Take ownership of Multipanel's commercial growth across France and Switzerland and play a pivotal role in accelerating our European expansion.
Full job description
Take ownership of Multipanel's commercial growth across France and Switzerland and play a pivotal role in accelerating our European expansion.
Build and develop a portfolio of high-value accounts, win new business, and be the face of Multipanel in your region, with the autonomy to run your territory the way you know works, backed by an established international business.
This is a field-based commercial role for an experienced sales professional who thrives on results, builds lasting customer relationships, and knows how to convert opportunities into long-term revenue.
If you are commercially astute, self-motivated, and fluent in French and English, we want to hear from you.
What Will You Be Doing?
Managing and growing a portfolio of existing Multipanel customers across France and Switzerland, building deep, trust-based relationships at all levels.
Actively prospecting and winning new business, targeting sign & display fabricators, printers, distributors, and ACM panel end-users.
Building and maintaining a well-qualified sales pipeline, tracked accurately in the CRM system from first contact through to close.
Meeting and exceeding revenue and growth targets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
Delivering compelling product presentations, demonstrations, and tailored commercial proposals to prospects and customers.
Attending regional trade shows, industry events, and association meetings to build market presence and generate leads.
Monitoring the competitive landscape and providing actionable market intelligence to the Sales Director.
Working closely with internal operations, logistics, and customer service teams to ensure an excellent customer experience.
The following experience would be advantageous but are not essential:
Experience selling ACM panels or sign-making substrates.
An existing network within the French or Swiss sign & display or large format print market.
Working knowledge of German or Italian for Swiss market coverage.
Familiarity with CRM platforms such as Salesforce or HubSpot.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years' B2B field sales experience in building materials, industrial products, sign & display, print, or related manufactured goods.
- Proven success in both account management and new business development across a defined territory.
- A track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets in a self-directed, field-based commercial role.
- Native or fully fluent French (spoken and written) - essential for day-to-day customer activity across both territories.
- Strong working proficiency in English - required for internal communication with the European team and head office.
- Highly organised and self-motivated - able to manage a large territory independently with minimal supervision.
- Based within France, with the willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout France and Switzerland (approx. 50% field-based).
- Full driving licence.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary €60,000 - €75,000 per annum complemented by a performance-based bonus tied to territory revenue and growth targets.
- A commercially meaningful, high-autonomy field role with genuine impact on the growth of a well-established international business.
- Car allowance to support extensive field travel.
- Benefits in line with French statutory requirements and local market standards.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to discounts through our HR system.
- Annual Christmas events and involvement in festive activities hosted by our parent company, Grimco.
- An additional day of annual leave after two complete years of service.
- Opportunities for future growth in elevated roles within the organisation.
- The backing of a stable, well-resourced North American parent company (Grimco, Inc.) committed to European market development.