Animato Electronics Germany GmbH: Sales Director/Managing Director

Animato Electronics Germany GmbH, part of 3PEAK Group, is a fast-growing semiconductor company committed to the research and development of high-performance, high-quality, and highly reliable integrated circuit products, including signal chains, power analog chips, mixed-signal front-ends, and embedded processors. We provide innovative and competitive analog and embedded products and solutions, establish fair and trustworthy collaborations, and enable global intelligent manufacturing. Our products cover many fields such as automotive, communication, industrial, security monitoring, medical and health, instrumentation, and the new energy industry.

3PEAK Group is a listed semiconductor fabless company with global expansion across Europe, North America, and APAC countries. 3PEAK ranks among the market leaders in China and reported annual inflows above USD 200 million in 2021.

For our European headquarters in Munich, we are looking for a Sales Director/Managing Director who will be fully responsible for market expansion and business growth in the EU, which includes building a strong sales force, FAE, exploring new customers, and maintaining effective relationships with customers and distributors.

1. Define sales strategy and operational plan in the EU, ensuring achievement of business targets and sales goals.
2. Maintain and strengthen existing customer relationships, hunt new customers, identify new market opportunities, and develop and manage Europe-wide distributors.
3. Recruit, lead, and manage local/regional Sales and FAE teams, providing mentorship and cultivating talent.
4. Decide and organize annual activities, planning fairs and exhibitions where the Company should be present.
5. Provide data on EU market needs and trends to guide product development.

1. BS/MS in Electronic Engineering or relevant majors.
2. Minimum 10 years of semiconductor sales experience and relationships with strategic customers.
3. Deep understanding of the semiconductor industry competition landscape and EU market trends, with the ability to drive actions to gain market share.
4. Understanding of targeted markets like Telecom, industrial, and automotive in the EU; distributor management experience.
5. Ability to drive semiconductor sales flow and sales technologies to enable effective conversions and faster design-in and win cycles.
6. Strong business leader with excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills (prefer charm over aggressive tactics).
7. Proven experience in building and leading sales and FAE teams.
8. Initiative, drive, enthusiasm, strategic thinking, and analysis.
9. Willingness to travel intensively.
10. Fluent in German and English; knowledge of Dutch and/or French is a plus.