Contract Sales Manager f/m/d
Our common goal
Within this role you will be responsible to work with dealers or approach the market directly to grow Vitra’s business in China.
What you can expect
- Act as a Vitra brand ambassador to present Vitra’s brand, products, concepts, and culture professionally in front of direct and indirect clients
- Work closely with core sales partners to increase Vitra’s chance of winning projects and growing Vitra’s share of wallet.
- Grow contract dealers network and manage their performance, strategically guide them and collaborate with them to achieve a win-win outcome for both parties' benefits.
- Work with internal team to deliver a good customer experience.
- Work in an entrepreneurial environment, with an intrinsic motivation to develop business, thinking outside the box to contribute to Vitra’s short, mid- and long-term growth in China and the region.
- Cold acquisition, development of client relationship, project management - consulting of client, tendering process, implementation and after sales accompaniment of clients.
- Approach A&D and PM firms proactively to build a network and strengthen the relations and collaboration.
- Work with dealers to organize lunch & learn sharing on Vitra.
How you can convince
- 3 - 5 years’ work experience in sales in high end furniture or an equivalent contract design business or design related.
- Bachelor’s degree at least or Master.
- Ambitious and passionate sales-oriented person with high level of excellence and independence.
- Aim-oriented and solution-focused driver of daily business activities with a hands-on attitude. Strong customer focus and experience working in a customer-facing role.
- Excellent networker and team player with good communication, language and coordination skills.
- Integrity, teamplay and transparent collaboration.
- Good sense of aesthetics, design and quality.
- Fluent in English.
Enjoy working at Vitra
- We offer a dynamic, creative, and innovative environment and pursue a sustainable corporate strategy
- Office design is our specialty - our work environment offers space for creativity including areas for focus time
- Welcome to Vitra - our orientation and welcome program
- "How to work better" - our concept for the hybrid working world - enables mobile working in different facets
- We promote lifelong learning through our internal academy and target group-oriented talent management programs
- Benefit from attractive discounts on products from Vitra and Artek
Do you still have doubts?
You do not bring all the qualifications listed?
Don't be discouraged: We are convinced that with an eager-to-learn, open-minded attitude, mountains can be moved.
So, apply anyway and show us why you are the right person for this position.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and living diversity. Your personality and expertise are the only factors that determine your suitability.
Allen Huang, quanqiao.huang@vitra.com, will be happy to answer any questions you may have.