Seals Sales Manager - Turkey

Do you find your motivation working with people and generating new opportunities? Are you willing to help and drive the growth of business towards greater size and profitability?

For SKF Seals Industrial BU with the aim to support our growth in the Seals business, we are now looking for a highly motivated sales manager to join us as

Seals Sales Manager Turkey

SKF Seals is an independent business unit in the SKF Group having a sales turnover of 5.7 BSEK and over 3500 employees. We support our global Automotive and Industrial customers from our offices across the different regions and countries.

As Seals Sales Manager, your primary responsibility will be to promote profitable growth and to maintain a high standard of customer experience throughout the sales and delivery journey.

What you can expect in this role:

• Manage the growth of our Industrial Seals business as a core objective across your accounts by taking the lead role in the negotiation of customer contracts.
• Be responsible for P&L of the Sales Unit business
• Develop solid relationships and understanding with customers at senior management level and identify and create opportunities that deliver value to both SKF and the customer.
• Create the necessary support to engage with your key accounts to establish a long term growth strategy.
• Create and implement industry and customer strategy and deployment plans.
• Improve our customer ratings with our OEM, End Users and Distributor customers, enabling access to new opportunities.
• Collaborate across both the wider Regional EMEA Seals teams to support strategic initiatives across common customers, build internal and external relationships, and continuously create and leverage new contacts at your accounts.
• Effectively manage order book in close collaboration with Customer Experience Team and coordinate, guide and measure activity to deliver positive results.
• Identify new business opportunities and customer projects and activate / coordinate the RFQ process and new products offering with relevant internal / external stakeholders.
• Promote our Purpose and Values through the organization

We expect you to have/be:

• Degree in engineering or business, or equivalent work experience, with a demonstrated experience in sales or technical roles.
• Good organizational skills and attitude in people management.
• Good communication and negotiating skills.
• Distinct customer orientation with outside-in approach.
• Self-motivated and execution focused with an ability to meet deadlines.
• Effective problem-solving abilities combined with a practical mindset for implementation.
• Proficiency in English and Turkish, both written and spoken.
• Availability to travel.

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself. #weareSKF

You will enjoy working here if you…

…possess an enterprising attitude focused on outcome achievement, utilizing a self-organized approach, valuing collaboration, and contributing effectively with local and global teams.

Additional information:

The position is based in Turkey, Istanbul, on local contract.

You will report to the Manager Sales Europe South, East, MEA, AE and Sales Ops EMEA, who is located in Italy.

For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Simona Collino, Recruitment Expert IR Europe & Africa, at simona.collino@skf.com.

At SKF, we are committed to promoting fairness and inclusivity throughout our recruitment process. To achieve this, we may include assessments and verify the information in your application in compliance with country-specific laws and regulations. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the recruiter.

Is this you?

If the answer is “Yes!”, please submit your application with CV and cover letter in English, no later than November, 18 2025.

Candidates will hear from us shortly after the final application date

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