Business Development Manager (BENELUX)

Catapult Sports; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Full time

Job summary

A sports technology company is seeking a Sales Manager to drive growth in the Netherlands. Candidates should have 5-8 years of experience in business development, exceptional communication skills, and a strong network in professional sports, especially football. This role is essential for increasing sales and building relationships with customers across the region.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities for growth

Engagement with international teams

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of business development and direct sports industry enterprise sales experience.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A strong, existing network across professional sport, especially Football.

Responsibilities

• Increase sales in the region in line with specified targets.
• Create and build good relationships with customers and prospects.
• Manage a pipeline of customers through buying stages.

Skills

Business development

Communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Motivation

Fluency in Dutch

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. Since 2006 we have been at the forefront of sports technology and science, helping athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can mean the difference between winning and losing. We work with over 4,600 teams globally, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier leagues and competitions, and we provide information to optimise athletes’ health, game-day readiness and performance, as well as in-game tactics. Our solutions include wearable technology, video analytics and athlete monitoring solutions, and we help sports organisations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win.

Responsibilities

• Increase sales in the region in line with specified targets.
• Create and build good relationships with customers and prospects through personal contact, meetings, conference attendance and via telephone, email etc.
• Efficiently gather market and customer information to qualify each prospect\'s buying intention and ability, to support negotiation on price, delivery and customer management.
• Provide accurate feedback on future buying intentions of customers and prospects.
• Manage a pipeline of customers and prospects through buying stages from initial meeting, through presentation and closing the sale.
• Present and demonstrate Catapult’s products and services to customers and prospects as part of a sales process.
• Issue quotes and detailed proposals to customers and prospects and work with each organisation to progress the buying decision.
• Work with Catapult’s management to set targets for sales opportunities and revenue within the market.
• Be self-critical and manage your own performance and processes to meet or exceed these targets.
• Support the information needs of Catapult management including keeping pipelines, prospects and sales records accurate and up to date.
• Execute marketing programs and marketing communication in the target markets.
• Personally represent the Catapult brand in public forums, conferences, trade shows and events.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of business development and direct sports industry enterprise sales experience. Bachelor’s degree desired. Candidates should be able to demonstrate prior experience working in marquee, large or strategic accounts.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• A strong, existing network across professional sport, especially Football.
• Proven ability to negotiate and win
• Experience with design and implementation of a business development strategy
• The ability to self-motivate and motivate a team
• Experience working to and exceeding targets
• Fluent in Dutch & English.
• Living in Netherlands or Belgium.

Why Catapult?

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you\'ll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.

Whether you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet!

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