Sales Trainee

Requisition ID: 33401- Job Location(s): Offenbach Am Main, DEAt Danfoss Drives, we are looking for a **Trainee (M/F/d)** within our **Drives Sales Trainee Program **located in **Offenbach**. In this **2-year program starting in fall 2023**, you will get to know Danfoss Drives and its Sales organization with the goal to take over your own sales accounts (mainly in Southern Germany).

**Responsibilities**:
The program includes:

- Introductory week at our Headquarter in Denmark
- Several weeks of training on Danfoss Drives Products and with our technical and commercial sales support departments as well as service technicians
- Personal mentor throughout the Sales Trainee Program
- Relevant training sessions throughout the program

For the main part of the program, you will take over your own sales accounts, you will develop and manage the accounts including sales responsibility and you will identify new business opportunities with focus on electrification and energy storage solutions. You will be accompanied by an experienced sales colleague who will share the knowledge on contract management, customer relationship and stakeholder management. You will gain extensive knowledge in Danfoss Drives products (e.g. frequency converters) and technical solutions that will determine a green future.

Fresh, clean water is a basic element of civilization - vital for agriculture and important for industries. Danfoss provides game-changing concepts to extend our precious water and energy resources. From desalination via reverse osmosis, to traditional water production, water distribution and wastewater treatment, Danfoss provides energy-efficient solutions. Today, it’s even possible to generate energy during water processing, fulfilling the energy need of the entire water cycle. Become part of our team to reach these goals.

The international scope of Danfoss Drives and the program equips you to work with people from different cultures and professional backgrounds - you will also build an invaluable network of expert colleagues.

**Background & Skills**:
For this position you have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree or technical training in electrical engineering, (international) business or industrial engineering or have an equivalent educational background. You have first experience from student or entry-level positions and are interested in working in a technical sales environment and contributing to future-oriented solutions. Additionally, we are looking for:

- Very good communication & networking skills with customer-focused mindset
- Curious to learn and willing to invest in your development, customers, and your team
- Flexible mindset as well as structured approach to projects
- Enjoy collaborating with people from different backgrounds and areas of expertise to create best solutions
- Very good English and fluent German language skills
- Flexibility with regards to travel (approx. 20-30%, mainly within Southern Germany)

For further information about the position please contact Franziska Reiter, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at +49 (0)40 7367 5109.

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**Employee Benefits**:
We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

- Bonus system
- Paid vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility to work remotely
- Pension plan
- Personal insurance
- Communication package
- Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
- State of the art virtual work environment

**Danfoss - Engineering Tomorrow**:
At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.