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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Sales Representative

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBeijing, ChinaNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher is required.
  • Three or more years of sales experience in tires, the automotive aftermarket, or fast-moving consumer goods.
  • A college degree or equivalent is preferred, ideally with a marketing, commercial, or engineering background.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve volume and profit targets in the distributor channel and support omnichannel business and network development and maintenance.
  • Drive sales target achievement in the assigned territory using company strategy, policies, and tools.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for the assigned territory or customer base and develop or maintain business leads and initiatives.
  • Build and manage sustainable customer and network relationships to promote the company's market position and encourage buying decisions.
  • Manage monthly buy-in and sell-out targets and performance improvement for Continental image shops.
  • Plan annual and monthly sales for distributors and retailers and execute promotions.
  • Coordinate cross-functional sales activities and improve consistency of customer buying experiences.
  • Provide accurate customer forecasts to support overall sales objectives.
  • Gather industry information and analyze and forecast market trends to support short- and long-term sales planning.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive territory sales plan.
  • Prepare ad hoc reports requested by the supervisor.
  • Develop customer adoption and engagement across channels.
  • Develop and manage the Continental retailer network to achieve network quantity and quality targets.
  • Apply retail commercial policies in the assigned territory.
  • Support sales target achievement by ensuring performance of retail shops outside the distributor channel.
  • Identify business opportunities for new partnerships inside and outside the company's network.
  • Deploy company projects in the assigned territory and ensure quality and efficiency requirements are met.
  • Support cross-functional project design and implementation.
  • Develop and maintain tangible project plans professionally.
  • Check local Continental claim tires professionally in cooperation with trained colleagues in the TCS department.
  • Participate in local new-product launch activities.
  • Support local surveys and events for the Marketing department.
  • Collect competitor and smuggler market information, including pricing and products, through appropriate and legal means.
  • Manage retail sales and targets across assigned retail outlets, develop new customers, maintain existing customer relationships, and serve as the communications link between the company and retail outlets.
  • Implement retail commercial policies, promotions, and pricing at retail outlets; coordinate in-store sales activities to improve customer experience and conversion.
  • Maintain relationships with retail owners, support development of new outlets and improve existing outlet quality, and report feedback, sales barriers, and business opportunities.
  • Support brand activities, product displays, and market research at retail outlets.
  • Complete sales reports, customer visit records, and market information reports, and ensure accuracy of retail customer sales forecasts.
  • Execute other assigned projects and tasks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the tire industry is preferred.
  • Three or more years of channel and distribution sales experience with a multinational company is a plus; experience in the automotive industry is also a plus.

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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