Your Tasks Opening up and developing the Italian sales region by acquiring new customers and providing customer support Presenting, advising and selling our innovative solar retrofit solutions and solar integration systems for commercial vehicles with convincing arguments Carrying out market and needs analyses as well as competitor analyses to identify new business opportunities Proactively approaching new customers through networking, cold calling and targeted lead management Establishing, maintaining and developing sustainable customer relationships Independent negotiation and conclusion of contracts with business partners and fleet operators in the logistics and transport industry, as well as in the local public transport Solution-orientated processing of customer enquiries and complaints to ensure maximum customer satisfaction Achieving and exceeding turnover and sales targets within a clearly defined time frame Working closely with the Head of Sales & Marketing and internal teams to continuously improve the sales strategy Regular reporting on customer needs, market trends and potential product developments Our Requirements Several years of professional experience in sales, ideally in the automotive, transport & logistics, renewable energy or technical solutions sectors Proven sales success and a strong ‘hunter’ mentality with high self-motivation Strong relationship management and business development skills Excellent communication and negotiation skills at decision maker level Structured, independent way of working with a high degree of goal-orientation Experience with CRM systems and common sales tools is an advantage Willingness to travel within Italy as well as to occasional meetings or workshops at headquarters Italian (C2, business fluent), English (C1), German is an advantage What to expect Full-time employment or on a self-employed basis Location is Italy from the home office An exciting sales role in the Sales & Marketing team with a high level of personal responsibility in an innovative, fast-growing company A sustainable, innovative product with real added value for the transport and logistics industry Flexible, remote-based working with a high degree of decision-making freedom Attractive remuneration package with a performance-related bonus Prospects for further development in an international environment About us Vision, motivation and professionalism. Creativity and trust. Love for our planet. All of this unites our current team of around 50 colleagues. Together, we are driving forward the realisation of our vision, which we want to achieve with a new strategy and focus of our company: Offering Solar Integration for the transportation industry. Our technology is already being used by more than 25 B2B customers, who are testing our Solar Bus Kit and other solar integration solutions in a variety of vehicle architectures, including buses, refrigerated vehicles, cars and eTrucks/eVans.