EU-Associate Director, Sales - People Manager (DACH)

Location: Based near the Munich showroom in Germany, with hybrid remote working; responsible for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland).

Salary: €80,000–€95,000 gross per year depending on experience, plus bonus potential and a company car.

Company

hirify.global is a global consumer products company with a portfolio of brands including Osprey and Hydro Flask.

What you will do

• Lead a team of five and own sales strategy, commercial performance, and key account management across the DACH region.
• Manage retail accounts, distributors, agents, and direct Territory Managers while delivering revenue targets for a $20M+ region.
• Develop strategic growth plans, retailer programs, roadmaps, and new business opportunities across targeted channels.
• Partner with senior leadership, sales, marketing, customer service, product, and global teams on regional priorities and product launches.
• Lead product training, in-store education, trade shows, events, brand activations, and the presentation of the MOC showroom.
• Monitor sales campaign performance, report results, analyze effectiveness, and recommend improvements across regional accounts and stores.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience managing regions, markets, strategic accounts, or sales in the DACH region, preferably in sport and outdoor lifestyle retail.
• Excellent knowledge of the sport and outdoor retail and distributor landscape.
• Experience with premium concepts, category management, retail excellence tools, business development, negotiation, cost management, and profit and loss.
• Authorized to work in Germany without immigration restrictions on a full-time basis and able to commute to the Munich showroom.
• Fully fluent in German and English.
• Clean, current driver's license.

Nice to have

• Experience working closely with marketing.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and work-from-home policy.
• Increased flexi-days package after one year of service.
• Employee assistance counselling line and company closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Employee discounts on EMEA products.
• Lunch and Learns in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment.