External Sales Representative for the Metal/Maintenance Division (m/f/d)

About the job

Würth AG supplies craftsmen from all sectors with quality products and coordinated system solutions for workshops, storage, and on the go. The versatile range includes over 150,000 items: from screws, plugs, and fittings to tools, machines, chemical-technical products, and occupational safety, as well as vehicle equipment and warehouse management. Established since 1945 and based in Switzerland since 1962, Würth AG offers tailored solutions aimed at making everyday life easier for its partners. Würth AG, headquartered in Arlesheim (BL), is a company within the globally active Würth Group.

Responsibilities

• Thanks to our omnichannel strategy (which includes all points of contact between our customers and Würth, whether digital, physical, or interpersonal), we enable our customers to benefit from maximum flexibility. Acting as the link between customers and Würth, you develop long-term strategic relationships based on trust and service.
• You take an interest in your customers’ processes and procedures, identify their needs, and actively integrate the various customer contact points (direct sales, Würth Shops, E-Business, telesales) in the search for solutions.
• You expand the customer portfolio by acquiring new clients in the craft sector and develop business relationships with existing customers using the appropriate mix of contact points.
• As an external service employee, you enthuse your customers and sell our branded products and high-quality system solutions in the automotive sector. Your goal: to find the best solutions with the greatest benefit for your customers.

Requirements

• Completed vocational training in a craft or commercial profession and experience in sales,
• preferably advanced vocational training (understanding of business management),
• Communication is one of your strengths. You see feedback as an opportunity for self-reflection and improvement.
• Passion for craft trades (understanding customers, enthusing them, finding solutions, etc.)
• Networking is your strength and your tool to generate the greatest benefit for your customers.
• You work with determination, are motivated, responsible, and like to take initiative to ensure your success.
• Open to new things, you see change as an opportunity.
• Category B driving licence

We offer

• A work environment based on trust with a flat hierarchy and short decision-making paths
• An exciting and challenging role in a dynamic environment
• Comprehensive initial training lasting several weeks
• A sales area with an existing customer base near your home
• Attractive social security benefits (you can choose each year between two options for your savings contributions; Standard Plan and Plus Plan)
• A family-friendly working environment with modern IT infrastructure
• An attractive company vehicle for professional and private use