Account Manager

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% performance bonus

High autonomy to run your market

International working environment

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd in the Netherlands seeks an Account Manager to take full ownership of new business across the country. You will identify opportunities, build relationships, and translate customer challenges into viable automation solutions.

Focus is on prospecting, meeting clients face-to-face, and developing a broad portfolio in drive, control and automation. You will work with internal specialists and run your own pipeline with autonomy in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Automation, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or Electromechanics (or equivalent practical experience).
• Solid knowledge of industrial automation and drive & control technology.
• Experience translating technical/application knowledge into commercial solutions.
• New-business / hunter mentality.
• Confidence to prospect, open doors and engage new customers.
• Consultative approach — curious about how customers operate and what they actually need.
• Ability to work effectively within an international, multilingual environment.
• Track record of stability and commitment with previous employers.
• Genuine interest in technology and continuous learning.
• Ambition to build something rather than simply maintain what's already there.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting through to winning new customers.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Netherlands.
• Meet customers face-to-face and build long-term commercial relationships.
• Understand their technical and operational challenges and turn them into viable solutions.
• Position a broad drive, control and automation portfolio rather than selling a single product.
• Work closely with internal technical specialists to develop the right solution.
• Build and manage your own pipeline, targets and activity.
• Stay close to developments in industrial automation, digitalisation and Industrie 4.0.
• Operate with genuine autonomy — effectively running your market like your own business.

Skills

New-business / hunter mentality

Prospecting / opening doors

Consultative selling approach

Work in international environment

Industrial automation knowledge

Pipeline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Automation, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or Electromechanics

Job description

Account Manager | Drive & Control Technology | Netherlands

Netherlands | Direct Sales | No Fixed Territory | Full Commercial Ownership

Are you a technical sales professional who enjoys opening doors rather than managing accounts that already exist?

I'm working with a financially strong, growing global leader in drive & control technology looking for an Account Manager to take full ownership of new business development across the Netherlands.

This isn't an account-management role in the traditional sense.

There’s no inherited customer portfolio and no fixed territory. Your focus is simple: identify opportunities, build relationships, understand the customer's challenges and win new business.

What you'll be doing

• Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting through to winning new customers.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Netherlands.
• Meet customers face-to-face and build long-term commercial relationships.
• Understand their technical and operational challenges and turn them into viable solutions.
• Position a broad drive, control and automation portfolio rather than selling a single product.
• Work closely with internal technical specialists to develop the right solution.
• Build and manage your own pipeline, targets and activity.
• Stay close to developments in industrial automation, digitalisation and Industrie 4.0.
• Operate with genuine autonomy — effectively running your market like your own business.

What we're looking for

You don't need to tick every box, but you'll ideally have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Industrial Automation, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or Electromechanics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid knowledge of industrial automation and drive & control technology.
• Experience translating technical/application knowledge into commercial solutions.
• A proven new-business / hunter mentality.
• The confidence to prospect, open doors and engage new customers.
• A consultative approach — curious about how customers operate and what they actually need.
• The ability to work effectively within an international, multilingual environment.
• A track record of stability and commitment with previous employers.
• A genuine interest in technology and continuous learning.
• The ambition to build something rather than simply maintain what's already there.

What's in it for you?

• 20% performance bonus
• High degree of autonomy and commercial ownership
• International working environment
• Broad, technically interesting product portfolio
• Financially stable and growing organisation

If you're a technical sales professional who'd rather create opportunities than inherit them, this could be a very interesting next step.