Technical Sales Engineer/Vertriebsingenieur

Build our German market. Make it yours.

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Do you know how business is won in technical industries — not by waiting for enquiries, but by identifying opportunities, opening doors and building relationships from the ground up?

At Rodax, we are looking for an experienced Sales Engineer to further develop our business in Germany.

Rodax specialises in industrial temperature measurement solutions for demanding applications, with a strong presence in the petrochemical and process industry.

We already have a foundation in the German market. But there is still significant untapped potential.

Your mission? Find it. Develop it. Turn it into sustainable business.

This is not a role for someone looking for an established customer portfolio and a predefined sales route. You will get the freedom — and responsibility — to build the market largely yourself.

What will you do?

As Sales Engineer Germany, you combine technical sales, business development and market expansion.

You identify where Rodax can add value, approach potential customers and develop opportunities from the first conversation through to technical proposal and order.

You will:

• Actively develop new customers and business opportunities throughout Germany
• Identify potential applications and projects within the petrochemical, chemical, process and related industrial sectors
• Build relationships with technical decision-makers, including engineers, maintenance, procurement, project teams and plant stakeholders
• Visit customers and understand their processes, applications and technical requirements
• Translate these requirements into the right industrial temperature measurement solution
• Develop opportunities from initial contact through technical discussions, quotation, negotiation and closing
• Build and manage your own sales pipeline and territory development plan
• Identify relevant market segments, target accounts and projects
• Strengthen existing customer relationships while significantly expanding our footprint in Germany
• Work closely with our technical and commercial colleagues at Rodax
• Gather market intelligence and translate it into concrete commercial actions

This is business development in the true sense

We want to be transparent about the challenge.

You are not stepping into a mature German sales organisation with a full agenda of existing accounts.

There is a foundation to build on, but a large part of the market still needs to be developed.

That means prospecting. Mapping the market. Identifying the right plants, projects and decision-makers. Making first contact. Getting meetings. Building technical credibility. Following opportunities over time — and ultimately converting them into business.

You will have support from Rodax, but you need to be comfortable creating your own momentum.

Who are we looking for?

For this position, technical credibility and commercial drive need to go hand in hand.

Ideally, you bring:

• A technical degree or equivalent technical experience
• Several years of experience in technical B2B sales, industrial sales or business development
• Experience selling into the petrochemical, chemical, process industry or comparable heavy industrial environments
• A good understanding of how technical purchasing decisions are made within industrial plants and projects
• Experience developing new business and new accounts, rather than exclusively managing an existing customer portfolio
• The ability to understand technical applications and discuss requirements with engineers and other technical stakeholders
• A strong commercial instinct and the persistence required for longer industrial sales cycles
• A structured approach to pipeline, opportunities and follow-up
• Fluent German and good professional English

Experience with temperature measurement, instrumentation, sensors, thermocouples, process instrumentation or related technologies would be a significant advantage.

The mindset matters

This role comes with considerable autonomy.

There will not be someone sitting next to you every day telling you which company to call, which customer to visit or what your next action should be.

We are therefore looking for someone who:

• Works highly independently and takes ownership
• Gets energy from opening doors and developing new business
• Is persistent without being pushy
• Can create structure in a market that is still being developed
• Is comfortable working remotely and organising their own customer visits and priorities
• Thinks commercially but earns trust through technical credibility
• Sees an underdeveloped market as an opportunity rather than an obstacle

What can you expect from Rodax?

In return, you get something that an established territory cannot offer:

the opportunity to genuinely build something of your own.

You will have:

• Significant freedom and autonomy in developing the German market
• The opportunity to build your own network, customer base and market position
• A specialised technical product portfolio for demanding industrial applications
• Direct access to technical expertise within Rodax
• Short communication lines and direct contact with the organisation
• The opportunity to have a visible impact on our growth in Germany
• A competitive salary package
• The tools and support you need to operate successfully in the market

Ready to build rather than inherit?

If you are looking for a comfortable sales role with a fully developed customer portfolio, this probably isn't it.

But if you know the industrial market, can hold your own in a technical conversation and get satisfaction from turning an underdeveloped territory into a successful business, we should talk. xqknzec

Germany is the opportunity. What you build from it is up to you.