Sales Manager West (m/f/d)
Join Costa in Germany as a Sales Manager West and be a key player in shaping our DACH market strategy. You'll drive excellence, manage partnerships, and lead impactful campaigns, events, and sales, all while embracing a flexible, entrepreneurial spirit.
Live your ambition. Lead with impact
You're about to embark on an exciting journey with Costa's Sales Source Market department. As a Sales Manager, you'll be at the forefront of defining our business activities and strategies. Here's a glimpse of your key responsibilities:
- Strategy & Business Activities: You'll bring your energy and determination to collaborate with our sales team and international functions, ensuring we achieve impressive goals.
- Partnership Management: Your role involves managing and developing relationships with travel agencies in your region, fostering strong partnerships.
- Campaign Execution: Plan and execute marketing and sales campaigns, ensuring their success and impact.
- Customer Engagement: Organize and lead customer events, presentations, fam trips, and product training sessions, creating memorable experiences.
- Revenue Development & Regional Growth: You'll take ownership of the revenue performance in your assigned region by driving the regional sales strategy, strengthening existing partnerships, identifying new business opportunities, and acquiring new travel agency partners to support sustainable growth.
What makes you unique
- Training in tourism or business: Your educational background gives you a solid foundation.
- Customer-centric: You thrive on direct customer interaction and have an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Structured & Resilient: You approach tasks with a structured, solution-oriented mindset, and you don't back down from challenges.
- Team Player: Your flexibility and resilience make you an invaluable team member.
- Local Expertise: Living in the sales region, you have a deep understanding of the market and are comfortable with travel (approx. 80% field service).
- Language Proficiency: Fluency in German and English is essential for this role
Your Employment
- Permanent working contract
- Full-time (40 hours/week)
- Salary range: 55.000-60.000 € based on skills and professional experience and individual incentive scheme, plus variable compensation
What we offer
- A company car for private use.
- Enjoy discounts on cruises and onboard services.
- We support you with programs focused on sports and mental health.
Who We are
Our community brings together individuals from different parts of the world, fostering connections and collaboration across cultures, enriched by different perspectives and experiences. We are here to bring happiness and provide unforgettable memories and experiences to our guests.
Costa belongs to the Carnival Corporation & plc Group, the largest cruise company in the world. We are the only Italian cruise company flying the Italian flag, sailing the world’s seas for more than 75 years, offering our guests a unique experience on board and on land.
We are united by a shared passion: to drive success and live our ambition. Whether on board or shoreside, we bring energy, creativity, and a spirit of adventure to everything we do.
Start your journey with us
During the interview, all stages of the selection process will be explained to you. If you want to learn more, visit the following website: https://career.costacrociere.it/shoreside/#journey
Onboard your journey with us and explore your potential.
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Skills Required
- Training or education in tourism or business
- Fluency in German
- Fluency in English
- Living in the sales region
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 80% of the time
- Customer-centric and entrepreneurial mindset
- Structured, solution-oriented, and resilient approach
- Teamwork and flexibility
Carnival Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Carnival Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Carnival Corporation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Travel perks such as complimentary standby and discounted confirmed cruises, along with wellness resources and an on‑site gym in Miami, add distinctive lifestyle value to the total package.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage combined with mental‑health/EAP resources and wellness programs provide comprehensive health support for eligible roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. corporate postings outline structured vacation, sick time, and company holidays, indicating clear and predictable time‑off provisions.
Carnival Corporation Insights
What We Do
Carnival Corporation & plc is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Our portfolio of leading cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard in the United Kingdom; AIDA Cruises in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe; Iberocruceros in Spain; and P&O Cruises (Australia) in Australia. These brands, which comprise the most recognized cruise brands in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, offer a wide range of holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. We also own a tour company that complements our cruise operations: Holland America Princess Alaska Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Combined, our vacation companies attract 10 million guests annually.
