Area Sales Manager Data Center Cooling - Lyon, France - Systemair Sverige AB

Description

Systemair is a leading global supplier of high-quality ventilation, heating, and cooling products and systems. For almost 50 years we've been serving customers with innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient HVAC products and solutions._

• At the Systemair headquarters in Skinnskatteberg, we pride ourselves of being open and accessible any employee can address anyone in the management. Crossdepartmental exchange is encouraged during daily Fika sessions, and cooperation and exchange are at the forefront of our business._

Systemair is hiring an Area Sales Manager for west Europe including France and neighbouring countries to further boost and develop the Systemair Group sales into data centers.

Background
Systemair sees a growing potential in the French data center cooling market.

The of aim of this new position is to expand the region's existing and new business relationships in data center cooling with a view to sustainability, profitability and growth.

About the job

You will be employed legally in Systemair France but will work closely with our organization either in France and neighbouring countries but your position is part of the Global Data Center cooling team.

You will be reporting directly to the Business Development Director Data Center Cooling.

As an Area Sales Manager, you will be responsible for developing sales programs that maximize sales from the assigned accounts and to the new target accounts, overseeing and conducting market research to develop and implement sales initiatives and strategies.

The job requires entrepreneurial spirit from you to support and drive the operational and strategic sales & marketing work within the region that follows Systemair's overall Business Plan and Marketing Plan for data center cooling.

You also need to have good ability to work together with your colleagues in the global data center team as well as our local subsidiary.

The position requires business travel in West Europe including France to meet our customers as well as travels to international customers ,exhibitions and potentially our factories across Europe


In this position, you will:

• Set goals, implement and follow up budget and activities for data center cooling in the region.
• Work to proactively perform sales and product information to Systemair's main customer groups in data center cooling for the entire Systemair product range, from all Systemair production facilities.
• Work together with Systemair's subsidiaries to strengthen Systemair's business and brand in the data center market
• Lead the process of identifying local market requirements (technical and regulatory) and coordinate the approach with the respective factories
• Work with our Sales support system / CRM
• Keep current market register for the unit
• Reporting of market activities
• Make sure requested communication and reporting is carried out
• Advise, coordinate and followup of orders regarding, Credit requests, Deliveries & Commissioning, Payment followup

We are looking for someone with the following profile:

• Preferable experience from the HVAC business
• Experience in Sales
• Sound intercultural experience with sensitivity to different (working) cultures
• Proven communication and relationship building skills
• Proactive with a problemsolving attitude
• Excellent written and spoken French, Our group language is English, so you need also to be able to speak and write in English. Other languages is meritorious
• Ability to travel in France and abroad
• A university degree in technical education or business is appreciated, but not required

We can offer you:

• A high level of freedom and flexibility in terms of time and shaping the position
• Network building with Systemair colleagues and partners worldwide
• Vacation and benefit(medical insurance ) as in Systemair France rules
• Company car as per local regulation in Systemair France SAS

When working at Systemair, you will:

• Drive innovation & development
• We provide fresh healthy air and help to reduce energy consumption.
• Contribute to making the world a better place
• Constant development is in our DNA.
• Join an inclusive company
• We are an international family, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity.
• Get to grow through various departments, countries & trainings
• With 90 companies worldwide, we have ample opportunity to develop your career.

Other information:

• Starting date is 1 December 2023 or as soon as possible.
• The location is in our French headquarter in Lyon. With prior agreement it could be also possible to work remotely from homeoffice.