Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for building and maintaining strong client relationships? Do you have a deep understanding of the DACH market (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and a proven track record in account management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Key Account Manager to join our team and drive our business growth in the DACH region. As a Key Account Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to maximize sales, enhance client satisfaction, and foster long-term partnerships with our key accounts. Your ability to understand client needs, identify business opportunities, and deliver exceptional service will be crucial to your success in this role. If you're ready to take on a new challenge and make a significant impact, we want to hear from you Main responsibilities include but are not limited to: Acquiring new business and expand AAEON’s business with existing customers by meeting and exceeding assigned sales quota’s Create strategic plans to acquire and develop new accounts and expand existing accounts Develop strategic account plans for all key accounts and achieving them in the highly competitive market. Establish a strategic partnership with customers on different levels within their organization, while understanding their business needs and presenting solutions to address them Ensure frequent customer onsite visits to Key Accounts (min 4 per week) Understand the customer business, product and solution requirements and industry challenges Ensure full alignment of the Sales strategy with Sales Director CEE and Channel Sales CE to achieve regional quota. Represent AAEON to the customer and the customer to AAEON in all sales-related matters to ensure mutual success Sales budgeting and accurate forecasting, goals, performance standards & measurement criteria Work collaboratively with all internal stakeholders and define and prepare OEM/ODM project proposals Continuously share gathered product feedback and market data from Channel Partners with AEU Product Management. All relevant activities management may require You report to the Sales Director Skills required: Proven track record of 3-5 years’ experience selling complex IT solutions to large organizations and multiple decision makers Experience in Channel Partner Relation Management is considered advantageous A bachelor / master’s degree in Electronic / Computer Engineering / Industrial Engineering and management is preferable Excellent communication and technical skills to develop relationships at engineering, commercial, and executive levels throughout organizations up to C-Level management Strategic mindset with a successful record of developing account strategies that have expanded business Solid hunting DNA Strong negotiation and influencing skills Proactive, direct approach toward offerings, markets, and customer business challenges Focused on building solid and trusted relationships with customers Multi-lingual, excellent English skills required, native or comparable German Knowledge and experience in industrial and embedded computing market Familiar with Asian culture is considered a plus What we offer : Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Aaeon’s high regard for our employees. Part of your package will be: A company car Education budget and up to 5 study days 30 holiday days Annual wellbeing budget for physical and mental fitness iPhone and laptop AAEON Kick off with the European team every six months