Job details
For one of our clients, a platform dedicated to the energy trading industry, we are looking for a Sales Manager to be based in Geneva.
Your mission:
• Drive new business and expand adoption of the company’s platform across the oil & gas, petroleum products, and crude oil markets
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including trading houses, oil majors, NOCs, refiners, distributors, shipowners, brokers, terminals, storage operators, and logistics providers
• Present the company’s value proposition to potential clients and tailor solutions to their commercial, operational, logistics, and market intelligence needs
• Conduct product demos, manage client inquiries, and support prospects throughout the sales cycle
• Negotiate contracts, close deals, and ensure client satisfaction from initial engagement to onboarding
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and customer success teams to align messaging, product positioning, and go-to-market strategies
• Track sales performance, market trends, client needs, and competitive activity across crude oil, refined products, shipping, storage, and trading markets
• Represent the company at oil & gas, commodity trading, shipping, and energy industry events and conferences
Your profile:
• Proven sales experience in oil & gas, energy commodities, petroleum products, crude oil, logistics, shipping, or technology
• Strong understanding of the oil & gas value chain, including crude oil, refined products, physical trading, storage, shipping, and downstream markets
• Existing network within trading houses, oil majors, NOCs, refiners, distributors, brokers, terminals, or energy logistics players is strongly preferred
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage senior commercial, trading, operations, and technology stakeholders
• Ability to understand client needs and position digital solutions in a complex, fast-moving commodity environment
• Autonomous, commercially driven, highly organized, and able to manage a full sales pipeline independently
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office; experience with SaaS, digital platforms, market intelligence, ETRM, CTRM, or trading technology is a plus
• Fluent in English; French or other languages are an advantage
• Willingness to travel as needed to meet clients and attend industry events
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