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

About the job

Your main tasks: • Personalised follow-up and advice for 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 a 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 diversified 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 vehicle, laptop, mobile phone and possibility of remote work • Short decision-making processes and friendly collaboration within a small team • Comprehensive and structured introduction to products, markets and processes • Support and encouragement for continuing education