Responsible Key Account Management & Market Development German-speaking Switzerland 80-100%

Do you enjoy building relationships, understanding the needs of your customers, and having a sense for new opportunities? Do you persist when it comes to developing a sustainable partnership from an initial contact, and do you want to use these strengths where they create real market opportunities?

As the person responsible for Key Account Management & Market Development German-speaking Switzerland, you will further develop existing customer relationships, tap into new market potentials, and win strategic partnerships for the Academy.

For this newly created position, we are looking for a committed team member starting immediately or by arrangement.

The Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen VSE is the industry umbrella organization for the electricity industry and is committed to a secure, competitive, and sustainable electricity supply in Switzerland. The VSE represents the interests of the industry towards politics, authorities, business, media, and the public and is committed to well-trained specialists.

Your field of activity

As the person responsible for Key Account Management, you are responsible for market development and sponsorship acquisition for the Academy in German-speaking Switzerland. You build long-term relationships with members, customers, companies, as well as cooperation and sponsorship partners, and develop them in a targeted manner.

You identify market, customer, and educational needs, tap into new market potentials, and develop qualified leads, business opportunities, and partnerships from them. In doing so, you advise customers on the Academy offerings, accompany the lead and sales process, and ensure a structured handover of qualified customer inquiries to the responsible specialist departments.

Further components of your activity are the acquisition and support of sponsorship partners, the development of suitable cooperations, as well as the negotiation of services and considerations within the defined framework conditions. In close cooperation with the internal specialist departments, you analyze market and target group developments and contribute your findings to the further development and positioning of the Academy portfolio.

You maintain relevant customer, market, and lead information in the CRM and keep a systematic eye on the pipeline. You derive concrete impulses for market processing from your activities, customer feedback, and market developments. The operational and administrative processing of the Academy offerings remains with the responsible specialist departments.

Your skills

• Tertiary educational degree or comparable qualification with experience in Key Account Management, sales, Business Development, market development, sponsorship, or partner management
• Strong customer and service orientation as well as enjoyment in building networks and partnerships
• Initiative, negotiation skills, and a structured, reliable way of working
• Digital affinity and confident handling of Office 365
• Very good German skills as well as good French skills (at least B1)
• Experience in the education, association, energy, or service environment is an advantage

We offer you

As the person responsible for Key Account Management & Market Development German-speaking Switzerland, you actively shape the further development and positioning of the Academy. At the interface of customer care, market development, and sponsorship, you have a direct influence on the exploitation of new market opportunities and the building of sustainable partnerships.

The VSE offers you attractive employment conditions, flexible working hours, and generous home office possibilities. A modern workplace in Aarau directly at the station, short decision-making paths, and a committed team round off our offer.

Have we piqued your interest?

Then we look forward to getting to know you! Send us your application documents via e-mail to jobs(at)

Do you have questions? You are welcome to contact Tamara Sitter, Leitung Höhere Berufsbildung, Tel.

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