Regional Sales Manager – DACH & Poland
itw
| Company | itw |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | Darmstadt |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 5 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (workday) |
Description
Job Description:
The Regional Sales Manager DACH & Poland is accountable for delivering profitable growth and strengthening Instron’s market leadership across the region.
This role offers true P&L influence, high visibility within EMEA leadership, and the opportunity to shape Instron’s long-term market position in two of our most strategic European regions.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Strategy & Growth Execution
• Own and deliver regional revenue, margin and growth targets (monthly, quarterly, annual and 3-year LRP).
• Translate EMEA strategy into territory-level growth plans focused on priority verticals, products and accounts.
• Drive Lever 1, 2 and 3 initiatives to generate incremental order intake and sustainable market share growth.
• Continuously assess market trends, competitive dynamics and customer needs to identify new growth opportunities.
Commercial Leadership & Performance Management
• Lead the full sales funnel from lead generation through order closure, ensuring accuracy, velocity and quality of opportunities.
• Own forecast accuracy, pipeline health and performance versus plan and prior year.
• Analyse won/lost business and abandoned opportunities to drive continuous improvement.
• Act as regional Voice of the Customer, influencing product, service and commercial strategy.
People Leadership & Culture
• Build, lead and develop a diverse, inclusive, high-performance sales organisation.
• Identify, coach and develop talent, creating clear succession and career development pathways.
• Model ITW values and behaviours, creating strong engagement, accountability and ownership within the team.
• Lead from the front through visible field presence with customers and sales teams.
Operational Excellence & Governance
• Ensure full compliance with ITW safety standards and operating disciplines.
• Monitor and manage leading and lagging KPIs to drive performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Service, Operations and Finance to deliver customer and business outcomes.
Key Experience and Competencies
• Proven senior sales leadership experience within a technical / industrial / capital equipment environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering sustained growth across multi-country or multi-territory regions.
• Strong coaching, performance management and talent development capability.
• Highly developed influencing and stakeholder management skills at all organisational levels.
• Commercially and analytically strong, with excellent forecasting and planning discipline.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating in dynamic, matrix environments.
• Confident in challenging constructively and driving accountability.
• Cross-cultural leadership capability aligned to ITW values and behaviours.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in German and English.
Working conditions
• Hybrid office / field-based role.
• Travel up to 50% within the region (including multi-day trips).
• Working hours may vary to meet business and customer needs.