Senior Sales Manager Industry X (all genders)

Posted:
3/5/2026, 6:24:35 PM

Location(s):
Hesse, Germany ⋅ Bavaria, Germany ⋅ Berlin, Germany ⋅ Munich, Bavaria, Germany ⋅ Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, Germany

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

You are a senior sales leader with a passion for industrial transformation, and you know how to turn complex opportunities into signed business across Europe’s leading industrial clients. 
 

Your Mission 
In this role, you will build and convert a high-value pipeline of Industry X transformation deals across industrial, manufacturing and engineering clients in Central & Eastern Europe, with Germany as your home base. You will operate at the intersection of client needs, sales, delivery and technology to support senior stakeholders move from ambition to action. You combine strong commercial instinct with real credibility in industrial technology, digital manufacturing and operations. 

At Accenture, you shape the environment in which you thrive – with ways of working that suit you. You stay flexible and become part of a team full of unique individuals who make a difference together. 

 
Your Daily Work 

  • Own the Industry X sales pipeline 
    You take end-to-end ownership for your pipeline: identifying, qualifying and developing complex services-led transformation opportunities across industrial clients in Central & Eastern Europe, with a strong focus on Germany. 

  • Lead complex capture processes end-to-end 
    You shape the story, structure the pursuit, align internal teams, develop the commercial path (including pricing and deal constructs) and drive the opportunity through to negotiation and close. 

  • Build trusted C‑level and functional relationships 
    You engage senior stakeholders across Digital Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, CIO and CTO organizations, understand what is commercially relevant for them, and translate this into a clear path to value and business. 

  • Scale Partner-Led Sales 
    Drive ecosystem-related opportunities by confidently engaging in sell-with and co-selling motions across complex, account-driven sales scenarios where Engineering Software and Shopfloor Automation converge. 

  • Collaborate across Accenture 
    You work closely with client account leads, industry leads, solution architects, delivery leads and ecosystem partners to create compelling solutions across industry segments – and you are ready to travel across Central & Eastern Europe as needed to stay close to clients. 

Who You Are 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field. 

  • 12+ years of experience in consulting/services sales, capture management, business development or technology-led sales in industrial, manufacturing, engineering or operations-related environments. 

  • Strong track record in shaping and closing complex transformation deals, owning the full pursuit lifecycle from qualification to close. 

  • Comfortable in aligning multiple internal and external leadership stakeholders - including CIOs & CTOs - in complex industrial account environments. 

  • Confident, pragmatic communication style with strong negotiation skills and sound judgment. 

  • Fluent in German and English.

 

What We Offer 

  • Long-term financial benefits & equity programs 
    Employer-funded pension scheme (up to a defined level), an employee stock purchase program (ESPP) on preferential terms and additional equity programs for senior leaders.  

  • Flexible working models & work-life balance 
    Flexible working arrangements including home office options, time-off models and support for different life phases – from parental leave to re-entry after breaks.  

  • Top-tier learning & leadership development 
    Access to more than 30,000 trainings, certifications and learning platforms, plus mentoring and coaching programs to continuously grow your commercial, leadership and technical skills. 

  • Smart mobility & lifestyle benefits 
    Bike and car leasing via salary conversion, corporate benefits with discounts on travel and shopping, and a comprehensive well-being offering including EAP, apps and tools for mental and emotional health. 

 

Life at Accenture 
In this role, you’ll be part of Accenture Industry X. Connecting #engineering and #manufacturing with data and technology, we help our customers realign their product and value chains. With smart factories, digital twins, and networked manufacturing processes, we support them in embracing the future.  

 

The Accenture Culture: Here, YOU are the catalyst for change 

Your unique combination of skills, personality, and aspirations sets you apart. When distinct talents, strengths, and perspectives merge, the result is nothing short of extraordinary: ideas that propel the world forward. This is why we champion diversity and personal development at Accenture. Create a working environment where you truly thrive; with responsibilities that resonate deeply; with a workload that is perfectly aligned with your capabilities; and methods that are tailored to your objectives. How you wish to connect, further your development, and personally evolve rests in your hands. This is your career. We are mere facilitators, helping you shape it exactly as you envision.  

 

Contact Us 

Any questions left? Feel free to contact our recruiting team via email at [email protected]. We look forward to your application. 

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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