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Tarkett

Produces flooring and sports surfaces

Directeur.rice Grands Comptes National.e Bâtiment

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, France

About the Job

Requirements

  • Confirmed experience directing strategic accounts in building, construction materials, technical equipment, or closely related industrial sectors.
  • Successful experience managing sales teams.
  • Excellent knowledge of stakeholders and decision-making processes in the building sector.
  • Ability to build high-level relationships and influence strategic counterparts.
  • Expertise in complex negotiation and business development strategy, with strong results orientation.
  • Recognized leadership and ability to mobilize direct and cross-functional teams around shared objectives.
  • Interpersonal ability to interact within a matrix organization.
  • Proficiency with customer relationship management (CRM) tools and sales performance management methods.
  • Professional fluency in English.
  • Valid category B driving licence.
  • Higher education at Bac+5 level, such as a business school or engineering school qualification, or a specialized master's degree.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the key-account strategy in line with Tarkett's growth objectives.
  • Lead negotiations for national framework agreements.
  • Monitor the performance and profitability of strategic accounts.
  • Identify new opportunities for growth and value creation.
  • Define and implement the listing strategy with key players in the building sector.
  • Increase Tarkett's brand awareness and presence among major clients and specifiers.
  • Identify high-potential market segments and guide development priorities.
  • Work with Marketing teams to evolve offerings in response to market needs.
  • Coordinate the France Sales Network across teams to maintain listings and grow market share.
  • Monitor competition and regulatory and sector developments to anticipate changes.
  • Manage, lead, and develop a seven-person key-accounts team around a shared vision focused on customer satisfaction and project success.
  • Set objectives, track results, and support team members' skills development.
  • Foster synergies among the different entities of the France Sales Network.
  • Track key performance indicators and implement action plans to meet objectives.
  • Contribute to budget preparation and sales forecasting.
  • Represent Tarkett to major sector stakeholders and at professional events, trade shows, conferences, and influence networks.
  • Develop trusted relationships with professional flooring associations.
  • Travel regularly in France, approximately 20% of the time.

About the Company

Tarkett

Produces flooring and sports surfaces

Tarkett makes a wide range of flooring and sports surfaces, including vinyl, linoleum, carpet, rubber, wood, laminate, and synthetic turf for commercial, residential, and sports projects. It sells products through distributors and retailers and secures large projects via specification-led contracts, while also providing installation, maintenance, and recycling services. It operates a circular-economy program called ReStart that recycles end-of-life flooring into raw materials, aiming for 30% recycled content by 2030. Its goal is to combine people-friendly products with planet-friendly materials and to advance sustainable flooring practices, supported by recognitions from EcoVadis and CDP.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1880

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