If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. Overall purpose of role : Expand sales growth within Germany and Europe through key account management, new business development and effective agent management. Consistently strives to exceed annual targets adhering to margin and profit thresholds. Key Responsibilities: Business Development: Identify industry, consumer and competitive trends ; using credible market intelligence to make recommendations for action plans and programs in line with the Company’s strategy and growth initiatives. Forming partnerships and networking to develop and maintain client relationships. Develop New Sales Opportunities: Gathering sales intelligence on new and existing customers, following up on qualified leads but also organic lead generation to generate new business. This will include web research, contacting directly via email, telephone and networking at events, seminars and exhibitions. Account Management: Display a strategic approach to managing and nurtur ing business relationships with key accounts. R etain loyal clients and increase revenue by connecting with new customers. Oversee the full client relationship, ensuring satisfaction, understanding needs, and providing customers with service, support and improvement opportunities to increase aftersales activity. Agent Management: manage existing Matcon agents and appoint new agents where appropriate across the territory. Develop relationships to drive revenue by regularly updating agents on the Company’s vision, products, support, and other relevant information, establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) for agents, facilitating necessary resources, training, and support to empower agents. Planning and executing activities with agents for key accounts/opportunities. Qualifying Opportunities: Determining if the customer is a good fit for the proposed product or system by following established qualification criteria for assessing opportunities. Core Sales Activities: Manage customer site visits, help co-ordinate demonstrations and trials at Matcon and/ or customer site. Work with customers and internal resources to review and define User Requirement Specifications. Help define and coordinate Matcon’s response to enquiries (type, format, timescale and content) Follow up Proposal s with customer s in a timely manner. Negotiate and close orders. Ensure non-standard Ts & Cs are approved appropriately. Accurate forecasting: C ommunicate accurate sales forecasts by month, quarter and year adhering to Matcon’s established forecasting methodology. Marketing: Sharing market & customer information with the marketing team for use in developing and delivering marketing activities. Contribute to the customer journey by responding to enquiries in the agreed timeframes, ongoing lead nurturing, social media amplification and webinars. Evaluating Leads, Opportunities, Wins & Losses to measure success and give constructive feedback to marketing for the ongoing improvement of Lead Generation. Sales Support Information: Identify and secure case studies & testimonials from which marketing can create campaigns. Create and develop supporting information for customers by creating PowerPoint Presentations, Process Flow Sheets etc. Data Management : Ensure the CRM ( Dynamics ) is routinely updated i.e. daily and weekly – especially in relation to customer visits, quoting, forecasting and similar information. Complete an accurate New Customer Set up Form for credit checks in a timely manner. Assist with the production of reports for Monthly Business Reviews and Commercial meetings. This list is not exhaustive and the job holder may be asked from time to time to undertake other duties so that the team or department can function efficiently. Such a request will be reasonable and will be within this role’s normal scope of authority. Skills & Abilities: Highly motivated, self-starting individual with the ability to plan, organize, work under pressure, meet deadlines and work both independently and part of a tea m. Capable of effectively and accurately working on several long term projects at one time. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with active listening. Has the ability to connect with their audience and present in a professional and engaging manner. Strong interpersonal and relationship building capability using a trusted advisor approach. Possesses a solutions-oriented approach; has the ability to handle objections and to face and overcome adversity. Ability to travel, as, on a regular basis. Must be physically able to climb onto structures, stairs, ladders, scaffolds, customer facilities, and industrial plants, inspect equipment for failure and process analysis and enter equipment access points. Proficient in utilization of Microsoft Office and Salesforce Results driven and motivated to achieve and exceed targets. Knowledge & Qualifications : A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing and/or Engineering discipline. Equivalent experience commensurate with the knowledge gained through completion of one of the above degrees will be considered in lieu of a degree. Extensive and relevant experience in industry field sales, ideally capital goods equipment. Knowledge of powder handling equipment is a dvantageous A valid driver’s license is essential. Fluent speaking in German and English. "Would you like to become part of the team? Then we look forward to receiving your application and meeting you in person soon. As part of the IDEX Corporation Group, we welcome all people who contribute to the diversity of our company. The masculine form is used in this job description only for better readability, but refers to the gender male, female and diverse.