Area Sales Manager Power Systems Rail (m/w/d) 80–100 %

APS is a specialist for power electronics and employs around 40 employees at the Niederbuchsiten site.

For over 50 years, APS high-tech products have contributed to sustainable and emission-free mobility on the road and rail. Our high-performance products include power supply solutions for rail applications, DC/DC converters for trolleybuses, and charging infrastructure systems for electric trucks and buses.

Become part of our power team and apply for the open position:

Area Sales Manager Power Systems Rail
(m/w/d) 80–100 %

Your tasks

• You develop the sales strategy together with the managing director and update it annually.
• You care for existing and acquire new rail customers in Western Europe and in Switzerland.
• You sell the entire APS product portfolio for applications in rolling stock and rail infrastructure.
• You develop technical solutions together with your colleagues in engineering, purchasing, bid management, and with the customers' contact persons.
• For larger and more complex tenders, you lead the offer team.
• You create offers and the associated technical and commercial documents as well as the offer calculation.
• You ensure systematic follow-up of contacts, sales leads, and offers.
• You support marketing with technical content and contributions and represent APS at trade fairs.
• You ensure the documentation of your activities and maintain internal databases, such as visit reports, offer management, and project handovers.

Your profile

• You have great pleasure in customer contact and in developing concepts and solutions and are a sales talent.
• You think holistically and networked and develop diffuse sales potential into concrete orders.
• You are a networker and win partners for project-related cooperation.
• You approach people openly, radiate positive energy, can convince and inspire internally and externally.
• You have successfully completed a degree in electrical or systems engineering BSc/MSc or have a basic electrical engineering training and a performance record in the complex sales of technically demanding components.
• Ideally, you have several years of sales experience in the field of rail applications.
• You are willing to travel 20 % to 40 % on business in Switzerland and abroad.
• You can communicate effortlessly in German and English, both verbally and in writing.
• French and other languages are an advantage.

Your benefits at APS

• 42-hour week, 6 weeks of vacation, and flexible working hours.
• Possibility of home office.
• Workplace in a central location with very good public transport connections.
• Free parking spaces.
• Half-fare subscription.
• Promotion of further education and training.
• Events for employees and promotion of common activities.

Have we aroused your interest? Then please send us your complete dossier in electronic form to:

hr@aps-power.ch

If you have any questions, Kimberly Altermatt is available to you:

Tel. +41 62 389 88 93

APS Applied Power Systems AG
Neumatt 4
4626 Niederbuchsiten
Switzerland
Tel. +41 62 389 88 88
www.aps-power.ch