Key Account Manager - Southeastern Europe (m/f/d)
Drive Growth Across Central Europe – Become Our Key Account Manager in Budapest!
We are looking for a committed and sales-driven Key Account Manager to join us as soon as possible. In this role, you will be the primary contact for our customers across the Southeastern European region!
Our Key Account Managers are ensuring the development of the company by identifying new customers and their needs, taking care of existing commercial and industrial partners, developing leasing of locomotives with associated service activities, managing the customer relations in the region.
YOUR TASKS
- You develop sales activities and build strong relationships with both existing and new customers
- You prepare and follow up on customer offers for locomotive leasing and service contracts
- You lead negotiations – bilingual when needed – and collaborate with the legal department to draft and implement leasing agreements with regional freight and passenger railway companies
- You act as an internal project manager and coordinate to ensure seamless technical and economic communication
- You conduct market intelligence and benchmarking activities for the Southeastern European market
- You manage cash flow and monitor the economic performance of your customers and leasing contracts
- You contribute actively to internal reporting through our dedicated CRM platforms
YOUR PROFILE
- You have terminated your academic studies at a Business School or University with a special focus on sales and marketing. Having a technical-commercial background can be a plus.
- You are interested in industrial equipment, technology and/ or railway rolling stock
- You have gained professional experience as a Sales Manager in an international B2B business. You are looking to broaden your experience in an exciting and growing industry.
- You are analytic, well-structured, organized with a customer-oriented approach.
- You are ready for regular business travel in Hungary, in the region and in Europe.
- Your fluent Hungarian, English, Slovenian and Romanian language skills round off your profile.
YOUR BENEFITS AT AKIEM
- A Flexible working hours for a better work-life balance
- A lively corporate culture with team spirit and openness
- A dynamic, international work environment with flat hierarchies
- Room to contribute your own ideas and actively shape the company’s future
- A motivated team with strong cohesion and mutual support
- Personal and professional development opportunities in a future-oriented company
- Diverse career opportunities through continuous growth
- Modern offices and a pleasant working atmosphere
Have we piqued your interest?
Then we look forward to receiving your application via our career portal!
We are actively committed to inclusion and create a working environment in which diversity is valued, equal opportunities are practiced and everyone can contribute their strengths - we look forward to hearing from you!
- Département
- Locomotive Leasing
- Role
- Sales Administration
- Locations
- Budapest, Hungary
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment level
- Professionals
About AKIEM
A European provider of services to railway operators, manufacturers, and local authorities, Akiem offers its more than 90 clients in 22 European countries a fleet of 750 locomotives and 42 passenger vehicles, as well as solutions covering the entire value chain of rolling stock:
- Locomotive rental
- Maintenance and services
- Passenger train rental
The majority of its more than 400 employees are based in France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, and the United Kingdom. Akiem manages a complete and certified industrial ecosystem as an Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM), built around a pan-European network of workshops and large stocks of spare parts for the maintenance of rolling stock provided to its clients.
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