Automotive Sales Manager Italy

Automotive Sales Manager for Italy

Do you have a strong commercial network across the Italian automotive sector? The drive to turn it into real, repeatable business? Are you ready to take ownership of an entire country and grow it as your own?

On behalf of our client, a fast-growing eMobility scale-up with a software product used across the automotive value chain, we are seeking a Sales Manager to lead the growth of their Italian market. This is a rare opportunity to join early, own the Italy commercial strategy end to end, and sell a genuinely differentiated product into OEMs, dealers, leasing companies and remarketing businesses.

The role is based at the company's Paris headquarters, with some international travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Italian Market: Take full commercial ownership of Italy. Building the pipeline, setting the strategy, and delivering the revenue targets for the region.
• Sell into Automotive: Win and grow business with automotive companies across the value chain — OEMs, dealer groups, leasing and fleet providers, and remarketing operators.
• Leverage Your Network: Open doors quickly by activating your existing relationships across the Italian automotive sector, from first contact through to close.
• Consultative Selling: Understand each client's commercial challenges and position the product as the answer. Running the full cycle from prospecting and demo through negotiation and signature.
• Market Feedback: Act as the voice of the Italian market internally, feeding client insight back to product and leadership to sharpen the offer.
• Represent the Brand: Be the face of the business in Italy at industry events, client meetings, and across the market.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a self-starting commercial operator who already knows the Italian automotive market and can turn relationships into results.

• Proven B2B sales experience selling into automotive companies. OEMs, dealers, leasing, fleet, or remarketing.
• An established professional network across the Italian automotive sector that you can activate from day one.
• A track record of hitting and exceeding revenue targets, ideally selling software, data, or a service-led product.
• Comfortable owning a market solo. Hunting new business, not just managing accounts.
• Fluent in Italian and English. Both are essential and French is also ideal.
• Based in or willing to be based in Paris, with the flexibility to travel regularly to Italy.

Ready to make an impact?

If you know the Italian automotive market inside out and want the autonomy to build and own a region within a fast-moving scale-up, we want to hear from you. This is a chance to join early, shape the commercial strategy, and see the direct impact of your work on the growth of the business.

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