International Sales Manager

Hooks Creative; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Phone provided

Fresh daily team lunch

Job summary

Hooks Creative is seeking a results-driven sales professional to acquire new clients and drive international projects. You will identify brands, reach key decision makers and convert conversations into signed orders, while expanding our footprint across Europe.

You are proactive, consultative, and enjoy building rapport, with 2–3 years in a commercial or sales role and fluent English. Dutch is optional, and the role offers growth in a small, fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in a commercial or sales role.
• Fluent English; Dutch not required but helpful.
• Proactive mindset with ability to build rapport, read a room and close deals.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new clients and new projects; develop and own the sales pipeline.
• Manage relationships after onboarding to maximise retention and growth.
• Drive the full sales cycle from first outreach to signed order; use phone, video and in-person meetings.

Skills

New business development

Relationship building

Negotiation

Prospecting

Communication

Job description

About Hooks Creative

Hooks Creative designs, sources and produces premium hangers, displays, fixtures, props and POS materials for the fashion and retail industry. Everything a brand needs to tell their story in-store, we make it, fully custom, developed by our in-house design team. Our tagline: Every Object. Every Store. One Partner.

We work with brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Vans, Timberland, Versace, Lacoste, Karl Lagerfeld and Levi's and many more.

Why this job is worth your time?Sjoerd Diemel, Sales Manager

\"The best part of this role is working with major international fashion brands and developing products that actually end up in stores worldwide. A client comes with an idea, and together with our creative team you make it real.

We’re a small, tight team. Not a big corporate with approval layers, here there’s room to move. Think a deal can be pushed forward by flying to Milan? You go. Two weeks later you’re walking the Champs‑Élysées after a meeting with Louis Vuitton, and the next day you’re back at Karl Lagerfeld in Amsterdam. That’s what makes this job genuinely exciting.

Not every day looks like that, obviously. Some days you’re grinding through LinkedIn trying to find the right contact. But then a few days later you’re in Switzerland meeting with Vans, Timberland and The North Face, and five months after that you’ve closed multiple deals for stores across Europe. That’s when it clicks.

We already have a solid network in the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavia, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the US. We’re looking for someone to join us on this: finding new clients, building relationships and closing deals. You’ll work independently, but never alone. We brainstorm a lot, share leads and laugh a lot. Your input matters, as long as it works.

What you’ll do

This role is first and foremost about sales,acquiring new clients and new projects. You go out, find the right brands, get in front of the right people and turn those conversations into deals. That’s the core of it.

Once you’ve brought clients in, you manage those relationships too. But especially in the beginning, the priority is building our pipeline: identifying targets, making contact and driving the full sales cycle from first outreach to signed order. You work by phone, video and face‑to‑face. You don’t wait for leads to come to you.

Who you are

You’re genuinely into sales,not as a stepping stone, but because you like the hunt. You’re proactive and you don’t overthink it. You speak and write English fluently (Dutch is not required, though useful, any extra language is a plus). You have 2 to 3 years of experience in a commercial or sales role. A 'no' doesn’t put you off; it sharpens your approach. You know how to build rapport, read a room and close. And landing a new client actually gives you a rush.

What we offer

• A challenging role with real room to grow in international sales.
• A team that’s driven but not stiff.
• Plenty of freedom to shape your own approach.
• A competitive salary based on experience.
• Laptop and phone.
• And a freshly prepared team lunch every day.

Interested?

Available full-time (40 hours)