- Location
- Kreuzenstrasse 30 (View map)4452 ItingenSwitzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Wholesale, Commercial & B2B Sales
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
About Renata
Renata is a Swiss specialist in micro-battery technology, distinguished by the precision, reliability, and discretion that define the country’s finest watchmaking ecosystem. As an employer, the company offers a refined industrial environment where engineering excellence, quality craftsmanship, and long-term responsibility converge. Its teams contribute to components that power timepieces, medical devices, and advanced electronic applications worldwide, requiring meticulous standards and a culture of continuous improvement. Renata appeals to professionals who value technical mastery, collaborative expertise, and the quiet prestige of working behind some of the most exacting products in modern precision industries.
Renata seeks a Consumer Area Sales Manager to lead an international sales territory, develop customers and distribution partners, and manage commercial performance, forecasting and market growth. The role includes negotiations, cross-functional order coordination, reporting and representation at international events, with regular international travel of approximately 20–30%; workload is 100%.
Role & Responsibilities
- Assume commercial responsibility for an international sales territory and sustainably develop existing customers and distribution partners.
- Identify market potential, new customers and suitable distribution partners, and actively drive business development in the territory.
- Manage the territory’s commercial performance and track sales volume, revenue, budget, forecasts and agreed sales targets.
- Prepare quotations and conduct price and contract negotiations within approved pricing and terms policies.
- Monitor market and competitor developments, identify opportunities and risks early, and provide relevant market intelligence to the sales organisation.
- Monitor open orders, supply constraints and critical product references, and coordinate customer requirements with Sales Administration, Planning, Logistics and the Consumer Sales Line Manager.
- Provide structured reporting on business development, forecasts, risks, opportunities and required measures in the territory.
- Represent Renata at international trade fairs, customer visits and industry events, and support relevant marketing and sales activities.
Qualifications
- Commercial or technical education, ideally supplemented by further training in sales, marketing or business administration.
- Several years of B2B sales experience, preferably in an international environment.
- Experience managing and developing distributors or international sales partners is an advantage.
- Good technical understanding and interest in industrial or technical products and solutions.
- Strong customer and service orientation, with an independent, structured and entrepreneurial working style.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with a confident and professional manner.
- Written and spoken German and negotiation-level English are essential; additional languages, particularly Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese, are a strong advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally regularly, approximately 20–30%.
Skills
Experience
Several years of B2B sales experience; distributor or international sales partner management experience is an advantage.
Education
Commercial or technical education; further training in sales, marketing or business administration is preferred.
Workplace
The role is situated in Itingen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland — conveniently close to Basel.
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Benefits
International sales responsibility with direct influence on market and customer development; varied and challenging work with scope for initiative and new ideas; opportunity to shape the development of the international Consumer Sales organisation; a supportive, collaborative team and an open culture based on direct communication and mutual respect.
Culture
Renata fosters a refined, collaborative workplace where precision, creativity, and attention to detail guide every aspect of the employee experience. The brand values professionals who combine entrepreneurial spirit with a commitment to excellence, offering an environment where talent can grow through trust, responsibility, and shared ambition.
About Cerulean
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