About this role
<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">LEMKEN is a successful, family owned business with a more than 240-year history. We are one of Europe’s leading manufacturers, with a wide range of products for soil cultivation, seeding and crop protection, with headquarters in Germany. Our strong focus to increase our market share in Italy and to develop further our local sales and service entity creates an opening for an</span></p> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Area Sales Manager (m/f/d) Italy</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Your responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Strategic planning and implementation of all sales activities </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Further build up the LEMKEN brand in the area and extend the business</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Implementation of sales programs and monitoring of dealer stock </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Actively organize individual demonstrations, field days, trade fairs and sales promotion activities</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Motivate and expand an active dealer network for LEMKEN in the sales area</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Daily support for dealers in selling and servicing LEMKEN products</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Recognize market and innovation trends and work together closely with Marketing, Product Management and R&D at the headquarters in Germany</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Your skills and qualifications:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Experience in a Sales, Service or Product Management position in agricultural equipment</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Interest and knowledge of farming, agricultural machinery and dealer relations for the sales of agricultural machines in the sales area</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Good technical understanding as well as high level of communication and intercultural skills, commitment and ability to work in a growing team</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Experienced with Social-Media-Tools, MS Office and comfortable with new technology</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Ready to travel frequently and upon seasonal needs</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">Fluent in Italian as well as good verbal and written communication skills in English or German</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">LEMKEN Italia s.r.l. provides our employees excellent working conditions and benefits. You will operate from your home address. We promise a practical and helpful integration program as well as room for creativity in a successful, mid-sized, family-owned company that encourages exciting challenges.<br><br>We look forward to receiving your online application.<br><br>If you have any questions, please contact Luisa Urbanowski at</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#111111">+49 173 570 04 20.</span></p>