Outside Sales Specialist Netherlands (f/m/d)

Plansee; Almere; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Attractive salary package

International team

Job summary

Plansee Netherlands is seeking a motivated Key Account Manager to drive strategic customer development and implement Plansee’s sales growth strategy in the market.

You will manage key accounts in the Netherlands, build long-term relationships with decision-makers, and lead visits, pricing, and business reviews while aligning with global teams. Fluency in Dutch and English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales and key account management in a B2B industrial environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with key customers.
• Negotiation, pricing strategy, and managing complex customer situations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for key account management in the Netherlands, including customer development, sales planning, execution of business strategies, and identifying growth opportunities within existing accounts and new business potential
• Building, maintaining, and expanding long‑term relationships with key customers and decision‑makers, acting as the main point of contact and ensuring a deep understanding of customer needs to deliver tailored, value‑adding solutions
• Monitoring market trends, customer developments and competitor activities in the Netherlands. Provide input to the global customer team and collaborate in creation of account and market strategies.
• Independently plan and lead customer visits, business reviews, technical and commercial discussions. Successfully execute account and global pricing strategies.
• Ensuring effective communication, consistent priorities and smooth information flow across all parties to maintain close alignment with internal stakeholders and project teams.

Skills

Sales expertise

Key account management

Negotiation skills

Customer relationship management

Dutch/English communication

Job description

What makes us strong? Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high-tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.

Our Plansee sales offices around the world connect customers with high quality tailored solutions, technical support, and industry expertise—ensuring close partnerships and reliable service wherever our customers are located.

Join a team that is highly motivated and brings together local expertise with the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.

For our customers in the Netherlands, we are looking for a motivated Key Account Manager to drive strategic customer development and implement Plansee’s sales and growth strategy in the market.

Your Tasks

• Responsible for key account management in the Netherlands, including customer development, sales planning, execution of business strategies, and identifying growth opportunities within existing accounts and new business potential
• Building, maintaining, and expanding long‑term relationships with key customers and decision‑makers, acting as the main point of contact and ensuring a deep understanding of customer needs to deliver tailored, value‑adding solutions
• Monitoring market trends, customer developments and competitor activities in the Netherlands. Provide input to the global customer team and collaborate in creation of account and market strategies.
• Independently plan and lead customer visits, business reviews, technical and commercial discussions. Successfully execute account and global pricing strategies.
• Ensuring effective communication, consistent priorities and smooth information flow across all parties to maintain close alignment with internal stakeholders and project teams.

Your Profile

• Ideally, a technical background combined with proven experience in sales and key account management, in an industrial B2B environment
• Strong customer orientation and communication skills, with the ability to build sustainable relationships and act as a trusted partner to key accounts
• Strong negotiation and sales skills, a structured and entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to manage complex customer situations with confidence
• Confident and dynamic appearance, strong interpersonal skills
• Language skills: Fluent in Dutch and English; German is a plus

Strong Benefits

• Attractive salary package and company car
• Responsible work with a motivated international team
• Very interesting customers in a growing market
• Engage in technical and development projects together with customers
• Customized onboarding program as well as high‑quality training for personal development