Career level: Director/Leads Managers

Schweinfurt, DE Schwerzenbach, CH Steyr, AT Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Are you a commercially driven leader who thrives on developing people, building customer relationships, and driving profitable growth? Do you enjoy combining strategic account management with sales leadership in an international environment?

For SKF Sealing Solutions BU with the aim to drive our growth in the Industrial Seals business, we are now looking for a highly motivated sales manager to join us as

Sales Manager Seals - DACH

SKF Sealing Solutions is an independent business unit within the SKF Group having a global sales turnover higher than 6 BSEK and over 3500 dedicated employees. We support our customers and partners in key industrial markets, with our dedicated sales teams across different regions and countries.

As Sales Manager Seals DACH (with 70+ employees), you will be responsible for the overall sales performance and profitable growth of the Industrial Seals business in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as for the Machine Seals Operations in the region.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and coach a team of Key Account Managers across the DACH region
• Manage and develop the Machine Seals Operations business across DACH.
• Define and execute the regional strategy in alignment with EMEA and global business objectives.
• Ensure sustainable and profitable growth through strategic customer development and new business acquisition.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers at key customers and distribution partners.
• Drive sales excellence, customer value creation, and effective opportunity management.
• Support complex negotiations and strategic customer projects.
• Collaborate closely with Customer Service, Application Engineering, Marketing, Product Management, and other internal stakeholders.
• Monitor market developments, industry trends, and competitive activities to identify growth opportunities.
• Foster a high-performance, customer-focused, and collaborative sales culture.

Requirements

• A degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable field.
• Proven leadership experience, ideally managing sales or key account teams.
• Experience in strategic account management and complex customer organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• The ability to inspire, engage, and develop people.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience working in matrix organizations.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Willingness to travel frequently across the DACH region.

As a leader at SKF, you lead by example: you enable performance through empowerment and feedback, develop yourself and others, and move the business forward with a future‑oriented mindset. You build trust through transparent, authentic communication, enjoy leading and coaching diverse teams, and actively encourage change in an inclusive environment - always living the SKF values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Courage and Care.

You will thrive working here if you…

…like working in a collaborative and engaged team environment!

…are a purposeful action taker!

If you are motivated by developing strategic customer relationships and contributing to solutions that support national and allied security, we encourage you to apply.

What you’ll love about SKF…

A culture of diversity and inclusion!
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

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.

Some additional information

This position will be preferably located in Schweinfurt or Bietigheim-Bissingen (Germany), or in one of our SKF Offices in Austria or Switzerland.

  
You will report to the Sales Manager EMEA Seals, who is located in Schweinfurt, Germany.

 For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Katrin Edelmann, Talent Acquisition Partner Europe & Africae, who is located in Schweinfurt, Germany at katrin.edelmann@skf.com.Please note that we can't accept applications via email, due to GDPR.

Is this you? 
If the answer is yes, submit your application in English no later than September-25-2026. Please note that we can't accept applications via email, due to GDPR.

To support a transparent process, we may include assessments and before hiring we can verify the information in your application in compliance with country-specific laws and regulations. A security background check will be mandatory in this position.