District Sales Manager Commercial Sector (m/f/d)

Job Summary

NetApp is seeking a dynamic and results‑driven District Sales Manager, Commercial Sector to lead a team of sales professionals and drive revenue growth. As a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for achieving sales goals, building partnerships, and coaching your team to success.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of sales representatives to exceed sales targets.
• Develop strategies and plans to drive revenue growth and customer acquisition.
• Utilize your strong understanding of storage technologies and competitive offerings.
• Apply effective sales techniques such as target account selling and solution selling.
• Coach and develop team members to maximize their potential.

Job Requirements

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in German and English are required.
• Strong relationship building and collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of storage technologies and market trends is desirable.
• Experience in coaching and developing sales professionals.
• Experience in sales roles combined with proven people management responsibility, including direct leadership of teams.
• Ideally experienced in Mid‑Market / Commercial sales, with strong exposure to “land & expand” motions and structured sales execution. Hunter mindset / new‑logo acquisition experience strongly preferred, with a track record of proactive pipeline creation.
• Experience leveraging AI in the sales process preferred.
• Experience running programmatic campaigns preferred to generate demand/pipeline (multi‑touch motions, vendor/BDR‑supported campaigns).

This is a pipeline position that will be opened on a recurring basis and used to fill roles aligned with the required skill sets. Recruiting efforts will be ongoing until specific teams find an ideal match.

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.