Sales Manager CEE

Join a global manufacturing organization with offices worldwide, offering exceptional development opportunities in an international business environment.
Work alongside professionals who share a passion for excellence, entrepreneurship, and a strong partnership-driven culture 🌍. At the heart of our client’s culture is a commitment to investing in people, cutting-edge technologies, and sustainable business practices, creating an environment where innovation and growth thrive.

We are looking for a candidate for the following position on behalf of our client:

Sales Manager CEE (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary)

We are looking for an experienced commercial leader to drive sales performance and business growth across the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. This role combines strategic responsibility with hands-on leadership, giving you the opportunity to shape the regional sales strategy, develop high-performing teams and build long-term partnerships with key customers. If you enjoy being close to the market, leading from the front and making a tangible impact on the business, this is an excellent opportunity to join an international company operating in the industrial B2B sector.

Responsibilities:

Lead and develop the sales organization across the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, ensuring strong commercial performance and sustainable growth.
Define and execute the regional sales strategy in line with the company's overall business objectives.
Coach, mentor and develop Sales Team Leaders and Key Account Managers, fostering a high-performance culture built on accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Build and maintain long-term relationships with key customers and strategic business partners.
Lead major commercial negotiations and support the sales team in managing strategic customer opportunities.
Set, monitor and evaluate sales targets, budgets and KPIs, ensuring effective performance management and accurate business reporting.
Work closely with the Marketing team to maximize the impact of campaigns, trade fairs and industry events.
Represent the company at key customer meetings, industry conferences and professional events, strengthening the company's market presence.
Collaborate closely with the international leadership team to drive regional initiatives and contribute to the company's long-term business strategy.

Who we are looking for:

A senior sales leader with a proven track record of leading multi-country or regional B2B sales teams, ideally within a technical, industrial or manufacturing environment.
An inspiring people leader who builds trust, challenges teams to grow and successfully develops experienced sales professionals.
A customer-oriented leader who enjoys spending time in the field, building relationships and understanding customers' businesses firsthand.
A strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset and a consistent focus on delivering business results.
A leader with experience in building, transforming or significantly strengthening high-performing sales organizations.
A hands-on manager who is comfortable balancing strategic leadership with active involvement in day-to-day sales activities whenever needed.
A highly accountable professional who takes ownership of business performance, team development and long-term growth.
An excellent communicator with fluent English and Czech, confident working in an international environment on a daily basis.
Someone willing to travel regularly across the region.

Our Client offers:

A key leadership role in an international organization with the opportunity to shape commercial strategy and drive business growth across the region.
A high level of autonomy, ownership and real influence on strategic business decisions.
A flexible working model combining home office with access to modern offices in Brno.
A competitive executive compensation package, including a fixed salary and performance-based bonus.
A company car for both business and private use, along with modern work equipment.
An open, collaborative and performance-driven culture that values initiative and leadership.
A comprehensive benefits package, including a pension contribution, MultiSport card, meal allowance and more.

Progres Permanent Recruitment is an expert business line of the Grupa Progres in the field of permanent recruitment.

The main focus of this line is selecting specialists, managers and executives in IT, Production, Logistics, Construction, Finance, Sales and SSC / BPO.

To meet Customers' expectations, it implements innovative solutions tailored to the current challenges of the labour market. It uses the most modern tools and methods of employee recruitment and looks after Candidate, Customer Experience, and Employer Branding of the Clients.

Put on the development of your career

Grupa Progres is an organization with Polish capital offering modern HR solutions for business since 2002. We support companies throughout Poland in temporary work, permanent recruitment, process optimization, consulting and training.

Agency number: 5088

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