Sales Manager for Marine & Offshore, DESMI Pumping Technology A/S

Are you our new Sales Manager that can assist and participate in driving sales activities through multiple sales channels on a global scale? Would you like to play a key role in the expansion and development of a company with huge growth potential?  Would you like to play an active role to protect the world by promotion and selling products and systems creating a better shipping industry? We expect large growth the coming years and are looking for an ambitious and experienced marine sales manager who can join the team and help us with our growth potential. 

DESMI Pumping Technology A/S is one of the world’s leading developers and suppliers of pumps and automated pumping systems used on-board ships worldwide. As our new Sales Manager you will be reporting to the Marine & Offshore Segment Director and will be driving our customer relationship management and sales in close cooperation with an experienced team of colleagues.

Become part of an ambitious and engaged organisation
As Sales Manager you will take part of the responsibility for our customer relationship management, as well as global sales directly or through the Marine & Offshore segment, and through our agents and Distributors. And in close cooperation with DESMI Ocean Guard part of the driver for increased sales of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS).

Key responsibility areas:

• Driving the Customer Relationship Management for greater partnerships with our customers.
• Customer visits including presentation and negotiations.
• Sales and marketing activities for increased sales and customer satisfaction.
• Search and develop new customers.
• Preparation of quotes.
• Direct sales activities, assisting and supporting sales through our DESMI net-work and partners.
• Sales budget responsible.
• Market research and reporting for new business opportunities.
• Participating in exhibitions and fairs.
• Training and education of colleagues and external customers.

You will be part of the Marine & Offshore sales team, which is located at our office in Nørresundby, Denmark. In addition you will have close collaboration with DESMI sales personnel. You should expect some travel activity, around 60-70 days per year.

Our office in Nørresundby is located at DESMI’s global headquarter with more than 200 employees and own production and warehouse facilities and you will become part of a large international company with more than 180 years history and around 800 employees worldwide.

Sales Manager in the marine segment
Maybe you have a proven track record with successful involvement in sales activities in the marine segment – but could also be from other lines of businesses. Furthermore, you may have experience with meeting customers on various organisational levels, managing sales activities, including experience with managing in-direct sales through a network of sales representatives, agents and distributors. Preferably, you have a background with good technical understanding of ships and equipment on-board ships. You have good communication skills and you are fluent in written and spoken English.

Are you interested?
We offer an exciting opportunity to take on a key role in the development of our organisation with high focus on growth, where you will have considerable influence on your area of responsibility. This job will provide ample possibilities for personal and professional development in a dynamic and energetic work environment.

If you have questions to this position feel free to contact Segment Director John Kristian Pedersen on email: jope@desmi.com or  mobile +45 2020 5529. Applications for this position can only be submitted through our e-recruiting system by pushing the “apply” button. Deadline for submitting applications is 6 May 2019.

DESMI is a global company specialised in the development and manufacture of pump solutions for marine, industry, oil spill combating, defence & fuel and utility both locally and globally.
Our product range supplemented with agency products from other leading, world class manufacturers – is completed by related services such as the design and installation of pump plants, oil spill recovery and after sales service through our network of service centres. We want our products to be of first-class workmanship so that customers always associate DESMI with quality, good design, and reliability and so that our products live up to the promises stated in our quotations and general sales material.