Area Sales Manager (Packaging Machines)

Department: Sales / Business Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Türkiye, Istanbul

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire new customers and develop, expand, and maintain strong relationships with existing customers
• Build and leverage an active network to identify new business opportunities and strengthen sales activities
• Contribute to the development and implementation of market and sales strategies
• Assess market potential, provide rolling forecasts, and translate insights into targeted sales strategies
• Provide technical and commercial consultation, prepare quotations, and manage the sales process from initial inquiry through successful completion
• Plan and participate in trade fairs, customer events, and other sales activities, including the preparation of presentations
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure effective coordination and customer support
• Represent the company and the Sales function professionally both internally and externally

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering 
• Several years of experience in the sales of high-quality capital equipment, ideally in food packaging, end-of-line packaging, or related machinery
• Business-fluent in spoken and written Turkish and English; German language skills are an advantage
• Confident user of MS Office and ERP systems
• Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Strong analytical, structured, and solution-oriented approach to work
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a high degree of initiative and ownership
• Willingness to travel