Sales Engineer

KSB, Inc.; Belgique; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment contract

Company car

Smartphone and laptop

Group insurance and hospitalisation

Meal vouchers

Annual bonus scheme

RTT/ADV days

Training on products and markets

Autonomous role with regional focus

Job summary

KSB is seeking a Sales Engineer / Account Manager – Valves to be the main commercial contact for customers in Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg, combining field visits with remote work and regular meetings at our Wavre office.

You will manage existing portfolios, identify new opportunities, translate customer needs into valve solutions, and drive long‑term partnerships while supporting sales targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with technical focus.
• Experience in a technical B2B environment.
• Experience in external sales, account management or business development.
• Experience with valves, industrial fittings, pumps, piping or process equipment is a strong asset.
• Excellent command of French and good working knowledge of English.
• Good knowledge of standard IT tools and CRM/ERP systems (SAP advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an existing customer portfolio across Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg.
• Identify and prospect new business opportunities.
• Understand customers’ technical needs and advise on suitable valve solutions.
• Manage commercial follow-up from need identification to order.
• Prepare and present commercial offers with internal teams.
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships and partnerships.
• Monitor market developments and opportunities in your sector.
• Collaborate closely with Inside Sales, technical and commercial teams.
• Contribute to achieving sales targets.

Skills

Technical Bachelor’s degree

Technical B2B experience

External sales / account management

Valves / pumps knowledge

French language

English language

CRM system

SAP knowledge

Education

Technical Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM system

ERP system

SAP

Job description

Your role

Your role As Sales Engineer / Account Manager – Valves, you are the key commercial contact for customers and prospects in your region.

• managing and developing an existing customer portfolio across Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg;
• identifying and prospecting new business opportunities;
• understanding customers’ technical needs and advising them on suitable solutions from our range of valves and related solutions;
• managing the commercial follow-up of projects, from identifying the customer need through to the order;
• preparing and presenting commercial offers in collaboration with internal teams;
• building and maintaining long‑term customer relationships and developing genuine partnerships;
• monitoring market developments, projects and opportunities within your sector;
• working closely with KSB’s Inside Sales, technical and commercial teams;
• contributing to the achievement of individual and collective sales targets.

The role involves regular customer visits across Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg, combined with remote working and regular visits to our Wavre office for meetings, training and exchanges with the team.

Your profile

We are primarily looking for someone who combines technical affinity with a strong commercial mindset.

• a technical Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience;
• experience in a technical B2B environment;
• experience in external sales, account management, business development or technical project sales;
• experience with valves, industrial fittings, pumps, piping, process equipment or industrial installations, which would be a strong asset;
• excellent command of French and a good working knowledge of English;
• good knowledge of standard IT tools;
• experience with a CRM and/or ERP system;
• knowledge of SAP is an advantage.

Your personality

• customer- and results-oriented;
• comfortable in commercial interactions and technical environments;
• able to identify opportunities and convert them into concrete projects;
• autonomous in managing your territory while also enjoying teamwork;
• curious, proactive and able to understand your customers’ technical challenges;
• a strong communicator and negotiator;
• pragmatic and solution-oriented.

What we offer

• a permanent employment contract;
• an attractive salary depending on your experience;
• a company car;
• a smartphone and laptop;
• group insurance, hospitalisation insurance and outpatient medical insurance;
• meal vouchers;
• an annual bonus scheme;
• 12 additional RTT/ADV days;
• training on our products, applications and markets;
• a varied role with a high level of autonomy and extensive customer contact;
• the possibility, after the training period, to combine working within your region, remote working and regular presence at our Wavre office.

Contact: [e-mail]

KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and related service. Our reliable, high‑efficiency products are used in applications wherever fluids need to be transported or shut off, covering everything from building services, industry and water transport to waste water treatment, power plant processes and mining. Founded in 1871 in Frankenthal, Germany, the company has a presence on all continents with its own sales and marketing organisations and manufacturing acilities. Around the globe, more than 190 service centres and around 3,500 service specialists are on hand to provide local inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair services under the KSB SupremeServ brand. Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and development activities forms the basis for the company’s success. At KSB, we recognise that it is people who actually make the difference – the people we employ and the people we serve. This is why we are committed to equal rights and treatment worldwide and never lose sight of the aspects ecology and sustainability when manufacturing our products.