New Business Manager

Alistar; Westerlo; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car option

Meal vouchers

Healthcare

Hybrid work

Job summary

Alistar is seeking a New Business Manager for Customer Engagement who will build your own market and pipeline, translating client challenges into a strong commercial narrative for sales, service, and marketing.

You will target prospects via cold outreach, LinkedIn, events, and your network, owning the full sales cycle and collaborating with consultants to craft compelling proposals. Dutch fluency is required.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in business development or new business sales in the IT, SaaS, CRM, or digital solutions sectors.
• Proven experience in prospecting, pipeline development, and acquiring new customers.
• A results-oriented approach and the ability to translate objectives into targeted commercial actions.
• The resilience to cope with rejection and adjust one's approach as needed.
• Entrepreneurship, initiative, and a keen eye for new market opportunities.
• Powerful storytelling to present complex solutions clearly and persuasively.
• The ability to interact effectively with business decision-makers and C-level stakeholders.
• Fluent in Dutch, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Builds a strong pipeline from the ground up and creates new commercial opportunities.
• Targets prospects through cold outreach, LinkedIn, events, and their own network.
• Opens doors to new customers and quickly reaches the right decision-makers.
• Qualifies opportunities and focuses on high-value deals with a clear business impact.
• Takes ownership of the entire sales process, from initial contact and discovery to negotiation and closing.
• Maintains momentum in commercial initiatives and drives the process toward a concrete next step.
• Positions digital solutions based on customer value, return on investment, and impact.
• Works closely with consultants and experts to develop compelling proposals and solutions.

Skills

Business development

New business sales

Prospecting

Pipeline development

Storytelling

C-level communication

Dutch language

Consultative selling

Job description

As a New Business Manager for Customer Engagement, you open doors that remain closed to others. You’ll build your own market and pipeline, distill complex customer challenges into a clear commercial narrative, and convince organizations of the value of digital solutions for sales, service, and marketing. At Alistar, you’ll have the freedom to take the initiative, win new clients, and drive commercial growth.

Your Role as New Business Manager

Builds a strong pipeline from the ground up and creates new commercial opportunities

Targets prospects through cold outreach, LinkedIn, events, and their own network

Opens doors to new customers and quickly reaches the right decision-makers

Qualifies opportunities and focuses on high-value deals with a clear business impact

Takes ownership of the entire sales process, from initial contact and discovery to negotiation and closing

Maintains momentum in commercial initiatives and drives the process toward a concrete next step

Positions digital solutions based on customer value, return on investment, and impact, rather than on features

Works closely with consultants and experts to develop compelling proposals and solutions

What are you bringing?

At least five years of experience in business development or new business sales in the IT, SaaS, CRM, or digital solutions sectors

Proven experience in prospecting, pipeline development, and acquiring new customers

A results-oriented approach and the ability to translate objectives into targeted commercial actions

The resilience to cope with rejection and adjust one's approach as needed

Entrepreneurship, initiative, and a keen eye for new market opportunities

Powerful storytelling to present complex solutions clearly and persuasively

The ability to interact effectively with business decision-makers and C-level stakeholders

Experience with consultative and solution-based selling focused on customer value

You can express yourself fluently in Dutch, both verbally and in writing

What do you get from us?

A competitive gross salary supplemented by an individual bonus, based on your experience and impact

A mobility solution tailored to your role—from a company car with a fuel card to a personal housing allowance.

Meal vouchers worth €9.14 per day worked and the occasional tasty treat

Hospitalization and outpatient insurance supplemented by retirement savings through Alistar

Flexible and hybrid work, with the option to work from home when your role allows it

A benefits package through the Alistar Flex Plan that lets you use your year-end bonus for benefits such as bike leasing, IT equipment, a smartphone, or retirement savings. There’s always a solution that’s right for you.

Benefits at Work, with access to employee benefits and offers

Challenging projects and plenty of opportunities to continue developing yourself alongside experienced colleagues

We celebrate our successes together, big or small, because we make progress together

Alistar's Story

Progress is in our DNA. What began in 1999 as a small IT company has grown into a dynamic international organization with one ambitious goal: to help companies work smarter by connecting people, data, and technology. Over the years, we’ve grown, new companies have joined us, and technology has evolved at breakneck speed. But one thing has always remained the same: our DNA.

We’re curious doers. Challengers. Dreamers who actually make things happen. For us, technology isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a catalyst for progress for our clients, within our teams, and in our own operations. We think tech, but we speak human.

Today, as one Alistar, we continue to build toward our ambition: to become a leading, customer-driven IT solutions advisor in Western Europe. We’re doing this by pooling talent and expertise within our Business Units, investing heavily in knowledge, AI, and innovation, and structuring our organization so that small teams can achieve great results.

We’re a full-service technology partner in the making—let’s take a moment to catch our breath—that’s ready to shake up our industry. How? By keeping ourselves curious. By staying curious, coming up with creative solutions, and, above all, never stopping asking questions—like: “What if I want to know more about this job opening?” Well, then we’ll tell you everything you want to know.