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Unit Director Sales & Cooperation USA (m/f)

Located in New York

Job description:

Reporting to the Country Manager, the Unit Director Sales & Cooperation is responsible for all sales and cooperation activities as well as managing a team of account managers.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead a small team of national and international sales professionals who are responsible for the acquisition of new shop and online cooperation partners
• You and your team are responsible for the mainly telephone acquisition and management of the key accounts
• Development and management of strategic cooperation partners with a focus on content, white label and traffic activities
• Initiate, coordinate and finalize all sales activities (from first contact to contract negotiations to deal closing of key accounts)
• Create and monitor marketing opportunities with client base (display advertisement, marketing co operations)
• Develop cross-selling opportunities with publishers
• Interface with portal management to improve site performance based on partner input
• Initiate and coordinate seasonal sales activities with content manager/portal manager

The candidate must have:

Key skills

• Manage, lead and develop talent within the Sales team.
• Significant experience in Sales / Sales Management / Partner Management within the e-commerce Market.
• A proven track record of working with all types of retail and global account partners at a senior level.
• Ability to communicate at board level, intellectualize strategic problems and deliver creative/innovative solutions for sustainable business performance.
• Current knowledge of the American E-Commerce Market.
• Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Bachelor degree level, minimum 2.1.

Desirable skills

• Knowledge and/or experience of the retail, FMCG or travel sectors.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, at all levels, both written and verbal, and preferably fluent in a second language.
• Credible and has drive to develop initiatives with colleagues worldwide.
• Able to work effectively in a fast paced business and manage multiple priorities.
• A close attention to detail, strong planning skills and an analytical approach.

We offer an exceptionally interesting and varied function in a dynamic company with a flat hierarchy. Within the company you can bring in your individual skills, learn additional skills and grow with the challenges. We expect a team oriented candidate who can thrive in a dynamic and expanding privately run company.

If you want to be a part of this success story, please send us your comprehensive job application including salary expectations as well as earliest start date to:

Portalis AG
Maike Maisch
Human Resources Manager
Werner-Siemens-Str. 63
22113 Hamburg
Germany
E-Mail: karriere@portalis.com