Technical Sales Representative
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at MAHLE. Décines.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Train distributors and workshop professionals on MAHLE and BrainBee equipment, services, and support
- Build regional sales by supporting distributors, finding opportunities, and preparing margin-conscious commercial offers
- Give live product demonstrations and technical help at distributor locations or customer workshops
- Feed customer needs to French technical support and help install products at customer sites when needed
- Attend trade shows, track competing brands, and flag activity that could harm the group's image
What you bring
- You combine technical ability with commercial sales skills and a clear drive to develop business
- Automotive knowledge, especially workshop equipment and spare parts, is valued for this role
- You communicate well, serve customers thoughtfully, work independently, and contribute reliably within a team
- You can use IT tools and teach others effectively during product training
Who this fits
This role suits an independent, customer-facing sales professional who can explain technical products, deliver training, and travel every day across a regional territory. You must live in south-west or west France and cover the assigned region, with the work split between those areas. The position is full time and involves regular customer, distributor, workshop, and trade-show visits.
From the employer
Your Contribution
As a travelling technical sales representative, you will be responsible for organising and delivering training courses on the Service Solutions product range (workshop equipment) for professionals and making offers to our network of distributors. You will also participate in trade shows to promote products and represent the group. In this role, your main tasks will be as follows:
- Focus on your area for the MAHLE and BrainBee workshop equipment ranges.
- Encourage the existing sales network, seek out new opportunities, and strengthen the group's presence in the field
- Drafting commercial offers in line with the market, respecting margins and in agreement with management
- Provide technical support with live demonstrations, if necessary, to the distributor's sales team or in the workshop to support the distributor's sales team.
- Collaborate regularly with technical support in France, providing feedback to improve products based on reported needs
- Contribute to the installation of products at customer sites if necessary.
- Inform distributors on the use of products.
- Organise training sessions on the products, services and support offered by the group, both at customer sites and at the company's premises. These training sessions will be delivered in conjunction with technical support in France.
- Examine customer shortcomings and identify areas for improvement.
- Identify the right products for each customer and strengthen their confidence in the Group's products.
- Participate in trade shows.
- Monitor the activities of competing brands and report back to your manager.
- Protect the image of the company and the Group by identifying and reporting any malicious activities in order to avoid damaging the image of the company or the Group.
Place of work: ¼ South-West (France), ¼ West (France)
Your experience & qualifications
- Dual technical and commercial skills required. A born sales developer, you enjoy the challenges of a sales career.
- Technical knowledge of the automotive sector and the workshop equipment and spare parts market environment is appreciated.
- This full-time position requires you to be available for daily travel within your region.
- If you have excellent communication skills and a genuine sense of customer service, and are known for being independent, thorough and a team player, join our teams!
- You must live in the relevant region, i.e. south-west or west France.
- Desirable skills: Technical knowledge of products, teaching skills for running training courses, proficiency in IT tools.
Our offering
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s).
For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.
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