Business Development Manager

Are you a professional seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and fast developing business? With strategic commercial responsibility, you will be working as Business Development Manager (m/w/d) and driving our business in the North Eastern part of the Netherlands (Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Flevopolder). You will help develop the market for our innovative products. Applications are welcome! We offer a dynamic environment where individual contributions and inventions are valued and provide opportunities for training and self-development.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Familiarizing yourself in depth with the specific products in order to increase the market share of our ultrasonic flowmeters in Netherlands
• Using solution sales and working with peer engineers to win new customers from the industry and further develop existing customers
• Together with your sales manager and the account sales force, you will be developing a growth strategy to expand new customer business and develop your sales territory
• Coordinating visits, new contracts and price negotiations and carry them out independently
• Collaborating with sales and marketing team to share experiences and develop solutions
• Participating in customer development activities such as trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences to promote sales of products, solutions and services
  
  
  

Who You Are

You are the first to spot possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, with the competition, and in the marketplace. You see the big picture, constantly envisioning future scenarios, crafting strategies to sustain competitive advantage. Furthermore, you continually assess the market potential of an innovative idea or solution. You experiment with a wide range of existing technologies while applying new and emerging options that can improve organizational outcomes. You are a positive person who believes collaboration is the key to success. You establish trust in an open, friendly, and accepting way.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Technical degree or equivalent experience in engineering
• Confirmed sales / business development experience in a commercial role
• Affinity towards technology
• Proficiency in English and Dutch language
• Availability to travel up to 50% of time throughout the region
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart

• Background in Matrix organizations
• Experience in industrial automation environment
• Good knowledge of similar technical products (e.g. measurement of pressure, temperature, level)
• Understanding of similar industries (e.g. chemical, waste water, oil & gas, power, life science) and applications (e.g. high temperature environments)
  
  
  

Our Offer To You

We understand the importance of work-life balance and are dedicated to supporting our employees' personal and professional needs. From competitive benefits plans and comprehensive medical care to equitable opportunities for growth and development we strive to build a workplace that is encouraging and exciting. Depending on location, our flexible work from home policy allows you to make the best of your time, by combining quiet home office days with collaborative experiences in the office so that you can personalize your work-life mix. Moreover, our global volunteer employee resource groups will empower you to connect with peers that share the same interest, promote diversity and inclusion and positively chip in to communities around us.