For our dedicated team in the Netherlands, we are looking for a motivated Sales Representative (m/f/d) to strengthen our sales team.
You are responsible for projects from acquisition to completion in both commercial and technical aspects. You implement the sales strategy for the field team to increase brand awareness and build a strong brand image with local sales partners and strategic target groups. You actively initiate or support sales activities, customer events, and trade shows. You create visit and market reports; maintain and update all relevant CRM data.
Your role will entail :
Account planning
- assessing data on developments, the market, competitive relationships, (potential) customers, etc.
- drafting account plan, formulating offer opportunities and forecasting revenue/margin/result
- Discuss account plans with management for improvement and approval
Prospection
- managing and visiting potential customers (leads), analyzing and assessing needs/demands/wishes and requirements, discussing and advising the lead
- Initiating pre-sales activities, justifying the proposal, and assessing the win-win situation
- negotiate (within margins) regarding offer and conclude transaction, contract and/or agreement
Account management
- evaluating the relationship, consulting with the client regarding the implementation of the offer, informing about developments
- advising the client on approach/offer, negotiating within frameworks, and adjusting contracts
- Informing internal staff about action points/complaints/changes in offering and overseeing follow-up, managing customer files
Contract management
- Setting up and monitoring compliance with agreements made with the account, adjusting if necessary
- reporting results and discussing improvements and adjustments with the client, handling (structural) complaints/problems
- recording and following up on changes to agreements
Network and relationship management
- representing the organization during marketing activities
- Searching for opportunities (housing tenders) in the market segment and determining the approach
- building and expanding customer relationships and approaching customer relationships
- acting as the first point of contact and solving problems
- representing the organization in networks, conducting acquisition-promoting activities
What we expect:
- You have a commercial/technical education or a comparable qualification. You have knowledge of the sanitary industry, ideally with experience in field sales. You have a passion for sales and a strong customer orientation.
- You are a communication talent as well as a motivated team player who is ready to take on responsibility and is not afraid of new challenges. Thanks to your digital affinity, CRM is not a foreign concept to you
What we offer:
- A long-term employment in a traditional, innovative company within a corporate group.
- An attractive compensation package with a performance-related component, depending on your qualifications and experience.
- A company car also for private use.
Skills Required
- Commercial or technical education, or comparable qualification
- Knowledge of the sanitary industry
- Field sales experience
- Passion for sales and strong customer orientation
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork and willingness to take responsibility
- Digital affinity and familiarity with CRM systems
What We Do
Opportunities for go-getters and goal-setters – become part of Villeroy & Boch! Ceramic is our strength. But the ability to perceive things differently is also part of our DNA. For this precise reason, we are looking for motivated colleagues to join our 8,000 employees in 125 countries. People who are eager to make things happen and rise to new challenges. And to work with us to shape Villeroy & Boch's successful future. Find out more about our extensive and varied vacancies offering excellent career and development prospects – in departments including Marketing & Sales, Online Marketing & E-commerce, HR, Finance, SCM, IT and Production. Take your first step on the career ladder with Villeroy & Boch Pupils: build solid foundations for your career with an apprenticeship or a dual study programme. Students: from work experience to student traineeships or dissertation – opportunities are available in many different departments. Graduates: as part of our junior programme, we support you all the way to your first management position. Professionals: we offer exciting opportunities for people at all stages of their careers, from entry-level positions to management roles. You will take on exciting tasks as well as responsibility at Villeroy & Boch from day one. Because we firmly believe that each and every one of our employees has his or her own very individual strengths. We will help to you fully explore this valuable potential, with tailored training and development programmes, a balance between career and family life, an attractive working environment with impressive architecture, modern offices and a friendly atmosphere. And, of course, by rewarding outstanding performance. Visit our careers website now to find out more about the company and our current vacancies. We look forward to hearing from you. Visit villeroyboch.com/career! Legal notice & privacy policy: https://www.villeroy-boch.de/social-media-datenschutz-impressum.html
