Account Manager - Aftermarket & Regional Sales and Services

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Account Manager - Aftermarket & Regional Sales and Services

Requisition ID: 25221

Job Category: Sales & Customer Service

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Berlin, DE

The Lubrication Lifetime Solutions Business Unit is responsible for the development, design and manufacturing of lubrication-related systems, tools and equipment. The Business Unit operates in a large number of countries and markets, with a customer portfolio that includes many major OE manufacturers of automotive and industrial products, as well as distribution channel partners.

Are you ready to turn tough industrial challenges into high value global lubrication solutions? Do you thrive where product strategy, customer insight, and engineering meet? Are you passionate about building long-term customer partnerships and driving growth?

Then you could be our next

Account Manager - Aftermarket &Regional Salesand Services

We are looking for an Account Manager to drive the performance development and lifecycle management of our Lubrication Lifetime Solutions portfolio. The focus will be on Sales in DACH Region where you will have sales and profit responsibility for specified customers and industries. In this role, you will act as the owner of the product and solution portfolio, translating customer challenges and needs into scalable, high-value offerings. You will work at the intersection of engineering, application engineering and factories to create differentiation, growth, and customer value.

Key Responsibilities

• Grow the development of your customer accounts across the EMEA region, identifying new opportunities and expanding existing customer partnerships.
• Negotiate prices and future contracts - pricing, payment & delivery terms, customer commitments - in line with valid guidelines, and ensure implementation of prices and associated discounts.
• Continuously improve sales processes, tools, and ways of working to ensure a customer-focused approach based on the SKF Sales Excellence principles.
• Ensure strong relationships with customers by e.g. regular customer visits (physical and remote), and by analyzing, negotiating and following up on call for tenders.
• Monitor portfolio performance and continuously optimize solutions based on feedback and data, by representing the product and solutions portfolio internally and externally, including at customer meetings and industry events.

What you bring

To be ready for this role, you need to have:

• An university degree in Mechanical or Business Engineering, or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant working experience.
• Good understanding of lubrication systems and solution selling, with experience in sales for the industrial sector.
• Ability to deliver profitable growth through long-term customer relationships, with experience in working with engineered-to-order or solution-driven portfolios.
• Proficiency in IT tools, in particular SAP, Microsoft 365, and Salesforce.
• Ability to translate technical complexity into clear customer value propositions, with proficient negotiations and communications skills.
• Fluency in English andGerman , and high willingness to travel.

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself. #weareSKF

You Will Enjoy This Role if

• You enjoy working on high impact applications where lubrication makes a significant difference to customer uptime, safety, and sustainability.
• You want a role that combines strategy and execution and have desire to improve solutionsand build long-term customer value.

What you’ll love about SKF…

A culture of diversity and inclusion!

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmlybelieve that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself #weareSKF

A fair and transparent compensation!

We provide transparent salary information in line with local legislations to eligible candidates and base our decisions on objective and gender-neutral criteria, such as professional experience, technical skills, to ensure fairness and consistency throughout the recruitment process.

Additional information

The sales territory primarily covers parts of Southern and Western Germany. Therefore, the preferred location for this position is the Greater Frankfurt area (Homeoffice).

You will report totheManager Sales DACH, who is located in Walldorf, Germany.

About SKF

SKF has been around for more than a century and today we are one of the world’s largest global suppliers of bearings and supporting solutions for rotating equipment. With more than 40,000 employees in around 130 countries, we are truly global. Our products are found everywhere in society. In fact, wherever there is movement, SKF’s solutions might be at work. This means that we are an important part of the everyday lives of people and companies around the world. See more, at