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Professional Recruitment Services

RECRUITMENT AGENCY BALKANINVEST

Personnel Search and Executive Search in Bulgaria – Sofia, Plovdiv area and international permanent placements. Licensed since 2009.

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Our agency does not publish all vacancies we are recruiting for.

We maintain a solid network of contacts with companies we can connect suitable applicants with.

Below are current openings, most in English, some in German or Bulgarian language.

Head of Sales (metallurgy)
Job ID: 20701
Specialisation: Sales
Location: Bulgaria | Sofia

For our client, a European trading company in the field of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy with business activities in 50+ countries, we are currently searching for a new

Head of Sales

with a strong understanding of the Bulgarian metallurgical industry’s dynamics, trends, and customer needs for their office in Sofia (close to Bulgaria Blvd.).

Responsibilities:

  • Organizing, managing, and supporting the work of the commercial department to ensure smooth operations and alignment with company objectives.
  • Managing, planning, and supervising all daily operative sales activities to achieve and exceed performance targets.
  • Maintaining excellent communication with business partners, fostering trust, and ensuring alignment with mutual goals.
  • Leading efforts to acquire new customers in the domestic markets.
  • Conducting regular visits to existing and potential customers to build and maintain strong, long-term relationships.
  • Monitoring and analyzing customer feedback, market trends, and competitor activities to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities.
  • Developing, implementing, and continuously refining strategies to increase sales revenue and grow the customer base.
  • Monitoring and achieving annual sales goals, overseeing financial performance, and actively participating in annual business planning and forecasting.
  • Leading negotiations with key accounts and partners, ensuring favorable outcomes for the company.
  • Motivating, mentoring, and leading the sales team to achieve individual and collective targets while fostering a collaborative and high-performing work culture.
  • Reporting directly to the company director with detailed updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
  • Staying updated on industry developments, including advancements in the metallurgical field, and ensuring the company remains competitive.

Requirements:

  • University degree in economics or related field; candidates with relevant commercial management experience from other educational backgrounds are also welcome.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience, with a strong focus on sales management, particularly in the metallurgical or manufacturing industry.
  • Proven ability to lead and manage sales teams effectively in achieving ambitious goals.
  • Exceptional sales, communication, and negotiation skills to build relationships and close deals.
  • Excellent organizational and management skills, reliability, and a professional, proactive approach.
  • Highly motivated, goal-oriented, and able to take on higher responsibilities with confidence.
  • Passion for leadership and the ability to inspire and motivate the sales team to excel.
  • Willingness and readiness to work in an international team, including frequent travel to meet customers and partners.
  • Fluency in English, with additional language skills considered an asset.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ERP systems.
  • Valid B-category driving license with a willingness to travel extensively as needed.

The company offers:

  • Attractive alary and bonus related to sales success for above average results where your success will be a reflection of your effort and engagement.
  • Christmas bonus, additional social benefits, such as additional medical and life insurance and monthly vouchers
  • International trainings and professional development
  • Work in a stable work environment with an international and dynamic team

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply now with your CV in English language with an actual picture and additional documents. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted.

Kaufmännischer Mitarbeiter mit Deutsch
Job ID: 20901
Specialisation: Sales
Level: Expert | Mid-Level
Location: Bulgaria | Sofia

Unser Kunde ist ein führendes Unternehmen in der Herstellung und im Vertrieb von hochwertigen Keramikfliesen, die vorwiegend bei Umbauten und Neubauten von großen gewerblichen Objekten in ganz Europa eingesetzt werden. Zur Verstärkung des Teams suchen wir für das Büro in Sofia einen dynamischen und motivierten

Kaufmännischen Mitarbeiter mit Deutsch

in Vollzeit, der Erfahrung im Sales-Bereich mitbringt und sich in einem internationalen Umfeld weiterentwickeln möchte.

Sie haben Freude am Umgang mit Kunden, arbeiten zielorientiert und haben ein Talent für den Vertrieb? Dann sind Sie genau die richtige Person für diese spannende und abwechslungsreiche Position!

Aufgaben:

  • Umfassende Bearbeitung von Kundenaufträgen;
  • Individuelle Betreuung der Kunden mit einem ausgeprägten Servicegedanken und zielgerichteten Lösungsansätzen;
  • Pflege und Ausbau bestehender Kundenbeziehungen;
  • Korrespondenz mit Lieferanten im Ausland (auf Englisch);
  • Schriftliche und telefonische Kommunikation mit der Zentrale in Deutschland;
  • Koordination und Planung von Transportabläufen in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern;
  • Abwicklung von Zollformalitäten.

Anforderungen:

  • Bereitschaft für einen sofortigen Arbeitsbeginn;
  • Berufserfahrung im Sales-Bereich, idealerweise im internationalen Vertrieb oder in der Kundenbetreuung;
  • Fließende Kommunikation auf Deutsch und Bulgarisch sowie gute Englischkenntnisse;
  • Abgeschlossene Ausbildung im Bereich Großhandel, internationaler Handel oder Spedition;
  • Hohe Motivation, ausgeprägte Eigeninitiative und Interesse an neuen Herausforderungen;
  • Professionelle Arbeitsweise sowie exzellente organisatorische Fähigkeiten;
  • Erfahrung mit MS-Office (Word, Excel, Outlook);
  • Kenntnisse in Dynamics 365 BC sind von Vorteil.

