External Sales Associate – Industry & Visual Communication (French-speaking Switzerland region) 80–100%

About the job

Your main tasks:

• Personalised follow-up and advice to customers in the fields of plastics processing, industry and visual communication
• Active acquisition of new customers and development of relationships with existing customers in French-speaking Switzerland
• Sale of plastic sheets, technical and industrial plastics as well as complementary products from our range
• Identification of customer needs, technical requirements and market potential
• Development of tailored solutions in close collaboration with the internal sales department, purchasing and suppliers
• Planning customer visits as well as entering activities, opportunities and potentials in the CRM / Sales tool

Your profile:

• Completed professional training, ideally in a technical or commercial field
• Experience in external sales, preferably in the industry, plastics or visual communication sector
• Good technical knowledge and interest in plastic products and application-oriented solutions
• Commercial sense, excellent communication skills and ease in direct customer contact
• Structured, reliable and customer-oriented working method
• Autonomous, proactive, committed personality with good negotiation and closing skills
• Native French speaker or excellent command of French at negotiation level, as well as good oral and written knowledge of German
• Good command of MS Office and digital sales tools
• Ideally residing in French-speaking Switzerland or with easy access to the region

What we offer you:

• An autonomous and responsible position offering real scope for manoeuvre
• A diverse product portfolio offering quality solutions for industry and visual communication
• Great autonomy and the possibility to take initiatives within an established company with a solid network
• Company car, laptop, mobile phone and possibility of remote work
• Short decision-making processes and friendly collaboration within a small team
• A comprehensive and structured introduction to products, markets and processes
• Support and encouragement for continuing education