Area Sales Manager

Company DescriptionAre you an experienced sales professional with a passion for cars, looking for a new role that offers creative freedom in a strong and sustainably growing automotive company?RaceChip is the leading company in the Chip tuning industry. We offer our specially calibrated electronic performance enhancements for more than 10,000 vehicles from over 60 manufacturers, guaranteeing unlimited driving pleasure. Whether it’s increased performance, reduced fuel consumption or extended range for electric vehicles – we deliver the right product for every customer need. We owe this success above all to our fantastic team. Worldwide, we have sold over 1,000,000 Chip tuning modules. What unites us is our fascination for cars, technology and product development, our love for our products and our motivation to achieve something great together.Every day, we work together to provide our customers with the perfect product experience and to continuously improve our actions and processes to meet their needs even better. Above all, we want our customers to experience one thing: maximum driving pleasure!Your RoleTo continue our successful national and international growth of recent years, we are looking for a Area Sales Manager (m/f/d) at our location in Göppingen. In this role, you will be responsible for further developing our globally active dealer network. You will work with our existing partners to support their growth in their markets, help them identify opportunities to become even more successful and develop their potential. Additionally, you will identify attractive target markets, create innovative sales strategies and inspire new dealers with our productsJoining RaceChip is a unique opportunity: together, we bring a compelling product to a market that offers significant growth potential.Your TasksYou are responsible for (European) existing customers and new customer sales in our reseller segment, continuously working on the development and acquisition of large and strategically important distributorsYou work closely with our existing customers, jointly developing initiatives for further business growth and continuously evaluating the collaborationYou analyse target markets, identify attractive potential customers for the dealer business and develop corresponding strategies for engagementYou actively support marketing initiatives and digital measures to strengthen brand presence in your regionYou build a network of relationships with existing and new key distributors and multipliersYou are responsible for systematically establishing efficient sales and communication structuresYou work closely with the development team to address the technical challenges of our partners and to adapt our products to local marketsYour ProfileYou are strong in acquisition and have experience in sales, both in managing existing customers and in acquiring new clientsSeveral years of relevant professional experience in sales for automotive manufacturers, suppliers, or automotive accessoriesIdeally, you already have sales experience in major European marketsPassion for cars and technology, contagious enthusiasm for our products, and motivation to develop large marketsExcellent communication skills, a confident and persuasive demeanor, a passion for driving results, strong goal orientation, entrepreneurial thinking and structured, conscientious work habitsExcellent German and English skills; additional language skills are a plus