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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Technical Sales Representative

Field SalesPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeQuito, EcuadorNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Sales, Administration, or Marketing is required.
  • Sales experience is required.
  • Knowledge of the Commercial Specialty Tire business, products, and segments, including Material Handling, Port Operations, or Earthmoving (OTR), is mandatory.
  • Knowledge of tire technical knowledge indicators and metrics, including TKPH, TMPH, and TCO, is required.
  • Knowledge of management strategies, markets, and market penetration is required.
  • Fluent spoken and written English is required.
  • Knowledge of marketing and strategic planning at a basic-to-medium level is required.
  • Negotiation skills at a medium-to-high level are required.

Responsibilities

  • Strategically identify opportunities and create new business with distributors and end customers for CST.
  • Coordinate CST marketing, sales, and business development in South Andina, especially Chile, and in Colombia, identifying opportunities in segments, large accounts, leads, niche markets, and new product lines.
  • Identify target accounts and geographical areas, evaluate market positioning and prices, and conduct competitive analysis.
  • Identify customer needs and opportunities, analyze competitive products, and act as a business consultant to key accounts to deliver added value.
  • Administer pricing strategies, implement individual strategies for key accounts, and apply the continental pricing strategy.
  • Manage the implementation of strategic marketing and sales and operational initiatives to support target customers.
  • Assist in developing product strategy by destination account to ensure current product lines are renewed or discontinued in the normal product lifecycle.
  • Assist the regional manager in developing policies and concepts to achieve sales targets and profit.
  • Support the marketing department in obtaining competitive information for strategic initiatives and planning events.
  • Conduct sales calls and face-to-face customer meetings; plan calls and report visits in the CRM.
  • Establish business within the CST business unit's profitability targets.
  • Coordinate actions with Continental Tire Andina and the CST business unit.
  • Attend monthly Evolution FC meetings with the regional sales manager.
  • Monitor progress against objectives and assist clients in developing and implementing corrective action plans when necessary.
  • Manage and resolve operational and administrative issues affecting target accounts, including billing and shipping errors and claims.

Desired Qualifications

  • An MBA or a degree in Marketing or an equivalent qualification is optional.

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Founded
1871

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