in matrix organizations and contributing to global initiatives
Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities
Strong analytical skills and a KPI-driven mindset
Experience in field sales operations and process optimization
Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
*WHY BERNER?**
permanent contract
mobile work is partially possible
structured onboarding
state-of-the-art workplace
Künzelsau: canteen with daily, freshly prepared dishes
Cologne: Pluxee food vouchers (formerly Sodexo)
allowance for transportation costs
bike leasing (Jobrad)
Wellpass with more than 5.000 sport and fitness offers
company pension scheme and employee purchase with attractive conditions
many training and development opportunities within our future-oriented company
*Are you ready to tread new paths with us?**
Then waste no time and apply now.
By using our very short online form you ensure a prompt process of your application. Please also **submit your salary requirements and possible start date**
*We are looking forward to your application!**
The BERNER Group as employer, dare to differentiate ourselves and provide every employee the opportunity to and enable them to dare to be more. Together, we push our own limits and contribute to shape a better tomorrow.
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