Area Sales Manager International (m/w/d)

Area Sales Manager International (m/w/d)

We are Werner & Mertz - the environmental pioneers with the Frog!

As a family-led and medium-sized corporate group, we are among the leading producers in the international washing, care, and cleaning market. Together we set innovative standards and act consistently sustainably. The Erdal-Rex GmbH at the Mainz location is part of our corporate group with 52 colleagues and develops care and cleaning products that decisively influence the market. With our popular trust brand Frosch and many other product innovations, we continue to set standards for sustainable cleanliness in the household.

Job Description

We are looking for you to start on March 1, 2026, as an Area Sales Manager International (m/w/d). In this role, you will shape international markets with us and contribute strategically to the growth.

• Analyze market and competition conditions in defined countries, develop suitable marketing strategies together with the marketing of the business unit (BU), and derive country-specific sales approaches for our distribution partners
• Within strategic guidelines, initiate and accompany country-specific measures through regular exchange - including careful preparation and follow-up
• Carry out the volume, price, and support planning as part of the annual budget planning and support the BU manager in the creation of the intercompany statement and in the cost center planning
• Through regular reporting, monitor the success of initiated measures and, if necessary, set new impulses for goal achievement
• In close coordination with the BU manager, identify focus regions with growth potential, actively search for suitable new distribution partners, and strategically build up the business in the respective countries
• The cooperation with departments such as Legal, Quality, R&D as well as BU-internal teams such as Customer Service, Strategic Consulting and Marketing also belongs to your area of responsibility

Qualifications

You can identify with our sustainable products and convince through communication and negotiation skills in an international environment. In addition, you convince through the following qualifications.

• In addition to a business/economics study with a focus on marketing, sales, or a comparable commercial qualification, you bring several years of professional experience in international sales in the FMCG sector
• You have already successfully proven your analytical skills and strategic understanding of market and competition dynamics
• Intercultural competence in dealing with international partners as well as travel readiness for international assignments
• Very proficient handling of MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and ideally SAP knowledge
• Negotiating proficiency in German and English in speech and writing as well as good knowledge of the Russian language and Asian languages (especially for communication with contact persons (m/w/d) from the Caucasus and the CIS countries in Central Asia)

Additional Information

• As a medium-sized company, we are a pioneer with our sustainability concept and advance this topic worldwide
• With a permanent employment contract, you receive, among other things, 30 days of vacation, a company pension plan, and an additional disability insurance
• We are very well connected by public transport and offer our employees free parking spaces, charging stations for electric cars, as well as a job ticket and a job bicycle
• In our employee restaurant, you receive cold and hot meals. In addition, coffee and water are available to you in the departments for free
• In our Frosch shop, you receive employee discounts and every month a free product as a surprise

Interested? Then we look forward to your online application.