Key Account Manager Western Switzerland and Parts of German-speaking Switzerland (m/f) 100%
Steinemann AG
Flawil
Key information
- Publication date:24 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Flawil
Job summary
Join Steinemann AG, a leader in Swiss tool wholesale since 1906! Experience growth, sustainability, and a collaborative work culture.
Tasks
- Manage key accounts in the West and parts of German-speaking Switzerland.
- Gather and provide market insights on trends and competitors.
- Plan visits and negotiations based on customer classifications.
Skills
- 5+ years in sales, fluent in French and German, with strong Excel skills.
- Excellent networking in hardware trade or construction.
- Familiarity with ERP systems like Navision or SAP.
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Are you looking for a new challenge in an exciting environment? Then you are exactly right with us! Steinemann AG was founded in 1906 by Georg Steinemann as a horseshoe and wagon smithy and is today the leading Swiss wholesale company for tools in construction and construction-related trades, signaling, barriers, occupational safety, as well as garden care. As a link between production and users, we create demonstrable added value for our customers. We place great importance on sustainability and fair trade.
Become part of our success story as:
Key Account Manager Western Switzerland and Parts of German-speaking Switzerland 100% (m/f)
In this varied position, you are responsible for the care of our most important customers in Western Switzerland and parts of German-speaking Switzerland. Together with our Key Account Manager for German-speaking Switzerland, you ensure the sustainable development of our key customers. For the associated travel activities, a modern company vehicle will be provided to you. You will be in close contact with the sales field service, which supports you in implementing sales activities in the sales branches. Your analytical skills help you analyze reports in Excel and PowerBI. You also have a passion for tools and are well acquainted with the construction industry.
- Care of key accounts in Western Switzerland and parts of German-speaking Switzerland
- Collecting and providing market-relevant information about market/prices/competitors/trends/innovations
- Targeted area and visit planning based on assigned customer classes
- Price and condition negotiations
- Co-design of promotions and activities
- Assortment design with the trading partner
- Visits to trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences
Your profile:
- You are well networked in the hardware trade or construction-related environment
- You have acquired the theoretical knowledge in a sales-specific further education
(Level specialist certificate or higher) - You have proven your sales talent for more than 5 years
- Confident French in spoken and written form and negotiation-secure German
- You have good Excel skills and know how to prepare data with it
- You are familiar with ERP systems (preferably Navision or SAP) as well as CRM
As a service-oriented personality, caring for and developing a satisfied customer base is your top priority. You are hungry for success and want not only to achieve sales targets but to exceed them!
Our profile:
- Attractive working conditions; extra-mandatory pension fund benefits and continued salary payment
- Flat hierarchies and good development opportunities - here you can make a difference
- Family-run traditional company - locally rooted for over 115 years
Have we sparked your interest? Ms. Ayleen von Büren, HR Manager, looks forward to your complete electronic application and is happy to answer questions at 071 394 14 21
Steinemann AG ∙ Wilerstrasse 2180 ∙ 9230 Flawil
www.steinemann.ag
