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Area Sales Manager

Baden-Württemberg, Germany (On-site)

Area Sales Manager

1 Day ago • All levels • Business Development • Operations • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Tesla seeks a seasoned Area Sales Manager to lead and develop multiple sales locations in the Stuttgart region of Germany. Responsibilities include developing growth strategies, achieving ambitious sales targets, driving operational excellence, coaching and mentoring sales teams, ensuring first-class customer experiences, and leading through change. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, proven experience managing multiple retail sales teams, deep knowledge of sales processes and performance management, entrepreneurial and analytical skills, and excellent communication skills in English and German. The role involves significant responsibility for business performance and team development, requiring a proactive, hands-on approach to leadership and operational improvements.

Must have:

Strong leadership managing multiple retail teams
Deep knowledge of sales processes & performance management
Entrepreneurial & analytical mindset
Excellent communication (English & German)
Experienced in change management

Perks:

High level of autonomy
Work with a brilliant team
Ongoing training & development
Competitive compensation & benefits

What to Expect

As the Area Sales Manager at Tesla, you are a seasoned, strategic, and charismatic retail leader, responsible for overseeing as well as driving sales and delivery operations across multiple locations in your region’s operating area within Germany.

We offer

A role with high level of autonomy that enables you to creatively develop your operations, requiring a large responsibility of self-evaluation and constantly seeking excellence
The chance to work with a brilliant and highly motivated team in one of the world’s most innovative companies
Ongoing training and development to help you grow as a manager and leader
A competitive compensation and benefits package

What You’ll Do

Set business strategy & performance:
You will develop the strategy for growth in your area, contribute to decisions on our real estate footprint, take accountability for achieving ambitious sales and delivery targets, and ensure the business performs on key success criteria. We expect you to proactively discover new business opportunities and partner with the sales leaders to realise these.
Drive operational excellence:
As a hands-on coach with strong business acumen you constantly seek improvement of performance. You drive, monitor and leverage KPI’s to ensure success, manage operations and lead continuous development within your operating area. You spread awareness, create a sense of ownership, and inspire your entire team to reach our goals.
Champion your team:
As Area Sales Manager you will be responsible for multiple locations within the northern region, leading both local managers and operations. We look to you to lead, build and develop the management team and set the standard for an open and inclusive environment. You are 100% committed to the success of your teams, and actively involve yourself in their growth.
Inspire first-class customer experiences
: Inspire first-class customer experiences: With a profound understanding of what a great customer journey looks like, you support your managers and Sales teams in delivering excellence. You take on escalated customer cases and monitor trends to continuously improve our service
Lead through change
: Tesla is an ever-changing, always fast-paced environment. We will challenge your ability as a leader every day, to support your teams and deliver great results, no matter the change

What You’ll Bring

A strong people leader
, with significant background managing multiple teams within Retail Sales and operations. You have experience leading and developing leaders and their teams. You engage, energize, and promote an inclusive team environment
Knowledgeable performance management
– you have in-depth knowledge of sales processes and leverage this to coach your teams. You are experienced in managing performance on a team and individual level
Entrepreneurial and analytical mindset
with great understanding of your market area
Operational and strategic in your leadership
, while always remaining hands-on
Experienced within change management,
with the proven ability to lead and engage people through and beyond change
Excellent communication skills
in English and local language
A valid Driver’s license
(legally permitted to drive in Germany)