European Commercial und Sales Executive (m/f/d) – Cologne, Germany

Dyson is a global technology company founded in 1993 in Malmesbury, UK. Over 12,000 people, including James Dyson himself, spend their days strategizing, inventing technology and telling the Dyson story to the world. It’s all about better ideas and better technologies to solve other people problems.

Since 1998 Dyson can be found on the German market. Over 130 people are responsible for the marketing and selling out all our Dyson products and the success speaks for itself: Dyson has led the country’s vacuum cleaner market in terms of value since 2015.

We are on an expansion drive and have many exciting plans for the future, therefore we are looking for a:                                                                                                      

European Commercial und Sales Executive (m/f/d) – Cologne, Germany

Starting in our Paris, Cologne, Malmesbury or Amsterdam office you’ll take responsibility for a diverse and challenging range of marketing, digital, retail and sales missions in your first year. After this, it’s expected you’ll take your skills and experience to a different European office like Milan, Madrid, Vienna or Zurich to drive commercial performance further afield. This is not like any other programme; it will flex with the business need, keeping you challenged and accelerating your marketing career.

Our Marketing, Communications and Sales teams launch our latest machines to the world, bringing our problem-solving technology to life in engaging ways. Thankfully, we don’t need marketing gimmicks or clichés because we have fact and engineering superiority on our side. Our in-house agency ensures consistency in brand, advertising, packaging, retail, events and digital across our global markets. As a recent graduate, you’ll be right in the mix, working with specialists in all areas and just like our engineers, you’ll be challenging convention to turn great ideas into reality; innovating across our markets.

Starting in one country you can expect to achieve 1 to 2 missions in the first 12 months. As you learn more about us, and we about you, you should expect movement during your second year to do brilliant things in another European market.

In your role you’ll be assigned to specific projects which we call ‘missions’. Defined by business needs as they arise, no two ‘missions’ will be the same, but they will all be dynamic, broad and demanding. It is this flexible approach that enables us to grow our business, and accelerate the development of our most talented people. Whilst we cannot prescribe here exactly what you will be doing, you could expect to work in these teams:

• Branding and Marketing

Support Marketing Managers with launching our new technology and building our brand and category understanding. You will also be involved in the evaluation of projects and campaigns, organising communication audits at first execution stage and post launch issuing details of ways to align with campaign kit and improve integration.

• Retail Activation and Sales

Drive our retail presence in all channels, ensure premium and brand compliant presentation and communication through retail fixtures. Develop activation methods how to engage best with our consumers to make them experience and understand our products. Work with our Field Sales team or National Accounts team to develop and widen your business acumen.

• Digital Analytics

One of the fastest growing commercial functions at the very heart of understanding how well social marketing performs and its contribution to the business. Working cross functionally, use cutting edge analytical tools to provide reporting and insights to shape future strategy. 

Benefits:

Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and pension contributions. Beyond that, you’ll also be invited to join a company bonus scheme, enjoy a Dyson pension, healthcare and a competitive amount of annual leave. But financial benefits are only the start of a Dyson career. Rapid professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, flexible working hours, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to creativity, innovation and ambition.

Working at Dyson:

Our culture is unique. We constantly strive to find a better way to solve everyday problems. If you want to be part of a challenging yet rewarding environment and are excited by change – it could be for you.

On our careers page you can learn more about our values “Different, Authentic, Better”, which remind us of our mission every day and help us achieve our goals.

Application:

Due to the GDPR (data protection regulation) we do not accept any applications that reach us by e-mail or post. All applications must therefore be submitted via our careers page (https://careers.dyson.com/en-gb/job-description/european-commercial-and-sales-executive/25947). Only applications written in English will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact dachjobs@dyson.com.

We look forward to receiving your application documents stating your salary expectations and availability!

Closing date: 13 July 2019