Sales Manager - Europe and Africa
PXGEO
- Oslo
- Fast
- Fulltid
- Develop and execute sales strategies across Europe and Africa to meet revenue and growth targets.
- Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities in both mature and emerging markets.
- Manage the end-to-end sales cycle, including prospecting, bid strategy, proposal development, negotiations, and contract close.
- Build and maintain a strong, regionally balanced sales pipeline with accurate forecasting.
- Establish and grow long-term relationships with key clients, government entities, and strategic partners across the region.
- Act as the primary commercial point of contact for strategic and high-value accounts.
- Work effectively with local agents, resellers, or partners where applicable.
- Ensure client satisfaction and sustainable account growth.
- Lead and support responses to RFQs, RFPs, and public/private tenders common in European and African markets.
- Ensure all commercial activities comply with local regulations, ethical standards, and PXGEO governance policies.
- Coordinate inputs from technical, legal, and finance teams to deliver compliant and competitive proposals.
- Monitor regional market trends, competitor activity, and evolving client needs.
- Provide market insights to senior leadership to support pricing, market entry, and expansion strategies.
- Identify opportunities for cross-selling and long-term framework agreements.
- Collaborate closely with technical, operations, and project delivery teams to develop fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Work with marketing to adapt sales collateral and messaging for regional audiences.
- Contribute to improving CRM usage, sales processes, and commercial best practices across regions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Geosciences, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of sales or business development experience in Europe and/or Africa, with priority within geospatial, energy, engineering, technology, or professional services sectors.
- Proven experience selling complex, solution-based or project-driven offerings.
- Strong understanding of regional procurement practices, including public-sector tenders.
- Experience working across different cultures and regulatory environments.
- Fluency in English required; additional European or African languages (e.g., French, German, Spanish, Portuguese) are a strong advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required.
- Strong commercial and strategic mindset with a consultative, value-based selling approach.
- Cultural awareness and adaptability.
- Results-oriented with strong self-drive and resilience.