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Key Account Manager - Rail Infrastructure (f/m/d)

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About the role

For permanent employment OHB Teledata GmbH in **Gilching ** is looking for a

Key Account Manager - Rail Infrastructure (f/m/d)

Would you like to take ownership, develop strategic customer relationships, and contribute to the digital transformation of the railway sector with technically sophisticated solutions? Then join OHB Teledata GmbH.

As part of OHB DIGITAL, OHB Teledata develops innovative solutions for the successful digitalization of trackside signaling infrastructure and railway power automation. In this role, you will play a key part in translating customer requirements into compelling technical and commercial solutions while helping to further strengthen our market position.

Your Tasks

  • Capture, analyze, and assess customer requirements and develop complex system solutions in close coordination with internal interface partners
  • Take responsibility for the preparation, costing, and follow-up of quotations and proposals
  • Lead offer and contract negotiations with customers and business partners
  • Strategically manage and develop existing key accounts while identifying new business opportunities
  • Represent OHB Teledata at trade fairs, specialist conferences, and customer events
  • Coordinate sales support and order processing to ensure professional and efficient customer service
  • Take ownership of revenue planning within your area of responsibility
  • Work closely with technical, commercial, and operational functions to support the successful implementation of customer projects

Your Qualifications

  • Degree in a technical field or comparable vocational qualification with further training, ideally in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering
  • Professional experience in technical sales, system sales, or key account management, ideally in the railway sector or a comparable infrastructure environment
  • Knowledge of OT Security is an advantage
  • Strong technical understanding and the ability to translate complex customer requirements into viable solutions
  • High level of independence, organizational skills, and sense of responsibility
  • Confident handling of Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft 365, ideally combined with experience in using digital sales and communication tools
  • Willingness to travel approximately 20-30%
  • Fluent German and good English skills

What You Can Expect

  • A responsible role with significant scope for ownership and impact
  • The opportunity to contribute to future-oriented solutions for the digitalization of critical infrastructure
  • A technologically demanding and stable market environment
  • A committed team within the OHB Group
  • Long-term career prospects in an innovation-driven company

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days

Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad

Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)

Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue

Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan

Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy

Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups

Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days

Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots

Company parties & events: Christmas party, NextGen Speakers Night

Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website .

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB Teledata GmbH Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Alfrida Paja is available under ­ ­career@ohb.de .

Copied from the listing OHB published, verified 31 Oct 2026.

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