Head of Sales / Member of the Management Board (m/f/d)

As a leading company in system components for electrical engineering and industrial applications, Plica stands for innovation, quality, and sustainability. With extensive warehouses in Frauenfeld (Switzerland) and Konstanz (Germany), we guarantee top availability of over 98% of our more than 25,000 items in Germany, Switzerland, and internationally. Our goal is to strategically and sustainably expand our market shares in construction and industry.

We are looking for an experienced, ambitious, and high-performing individual to lead our sales team due to succession planning.

• You place particular emphasis on operational business and significantly drive innovations and their market introduction
• Lead, develop, and coach your team, consisting of 10 employees in internal and external sales including PM
• Create and implement the sales budget and its key figures in both business and market-specific areas and achieve the agreed goals
• Develop, manage, and implement sales strategies and sales promotion measures
• Acquire new customers, launch new products including price calculations
• Customer visits focusing on economic development, partnership collaboration, and high-quality consulting
• Close collaboration with the managing director and the purchasing team
• Organize trade fairs and participate in trade fairs
• Cross-company project work within the Janico group

• a challenging and varied activity in a professional and exciting work environment
• a healthy and future-oriented company with long-term perspectives
• plenty of room for comprehensive independence and active idea exchange
• a dedicated team, a collegial atmosphere, and a corporate culture that embodies openness and trust
• clear structures, flat hierarchies, and short and fast decision-making processes
• supervisors who value your input and always have an open ear
• personal development opportunities with cost participation
• a company car, flexible working hours, at least 5 weeks of vacation, and bridge days

• completed technical basic training and a subject-specific further education, for example as a sales manager or business economist
• several years of successful sales experience, ideally in the electrical industry, as well as proven and solid leadership experience
• ambitious, enthusiastic, and implementation-oriented sales personality with a polished and winning appearance
• ability to turn customers into partners while working independently, goal-oriented, and absolutely reliable
• confident German language skills and good Italian language skills; additional language skills in French and English are a plus
• willingness to travel within Switzerland and neighboring countries, especially Germany

Become a member of the Plica team!

If you have questions or would like to easily learn more details about the job, please call our HR manager, Ursi Hug. She will be happy to take the time for you! We look forward to your application.