Das Unternehmen bietet:

  • Eine dynamische Tätigkeit in einem internationalen und zukunftsorientierten Unternehmen;
  • Ein attraktives Gehalt, das über dem Branchendurchschnitt liegt;
  • Eine fundierte Einarbeitung in der Unternehmenszentrale in Deutschland;
  • Ein freundliches Arbeitsumfeld mit der Möglichkeit, sich beruflich weiterzuentwickeln.

Wenn Sie an dieser Position interessiert sind und Ihre Sales-Erfahrung in einem internationalen Umfeld einbringen möchten, senden Sie bitte Ihre Bewerbungsunterlagen auf Deutsch oder Englisch, inklusive eines aktuellen Fotos.

Sales Manager with French
Job ID: 20401
Specialisation: Sales
Level: Expert
Location: Bulgaria | Sofia

Our client specializes in the production of promotional products and POS materials. The company has successfully dominated the Bulgarian market for the past 25 years and operates its own production and administrative facilities in Sofia . It serves large national and international clients.

For their office (Lulin area), we are looking for a motivated

Sales Department Manager with French language

to contribute to the company’s growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Searching for new clients both domestically and internationally
  • Offering and presenting the employer’s products: POS materials, promotional and printed products, and services (POS displays made from various materials; pallet branding; packaging materials; prepress, printing, stamping, bookbinding, and more)
  • Monitoring client needs and maintaining frequent communication with the production department to ensure client requests are met satisfactorily
  • Primarily office-based work in the Filipovtsi district, with occasional face-to-face client meetings

Requirements:

  • Experience as a salesperson in an advertising or printing industry, or in digital center field – mandatory (ideally as a regional/national sales manager/representative or key account manager)
  • French language proficiency (minimum speaking level B2) – mandatory
  • A client portfolio, domestic and/or international, requiring POS materials, promotional, and printed products
  • Computer literacy
  • Driver’s license, category B
  • Ambition, adaptability, a desire for growth and income increase

The company offers:

  • Excellent opportunity for growth in a dynamic and expanding company with an established market position
  • Very competitive monthly salary
  • Company car

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply with your CV together with an actual picture. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted. Confidentiality of all applications is assured!

Java Software Engineer
Job ID: 20503
Specialisation: Software Developer
Level: Junior | Mid-Level
Location: Bulgaria | Sofia

Our client is an internationally renowned institution dedicated to providing exceptional mathematics education to students of all ages. It was founded around 30 years ago and proudly educates thousands of students in USA and Canada via online platform. The company uses its own curriculum, developed by their Curriculum teams. With a rich history of fostering mathematical excellence, the firm aims to empower students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in mathematics and beyond. They are committed to creating a stimulating learning environment that nurtures curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

For that goal we are seeking a versatile and dedicated

Java Software Engineer

to join their team in Bulgaria (from their Sofia office, hybrid, or remote).

Responsibilities:

  • Write high-quality software code
  • Maintain and improve software code
  • Monitor system performance
  • Test and validate code
  • Gather user feedback for program enhancements
  • Deploy code in development environments
  • Contribute innovative ideas for development improvement
  • Learn the codebase and enhance coding skills

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum 4 years of previous software development experience in industry
  • Proficiency in Linux, SQL (MS SQL), CI/CD tools, and scripting (e.g., JavaScript, PHP, Python)
  • Dedication to producing clean, scalable, and high-performing code
  • Understanding of the software development life cycle
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and intellectual curiosity
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Effective time management skills

The ideal candidate is a collaborative, hands-on developer with strong Java skills, ideally some cloud-native architecture experience, and a passion for improving K-12 math education.

If you are interested in a meaningful, long-term challenge with a product company, we invite you to apply with your CV!

FPGA Developer
Job ID: 3001
Specialisation: Electronics Engineering

For our client in Switzerland, a subsidiary of a renowned international company with 20k employees and a technological leader in its field, we are currently searching for an outstanding

FPGA Developer

to work at their facility in the St. Gallen-area.

Description

You will partner with your electrical engineering colleagues to evaluate and design high-tech solutions for first-class precision measuring instruments – from drafting analog and digital electronic circuits to carrying out design simulations

  • Full responsibility of FPGA Firmware development for high-end CMM devices.
  • Verification and testing real HW on test benches and on field.
  • Participation in the system architecture, developing concepts and performing reviews
  • Close cooperation with software, hardware, application experts and external electronic design partners
  • Writing technical documentation.
  • Working with local and global project teams, occasionally on site

Your profile

  • A master degree in a matching discipline, e.g. electronics engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience
  • FPGA implementation, from design constraints to timing analysis
  • VHDL functional simulation. Testbench design for validation, code coverage analysis
  • Analog/digital HW electronics knowledge, electrical schematics understanding (DC/DC converters, memories, microcontrollers, ADC/DAC, drivers, etc.)
  • Knowledge of the widespread industrial communication protocols (EtherCAT, UART, I2c, SPI, 1-wire, JTAG, etc.)
  • Good with embedded C programming on bare-metal platform
  • Familiarity with Xilinx development workflow (Vivado + Vitis)
  • Fluency in English language, some German would be a clear advantage

What our client has to offer

  • Very attractive compensation package
  • Working with world-leading technologies
  • Enjoying the high living-standard of Switzerland
  • A long-time perspective
  • This is a full-time position, no travel involved

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Don’t Settle For Less

YOUR AGENCY FOR RECRUITMENT IN BULGARIA

Balkaninvest.eu is a registered Bulgarian recruitment agency. Our services are licensed and supervised by the National Employment Agency, a sub-division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria. Our approach is to support in particular companies with an international set-up to find employees that make a difference.

