Country Sales Leader, Benelux

Eaton Corporation; Dilbeek; Sur place; EUR 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Country Sales Leader, Benelux to steer our sales organization across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This executive will own commercial performance, growth, and strategic execution in one of Eaton's key markets.

The role demands a visionary leader who can accelerate transformation, drive accountability, and elevate organizational capability while maintaining strong customer relationships and overall business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 10 years of sales leadership experience in Western Europe preferred.
• Fluent English and Dutch language skills preferred; strong knowledge of Benelux market.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Benelux sales organization with accountability for revenue growth and profitability.
• Develop and execute a growth strategy aligned with market opportunities and Eaton's objectives.
• Drive organizational transformation, accountability, and faster decision-making.
• Strengthen relationships with customers, consultants, engineering firms, and channel partners.
• Expand in specification-driven and project-based selling across buildings, healthcare, and infrastructure.
• Evolve the organization into an agile, future-focused commercial team while preserving performance.
• Create a high-performance culture with accountability, collaboration and innovation.
• Assess and strengthen leadership capability; build talent pipeline and succession plan.
• Collaborate across Eaton's matrix organization to align priorities and growth objectives.
• Embed commercial excellence through pipeline management, forecasting, and governance.
• Champion digital innovation, AI adoption, and modern working methods.

Connaissances

Sales leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Matrix collaboration

Strategic thinking

English language

Dutch language

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Description du poste

Eaton Corporation is currently looking for a Country Sales Leader, Benelux to lead our sales organization across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, carrying full responsibility for commercial performance, business growth, organizational capability, and strategic execution within one of our most important markets.

Position summary:

Eaton is seeking a dynamic and transformational Country Sales Leader, Benelux to lead our commercial organization across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This executive leadership role carries full responsibility for commercial performance, business growth, organizational capability, and strategic execution within one of Eaton's most important markets.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-potential organization at a time of strong momentum and growth across Eaton EMEA. The successful candidate will be a visionary and growth-oriented leader who can accelerate transformation, challenge traditional ways of working, and elevate organizational capability while building on an already successful foundation.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Benelux sales organization with full accountability for revenue growth, profitability, operational performance, and overall business results
• Develop and execute a clear growth strategy that aligns market opportunities, customer priorities, and Eaton's long-term business objectives.
• Drive organizational transformation by increasing accountability, accelerating decision-making, challenging legacy ways of working, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Enable and empower the Benelux commercial organization to deepen strategic relationships with customers, consultants, engineering firms, channel partners, and key market stakeholders, strengthening market influence and accelerating sustainable growth opportunities.
• Expand Eaton's position in specification-driven and project-based selling environments, particularly across commercial buildings, healthcare, infrastructure, campuses, and large development projects.
• Lead the evolution of a traditionally successful organization into a more agile, future-focused commercial team while preserving core strengths, customer relationships, and business performance.
• Create a high-performance culture that combines accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and innovation, enabling teams and leaders to maximize their impact while delivering exceptional business results.
• Assess, develop, and strengthen leadership capability across the organization, building a robust talent pipeline and succession strategy.
• Partner effectively across Eaton's matrix organization, aligning business units and functional stakeholders around common priorities and growth objectives.
• Embed commercial excellence through rigorous pipeline management, forecasting discipline, value-based selling, and effective sales governance.
• Champion digital innovation, AI adoption, and modern ways of working that enhance productivity, customer engagement, and commercial effectiveness.
• Serve as Eaton's senior representative in the Benelux market, demonstrating the highest standards of integrity, governance, and leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; a business-related qualification is preferred
• Minimum 10 years of sales leadership experience, ideally within the Netherlands, Benelux, or broader Western Europe region
• Fluent English and Dutch language skills are strongly preferred. Candidates must have a deep understanding of Dutch business culture and the dynamics of the Benelux market
• The successful candidate must be based in the Netherlands.

Skills:

• Proven success leading and transforming commercial organizations across channel, project-based, and end-user sales environments, with a strong track record of driving change, accelerating growth, and delivering sustainable business results in complex and evolving markets.
• Proven track record of leading large sales organizations (above 100 people) and delivering sustained revenue growth and business transformation
• Demonstrated ability to inspire followership, develop leadership capability, coach senior leaders, and build high-performing organizations that deliver results through empowered teams, talent development, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Experienced in collaborating to drive influence across a matrix environment
• Strong commercial and strategic mindset, balanced by high emotional intelligence and excellent stakeholder management capabilities. Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and a growth mindset, with the ability to balance local market realities with ambitious business objectives.

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