Group Sales Manager

Role Overview

As Group Sales Manager, you will be responsible for the strategic planning, control, and development of all sales activities in-house and in the field. You will lead the entire sales organization, including structured qualification, training, and development programs for employees and sales partners.

What You Will Do

Your main responsibilities will include developing a performance-oriented sales culture, establishing clear goals and measurable success indicators, and implementing modern sales, marketing, and go-to-market strategies to open up new market and growth potential.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We are looking for a talented individual with several years of successful leadership and result responsibility in sales, ideally in the driving school industry, education, or a comparable market segment. You should have a well-developed market, customer, and sales understanding, as well as a robust network within the industry or adjacent markets.

Requirements

• Several years of successful leadership and result responsibility in sales, ideally in the driving school industry, education, or a comparable market segment
• Proven experience in leading, motivating, and developing larger sales organizations in-house and in the field
• Well-developed market, customer, and sales understanding, as well as ideally a robust network within the industry or adjacent markets
• Experience in strategic key account management and joy in building long-term customer and partner relationships
• Entrepreneurial thinking and a well-developed understanding of sales, margin, budget planning, forecasting, and sales indicators
• Strategic strength combined with a pragmatic hands-on mentality and high implementation orientation
• Communication and negotiation strength as well as a sovereign appearance on all management and customer levels
• Experience in developing modern sales organizations and introducing structured sales processes
• High affinity to digital technologies, automation, and data-driven work
• Ideally practical experience with modern AI tools and enthusiasm for using innovative technologies profitably in sales
• High willingness to travel within Germany

Benefits

• Permanent, secure job in an innovative media company
• Attractive remuneration package with holiday and Christmas pay
• Further benefits such as occupational pension, capital-forming benefits, EGYM Wellpass, job ticket allowance, corporate benefits, job bike, media discounts
• 30 vacation days
• Flexible working hours
• Company events