Sales & Pricing Manager - German speaking

KOSTAL Group is a global, family-owned German company that develops market-leading solutions for the solar and automotive industries. The company was established in 1912 and employs about 20 000 people at 47 locations in 22 countries. In Hungary, KOSTAL has built a flagship business service center to provide business support in IT, finance, procurement, master data, sales and HR fields. This is now a global center with high value-added and complex processes which you can help to build.

The work can be managed remotely with 2-day weekly office presence.

• Responsibility for price management
  • Leading the Price Department at KAE-DE, KBS HU and KBS UA

• Sales coordination
  • Teams Management
  • Disciplinary lead of the KBS Hungarian & functional lead of the KBS Ukraine Sales Support Team, incl.capacity planning, definition of the service portfolio
  • Management of IT requirements
  • Participation in international projects
  • Management of accounts receivable

• CRM system administration
  • Responsibility for global CRM implementation & continuous improvement
  • Approval of task packages for external service support
  • Responsibility for release management
  • Definition of suitable KPIs for measuring system performance and user acceptance
  • Participation in SAP meetings and conferences as well as possible working groups

• Special Tasks/ Key challenges
  • Providing ad-hoc & recurring support to the Sales Team
  • Regular coordination with internal departments is required

Review and interpretation of quantity relevant data and its proactive collecting in coordination with sales key account manager and customers.

• Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a relevant field.
• At least 5+ years of experience in a Sales Operations Manager role, including the management of a team of 10-20, ideally in the automotive industry.
• Deep understanding of sales processes and activities. Technical knowledge of electric vehicles is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Windows, Outlook, Excel, CRM software, and SAP ERP system.
• Strong skills in People Management (multi-site preferred), Lean Management and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Excellent analytical skills for problem-solving and incident assessment.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills, with high level of business fluent German (9/10 – must-have) and English (8/10 – must have) language proficiency (they will be tested during interview).
• Good teamwork abilities, customer-first attitude, and strong time management skills.
• Legally authorized to work in Hungary.

Why work with us?

• Flexible working conditions with remote work possibility (in-person presence is required from time-to-time), you can have a real work-life balance.
• Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage area in the heart of Budapest.
• Competitive salary, benefits and compensation packages (Medicover health insurance, bonuses, an extra day off on your birthday, eyeglasses contribution).
• Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community.
• Ability to really make a difference and build new processes from scratch, you can participate in the formation and shape of the BSC processes.
• KOSTAL is a dynamically developing company, an independent, family-run business which provides much flexibility.
• You can enjoy our value-oriented work culture: we are down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative.

If you are looking for new challenges, we are looking for you! Shape the future of KOSTAL Hungary while building an international career at a 100+ years old German company! Our flexible working conditions and the excellent team at KOSTAL make the perfect place for your ambitions.