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Northwest Area Sales Representative

Hybrid in Bilbao·Full-time·Added 4 months ago (last checked 8 Oct)

LACROIX

1 open role

Overview

Work mode
Hybrid, Bilbao
Contract
Permanent contract, full-time hours
English
Required
Other languages
French
Experience
3+ years
Education
University degree
Driving licence
Category B1
Benefits
Private health insurance, life insurance

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

We are looking for a professional with the following profile:

  • Technical training (in Engineering or similar), with knowledge in electronics and/or telecommunications being valued.
  • Knowledge and experience in the water and/or automation sector will be valued.
  • Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in sales cycles of technical products, with commercial experience with public bodies, private companies, construction companies, engineering firms, and installers being valued.
  • Availability to travel. (3 days per week)
  • A person with a strong commercial orientation, with relational skills, listening, customer orientation and adaptability, and negotiation capacity. Persevering, high level of autonomy, and ability to work in a team.
  • B1 driving license (essential requirement)
  • Good command of English (essential requirement)
  • Knowledge of French will be favorably valued

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Competitive compensation.
  • Company car
  • Home office
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible benefits plan Cobee by Pluxee (meals, transport, nursery, gym)
  • Benefits pay.

The role

Job Mission

Reporting to the Commercial Director Spain, the person will be responsible for the management and development of commercial activity in their zone, leading strategic sales processes and the prescription of technical solutions for public and private clients.

What you'll do

Main responsibilities

  • Manage commercial activity in the Northwest Zone: Basque Country, Navarra, La Rioja, Castilla y León, Cantabria, Asturias, and Galicia. 
  • Develop commercial relationships with end customers, public bodies, engineering firms, integrators, and partners.
  • Promote technical solutions and carry out prescription activities to generate new projects. 
  • Identify and accompany opportunities linked to technological migration (end of 2G, new IoT communications) and to cybersecurity challenges.

About LACROIX

LACROIX is a European electronics group specializing in the design, manufacturing, and integration of electronic systems and IoT solutions. With a focus on smart city infrastructure, industrial electronics, and electronic manufacturing services (EMS), the company serves sectors such as automotive, smart mobility, and building automation. It operates multiple production sites across Europe, including a significant facility in Spain, and employs around 4,000 people globally.

Industry
Engineering
Founded
1936
Employees
1,000–5,000
Headquarters
Beaupréau-en-Mauges, France
In Spain
Bilbao

Good to know if you are moving

  • LACROIX has a production facility in Spain (likely in the Basque Country or Navarra region), offering opportunities for engineers and technicians in electronics manufacturing.
  • The company is part of a European group with sites in France, Germany, and Tunisia, providing potential for international mobility within the organization.
  • Spanish-speaking candidates may find roles in technical sales, quality, and production management, as evidenced by a current opening for a 'Delegado comercial' in Bilbao.
  • The company emphasizes innovation in smart city and IoT technologies, which may appeal to engineers interested in cutting-edge electronics applications.

In their own words

About the company & team

As part of LACROIX Group, LACROIX Environment is one of the group's two main activities with market positioning in water, Smart WATER, in electrical, Smart GRIDS, in heat networks and building management, Smart HVAC and in intelligent public lighting management, Smart Lighting.

Within  Smart Water,  LACROIX Environment is specialized in the design, manufacture, and commercialization of products and solutions for the automation and remote management of geographically distributed technical installations, covering various applications: water distribution, sanitation, transport, sectorization, monitoring of water and sanitation networks, relief control, irrigation, and energy efficiency. To this end, LACROIX Environment commercializes its products and solutions under the brand SOFREL.

With more than 30 years of presence in Spain, LACROIX Environment Spain develops its activity both in Spain and in Portugal and Latin America, where it has a network of distributors and integrators in countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile.  

Additional information

Excellent opportunity to be part of an attractive project in a multinational of proven prestige, in continuous growth and with a clear commitment to the Smart world and new technologies in all its divisions.

Additionally, and more specifically:

  • Indefinite contract and full-time employment
  • Initial and continuous training
  • An excellent team and work environment
  • Cutting-edge technology products and solutions and a leadership position in a strongly growing market
  • Position with great autonomy and responsibility in a zone with great potential for the Company
  • Possibility of professional career growth.
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