Sales & Account Director - France

Key Responsibilities

Business Development

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across France
• Build and execute a structured French market development strategy
• Develop relationships with French CPOs, utilities, energy companies, fleet operators, EPCs, OEMs, distributors, and strategic infrastructure investors
• Generate and maintain a healthy sales pipeline aligned with France growth targets

Key Account Management

• Build long-term relationships with strategic customers and decision makers
• Understand customer business models, investment strategies, and operational requirements
• Lead commercial negotiations from opportunity identification through contract signature
• Ensure high customer satisfaction while maximizing long-term business potential
• Develop value-based commercial proposals combining technical and business benefits
• Understand customer applications and recommend the most suitable AC and DC charging solutions
• Coordinate with Product Management, Technical Sales, Service, and Project Management to deliver customer solutions
• Support tenders and large infrastructure projects from commercial qualification through award
• Monitor French market trends, competitor activities, customer investments, and regulatory developments
• Identify emerging opportunities in France and recommend market strategies
• Provide structured customer and market feedback to Product Management and Headquarters

Commercial Performance

• Achieve annual sales targets and profitability objectives
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts and CRM pipeline management
• Support payment collection and commercial risk management
• Ensure disciplined sales reporting and opportunity management

Company Representation

• Represent Autel during customer meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and industry events
• Strengthen Autel's brand and reputation within the French market
• Act as a trusted ambassador for the company with customers and partners

Qualifications

Professional Experience

• 7–10+ years of successful B2B sales experience
• Proven track record developing business within infrastructure-related industries
• Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders
• Experience negotiating commercial contracts with strategic customers
• Experience within EV charging infrastructure is strongly preferred
• Alternatively, experience in energy, electrical infrastructure, industrial automation, renewable energy, utility, transportation, or similar capital equipment industries

Technical & Commercial Skills

• Strong commercial and financial understanding
• Good technical understanding of electrical infrastructure and energy systems
• Ability to understand customer business cases and develop commercially attractive solutions
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience working with CRM systems and structured pipeline management
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership
• Self-driven and highly autonomous
• Strong business acumen and commercial judgement
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
• Structured, reliable, and results-oriented
• Comfortable working in an international and cross-functional environment

Languages

• Additional European languages are an advantage

Travel

• Willingness to travel extensively within France and occasionally across Europe.

Location: France (Hybrid; flexible within France)