Regional Distribution Account Manager - Central & East Europe

Mit über 8000 Mitarbeitern ist SAMTEC einer der weltweit führenden Hersteller von Steckverbindern auf dem elektromechanischen Bauteilemarkt, mit weltweit über 40 Vertriebsstandorten und 12 Produktionsstätten. Wir sind weit mehr als nur ein Produzent von Steckverbindern, Samtec ist bestrebt, außergewöhnlichen Service, hochwertige Produkte und praktische Designtools bereitzustellen. Wir glauben, dass die Betreuung unserer Kunden und Wertschätzung unserer Mitarbeiter für die Entwicklung des Geschäftes von größter Bedeutung ist. Diese Überzeugung ist im gesamten Unternehmen tief verwurzelt und bedeutet, dass unsere Kunden außergewöhnlichen Service in Verbindung mit neusten Technologien erwarten können.

Regional Distribution Account Manager – Central & East Europe

Preferably located near Bonn, Cologne or Munich

From your home office, you will be responsible for the support and further development of our distributors and OEM customers in the D/A/CH, Eastern Europe and Benelux region. As a specialist, you sell our entire product portfolio and develop relationships in the distribution channel.

We offer you:

• A position in which we build on your ideas, creativity and spontaneity
• Flexible structures and flat hierarchies
• Profound training period
• A high degree of personal responsibility and creative freedom
• A performance-based income that you can help determine through our mutual success
• A highly motivated, dynamic team in which success orientation, joy and team spirit come first
• Company car as well as laptop, iPad, mobile phone for private use

What do we expect from you?

• Develop and implement strategic plans with Distribution Directors to support regional business needs
• Act as the link between corporate functions and branch offices to ensure consistent communication and alignment
• Identify priority accounts and growth‑driven industry segments
• Evaluate customer applications and match opportunities with Samtec’s product and market focus
• Conduct regular branch visits to build relationships, assess performance, deliver training, and support development
• Review applications, quotations, and opportunities to advance projects through the pipeline
• Coordinate product and system training for distributor teams
• Participate in joint customer visits with distributors, EMS, and contract manufacturing teams
• Communicate new opportunities to Market Development Managers and support qualification processes
• Review and provide guidance on design registration requests when appropriate
• Perform additional tasks aligned with organizational needs

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering, business administration or comparable
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable, possibly technically oriented sales function are an advantage
• Knowledge in the field of electromechanics or semiconductor technologies is desirable, but not a requirement. Extensive product training is part of the training period
• Very good spoken and written German, as well as good knowledge of English
• Valid driving license
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of your time
• Residence in the sales area
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Hands‑on mentality
• Analytical thinking
• Social skills and ability to work in a team

Would you like to continue writing the success story with us? Please apply by uploading your application documents using our Careers site (link below) stating the next possible starting date and your salary expectations using the following link

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