Who we are
Distran is a fast-growing, award-winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change, and protecting the environment.
About the role
Based out of our HQ in Zürich, Switzerland, in this role you will have the opportunity to work with a highly engaged team to bring an innovative product to customers in south and eastern Germany in Chemical, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas and Power Generation industries. The role suits a professional highly passionate about the environment and technology and who will work to:
* Identify and actively acquire new customers and prioritize accounts and opportunities to produce the best sales and profitability results
* Develop and retain relationships with clients in our target segments in the assigned region with the target to grow business within accounts and to generate references
* Perform on-site demos and build relationships on all levels
* Follow-up in after sales with support from the application engineering team, including product trainings to customers
* Maintain a high awareness of gas leak detection market trends and the competition
* Plan, organize and implement marketing actions, participate on exhibitions and conferences
* Collaborate with a multi-functional team based at the Swiss headquarter in Zurich
* Responsible for data accuracy, CRM, activity reports and quotations
* Shaping strategy and proposal towards the top management
* Maintain standard periodically reporting performance on business
Your profile
* Engineering or Chemistry education - further education and experience in Sales and Marketing is a plus
* At least 5 years of experience in a similar position in a SMB selling CAPEX, and possibly NDT (non-destructive testing devices)
* Desire to grow professionally within a global team
* Experience in either Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Chemistry, Power Generation, Construction, Machinery, Steel or Shipping industry
* Good computer skills and experience working with a CRM
* Fluent in English and German (verbal and writing)
* Willingness to travel on business (60%)
What we offer
Bringing groundbreaking innovative technology to a market best-seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a product, on a company and on your professional growth. Besides a competitive salary package, since the establishment of our offices, our employees in Zurich have been enjoying working in a multicultural and central location in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood of Zürich, as well as engaging weekly events sponsored by us.
Note to agencies
Distran does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from a candidate. Distran will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited offer, even in a situation where Distran employs the relevant candidate. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Distran’s Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed agreement for service and in response to a specific job opening. Distran will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.
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