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Kronospan

Online platform for wood-based panel sourcing

B2B Commercial

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAuxerre, France€40k - €60k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrated sales experience in an industrial B2B environment, ideally in wood-based panels, furniture, interior design, construction, or industrial materials.
  • Be autonomous, well organized, results-oriented, and entrepreneurial.
  • Work rigorously and systematically, with accuracy in reporting, planning, and follow-up.
  • Build lasting relationships with industrial decision-makers.
  • Understand customers’ technical and commercial needs and seek the best solution within a multi-site international organization.
  • Remain resilient under pressure and maintain a clear overall perspective.
  • Have good negotiation and communication skills.
  • Be proficient in French; professional English proficiency is appreciated.
  • Ideally be based in western France and willing to travel regularly across the territory.

Responsibilities

  • Manage, retain, and develop a portfolio of industrial customers across the territory.
  • Prospect for and identify new commercial opportunities, and develop new customers.
  • Promote and sell the full Kronospan product range, including raw and melamine-faced particleboard, MDF, HDF, technical panels, worktops, and other products for industrial markets.
  • Collaborate with production sites and group platforms in Auxerre, Le Creusot, Luxembourg, Salas, Burgos, Tortosa, Belgium, and other European sites as customer needs or opportunities require.
  • With support from the industrial sales director, identify the best industrial and logistics solution within the group for product, price, availability, and service.
  • Meet revenue, volume, and profitability targets agreed with sales management.
  • Negotiate commercial terms and follow up on quotations and contracts.
  • Support customers in their projects and anticipate their current and future needs.
  • Maintain a strong, regular field presence with customers and prospects.
  • Plan and organize customer visits, and keep the CRM, visit reports, offers, and follow-up actions accurate and up to date.
  • Monitor the market, competitors, pricing, and customer needs, and provide the industrial sales director with accurate, timely, structured reports and field feedback.
  • Work closely with the sales team, production sites, back office, logistics, quality service, and other group departments.
  • Contribute to preparing and monitoring territory sales budgets and forecasts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in wood-based panels and their industrial applications.
  • Professional English proficiency.

About the Company

Kronospan

Online platform for wood-based panel sourcing

Kronospan Express is an online portal for architects and specification professionals worldwide, offering a broad selection of wood-based panels for furniture, interior design, and exterior surfaces. The platform provides product information, samples, and support to answer aesthetic or durability questions, helping designers specify Kronospan materials in projects. Its products are distributed via a global range of decors and surface finishes, with a focus on contemporary and future-oriented architectural panels. The platform differentiates itself by serving professionals at a global scale with a unified decor range, easy access to samples and technical information, and a commitment to continuous improvement in surface materials. The company’s goal is to meet the evolving needs of designers, architects, and craftsmen while generating revenue through the sale of its wood-based panel products and related offerings.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
N/A
Total funding
$160.6M
Headquarters
Jičín, Czechia
Founded
1994

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