Sales Account Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at KLA. Dresden · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate €70,000–€104,500 across Germany.
KLA has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Find new prospects and develop accounts to grow the sales pipeline and win additional business
- Build customer relationships across industrial organizations and create plans for near- and longer-term sales growth
- Deliver quarterly and annual sales goals across Germany and other assigned European locations
- Track customer needs, market shifts and competitor activity to spot opportunities, while keeping CRM records and forecasts current
- Represent customer needs internally and work with other teams to support growth
What you bring
- At least two years in direct technical sales
- Fluent spoken and written German and English
- You can explain complex technical products and automation systems, then present and demonstrate them to customers
- You bring a results focus, strong problem-solving and detail skills, and can work with sales metrics in multidisciplinary teams
Who this fits
This role suits a technical seller who can manage strategic accounts while prospecting for new business. The territory includes Germany and other locations in Europe, with travel taking about forty to fifty percent of the time. Applications should be submitted in English.
From the employer
To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
- Drive pipeline growth through prospecting, strategic account management, and new business development.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers across industrial organizations.
- Develop and execute sales plans to achieve short- and long-term growth objectives.
- Meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets within the assigned territory (Germany as well as some other locations in Europe).
- Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitive activities to identify growth opportunities.
- Maintain accurate CRM records and deliver reliable sales forecasts.
- Act as the voice of the customer and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business growth.
- Travel approximately 40-50% within the assigned region.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master’s degree preferred.
- Min. 2 years of experience in direct technical sales.
- Ability to understand complex technical products and automation systems, previous semiconductor experience would be an advantage.
- Results-orientation with excellent problem-solving skills along with attention to detail.
- Proactive personality able to navigate in the fast-paced international company.
- Willingness to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve shared goals with an understanding of sales performance metrics.
- Ability to deliver effective technical presentations and product demonstrations to customers.
- Fluent written and verbal communication in English and German.
Why you should work for KLA
Joining KLA means becoming part of a global technology leader in the semiconductor industry, in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies.
We offer a supportive environment where your growth, well-being, and contributions truly matter.
Your benefits at a glance
- Dynamic and future-oriented industry at the forefront of technological innovation.
- Collaborative and supportive team.
- Access to extensive onboarding and continuous development opportunities to support your career growth.
- Permanent employment contract and long-term career stability.
- Competitive compensation package, including additional variable compensation, participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and company pension scheme.
- Company car or car allowance.
- 30 days of vacation per year and flexible working hours.
- Company events, such as summer family events and Christmas celebrations.
Ready to join us?
If you are interested about this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application. Simply click the “Apply” button to get started.
Please note: Applications should be submitted in English.
About KLA
We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.
Use of AI Statement
At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.
We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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