Global Technical Sales Lead — Automation & Solutions (Remote)

Lan Handling; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit-sharing

Flexible working hours

Travel opportunities

Professional development

Job summary

Lan Handling seeks a Technical Sales Manager to drive international B2B sales in the machine-building and food industries. You will visit customers worldwide, coordinate with Sales Engineering and Project Management, and push for profitable solutions that balance ROI and innovation.

The role requires a technical or business background and 5–10 years of international sales experience. Dutch and English fluency plus another foreign language are expected, with travel flexibility a norm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a technical or business background is required.
• 5-10 years of experience in an international sales role (machine-building or food industry).
• Proven track record in gaining new business in a B2B environment.
• Entrepreneurial, goal-oriented and a true networker.

Responsibilities

• Lead international B2B sales activities for machine-building or food sectors.
• Travel for customer visits and handover meetings with project teams.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Project Management and Engineering.
• Identify opportunities and translate customer feedback into Lan's commercial strategy and roadmap.

Skills

International sales experience

Networking

Excellent communication

Dutch language proficiency

English language proficiency

Other foreign language

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical or business)

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000

Rockwell Factory Talk Optix

KUKA Workvisual

Job description

Lan Handling seeks a Technical Sales Manager to drive international B2B sales in the machine-building and food industries. You will visit customers worldwide, coordinate with Sales Engineering and Project Management, and push for profitable solutions that balance ROI and innovation.

The role requires a technical or business background and 5–10 years of international sales experience. Dutch and English fluency plus another foreign language are expected, with travel flexibility a norm.