We managed to develop a strong network in central and western Bulgaria over the last decade, stretching from the capital of Sofia where our office is located to the second largest city in Bulgaria Plovdiv with its strong emphasis on the mechanical engineering industry (and, due to its fair, on trading and sales). A German management alleviates the cooperation with clients from all Europe and beyond. Almost all of our clients are international companies, added some local ones with a clear focus on doing business abroad.

Charge Forward

HOLISTIC APPROACH IN HR-CONSULTING

Our recruitment firm is your reliable partner in so much more than just searching for personnel. We can also consult and train you and your staff in-house in the latest recruitment techniques, both on- and offline. Does your company want to learn more about how to use the social web more effectively? Do you already have an employer branding strategy in action? In case you do not, maybe we should discuss opportunities for cooperation in that field, too!

Our core business

IDENTIFYING MATCHING CANDIDATES

However, our core business is identifying and attracting talents that make a difference. We will find the right candidates for your vacancy, beginning with specialists with a native or close-to-native level of languages (like German, English, Italian, French, Russian) or other scarce qualifications up to middle/top management positions. In the latter case, we utilize the latest tactics used by international executive search firms. Whatever your plans are: We want to be your partner for your future recruiting in Bulgaria – fast, ethical and reliable.

Our Sofia-based recruiting agency is one of the smaller boutiques in Bulgaria which allows us to bundle flexible solutions for clients of various sizes and branches. Our ambition is to be one of the top HR service providers and help you to develop your business with our outstanding recruitment services. For first contact, please use our form or give us a call!

You are looking for a job right now? Or want to give your career a new impetus?

TALENTS WELCOME

Promising candidates are always invited to forward us their CV.
We will include your candidature in our database and come back to you if we think that we have a matching vacancy to fill.

Services

Professional recruitment services

We have insights and a well-developed network among the best talents to provide your company with the candidates you are looking for at the moment. We are not only focusing on the qualifications of the people we propose but analyzing if these candidates are suitable to work successfully in your company’s particular working environment.

Since most of our clients are foreign companies, the aspect of cultural differences between managers and staff in Bulgaria and the company’s home country is another factor which we consider to be of great importance for your recruitment plans.

Shortly after the beginning of our recruiting activities in 2009 we managed to establish Balkaninvest.eu as a leading Bulgarian agency for two fields:

International recruitment, which is the selection of qualified individuals to work abroad on the one hand, and for the Bulgarian home-market recruitment of highly-qualified individuals and managers, up to executive search for senior positions on the other hand.

Services

HR solutions for BPO and IT branches

Due to the local demand we were able to gain a strong expertise in the branches with the strongest demand on recruiting services on the Bulgarian market and work together with great companies.

We have successfully filled positions at our clients in Bulgaria since 2009 such as:

  • CEO for a healthcare company (the world leader in its niche)
  • CFO for a trading company
  • Sales Managers for various trading companies
  • Technical Sales Manager
  • Logistic experts
  • Managing clerk
  • Service engineer for production machinery
  • Product manager for an online company
  • Software developers and QAs for various IT-companies
  • Scrum master for IT company
  • SAP consultants with German
  • Software delivery manager with German
  • Accountants for various clients with different language skills
  • Office assistant positions for various companies
  • BPO positions including key account and team lead positions
  • and many others

Find out more on our recruiting services for key positions in the IT industry in Bulgaria and on our knowledge in supporting the Bulgarian BPO-providers with matching recruiting support. Last, not least: we are the agency of choice when it comes to find the best sales managers that bring your business forward, more here: Sales recruiting as we understand it.

We are looking forward to discuss your needs for professional recruitment services in a personal meeting or – for a start – on the phone or via a video conference (Skype, Google Hangouts, WhatsApp).

Do you need an experienced HR-Partner for your outsourcing plans in Bulgaria?

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JOB SEARCH

Job in Bulgaria 

Are you searching for a job in Bulgaria with an international company? Or are you based in Bulgaria but looking for a job abroad? Then we want to learn more about your background and your ambitions!

One of our specializations as a recruitment agency is to identify experts and (not only senior) managers and staff with German language skills. So if you are a fluent German speaker or have at least an exceptional command of the English language, there is a good chance that we are right now searching for candidates for a suitable vacancy at one of our clients. We guarantee the highest level of confidentiality concerning all information related to any future placement process. We will communicate your data to an interested employer only with your acceptance.