Shimano Europe BV - Area Sales Manager, Shimano Europe BV

Vacaturebeschrijving

Shimano is a leading worldwide supplier of highly advanced bicycle components, fishing tackle, and other sports equipment. Shimano Europe B.V. is the intermediate between the headquarter in Japan and the European bicycle market for marketing, sales, product development and technical service. Shimano Europe B.V. maintains intensive contacts with distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s), wholesalers and the bicycle retail business.

International teamwork is important at Shimano and this becomes visible in the different nationalities working together and sharing responsibility for the success of Shimano in Europe.

To strengthen our Sales Team we would like to get in contact with candidates for the position of:


AREA SALES MANAGER
(OVER THE COUNTER)


The job
You realise sales targets and maintain intensive relationships with our distributors for the retail business in the respective area.
Furthermore you develop sales plans of current products and you collect relevant market information. Through this process you are able to identify trends and collect market information to support new product developments. Together with the local distributor you expand sales activities in your sales area. Finally you introduce new products and support customers where ever needed. You report to the Sr. Sales Manager.

Requirements
For the job we expect candidates to have:
• A finalized commercial education on Bachelor level
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in a similar job in an international B to B environment
• Affinity and/or knowledge of the bicycle market is essential
• Convinced acting, sales driven, initiative, self-supportiveness and a sense of responsibility
• Communicative skills in different cultures and a flexible and service minded attitude
• Excellent language skills English, both verbal as in writing
• Some language skills in French and/or German are considered a plus
• Basic skills on Word, Excel and statistical analysis ability is required
• Willingness to travel within Europe and occasionally to the Far East if needed.

Shimano offers
A very pleasant working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along very well, communicate and cooperate with each other. The working climate is informal, but we work hard. Next to good terms of employment, Shimano offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging job within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment.

Interested?
Please send your application in English and with reference to vac.nr.: 70-35-3 to HR@shimano-eu.com or alternatively by post: Shimano Europe Holding B.V. attn. HR department, P.O. Box 180, 8070 AD Nunspeet (The Netherlands)