Trainee (m/w/div.) Key Account Management

About the Role

This exciting opportunity offers an 18-month tailored trainee program with one of the largest employers in the Westerwald region and a genuine global market leader. The program prepares you intensively for a responsible position in sales, focusing on managing international key accounts and developing commercial and technical customer portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in an 18-month customized trainee program designed to build sales expertise and leadership skills.
• Support operational management of international major clients.
• Monitor quantity and margin developments through sales controlling.
• Optimize customer portfolios considering both commercial and technical factors.
• Handle complaint management processes.
• Maintain price lists, including routine adjustments for raw materials.
• Coordinate global requests for quotations (RFQs) and offers internally and externally.
• Conduct market, industry, and competitor analyses.
• Prepare sales management statistics and evaluations.
• Accompany client visits, subsidiary site inspections, and trade fairs.
• Lead and contribute to internal projects.

Candidate Profile

• Completed or near-completion degree in Business Administration or Industrial Engineering.
• Initial practical experience in sales—through training, internships, or student work—preferably within an industrial setting.
• Strong motivation, teamwork skills, and dedication.
• Aptitude for working in an international environment.
• Hands-on mentality and strong technical interest in customer solutions and sales.
• Proficient with MS Office tools.
• Excellent command of the English language.

About the Employer

Founded in 1958, SCHÜTZ stands for innovation and consistent implementation. As a leader in steel and plastic processing, SCHÜTZ continuously advances its products, services, processes, and methods. With four business divisions—Packaging Systems, Energy Systems, Industrial Services, and Composites—the company holds leading market positions globally.

Headquartered in Selters, Germany, SCHÜTZ is rooted deeply within the region spanning Frankfurt, Koblenz, and Cologne. The headquarters acts as the competence center and largest plant, driving worldwide development, innovative product design, in-house machinery and plant engineering, and key component manufacturing for global packaging production.

Currently, the SCHÜTZ group operates over 80 production and service sites worldwide, employing more than 8,000 people in 24 countries, with projected revenue of 2.3 billion euros in 2024. Beyond technology, the company values its employees as the core factor of sustained success and company performance.

Contact

For inquiries, please reach out to Ms. Chiara Marescalco at phone number 02626 77-3921.