Sales Executive The Netherlands

Jan Zandbergen Group; Veenendaal; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross monthly salary €3,500–€5,500

8% holiday pay

24 days annual leave

2% end-of-year bonus

Free daily lunch

Gym at Food Innovation Centre

Team outings

Staff discounts on meat/meat-substit.

Job summary

Jan Zandbergen Group is seeking an experienced Sales Executive to join our international team in Veenendaal. You will manage your own Dutch client portfolio across Foodservice, Industry and Retail, translating client needs into strategic commercial plans and driving growth.

Based at our office in Veenendaal, you’ll work in a fast-paced trading environment with room for development and long-term career progression. A bachelor’s degree in business and fluency in English and Dutch are required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable sales experience.
• Excellent command of English and Dutch (spoken and written).
• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field is preferred.
• Able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Full-time availability (40 hours/week) at our office in Veenendaal (not remote).

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand the Dutch market for our meat and meat substitute concepts.
• Manage and grow your own client portfolio within Foodservice, Industry or Retail.
• Use data-driven insights to inform commercial plans.
• Collaborate with logistics, marketing and product teams to ensure smooth processes.
• Maintain a goal-oriented approach and report progress to management.
• Contribute ideas to improve and optimise sales performance.

Skills

Sales experience

English & Dutch

Education

Bachelor's degree (business-related)

Job description

We’re looking for experienced sales professionals to join our international sales team. Do you get a thrill from international trade, building customer relationships, and closing deals? Then this might be your next step!

ABOUT JAN ZANDBERGEN GROUP

At Jan Zandbergen Group, we are constantly adapting to a market that is constantly changing. It is precisely this dynamism and these changing customer needs that ensure innovation is at the heart of our organisation. We do not just look at today’s demand, but also actively work on tomorrow’s solutions. This makes our work challenging, enterprising and more relevant than ever.

With a strong focus on sustainable innovation, we develop value-added and bespoke solutions within the market for meat and plant-based products. In doing so, we draw on years of experience, in-depth market knowledge, a strong international network and the capacity to adapt quickly. As a result, we are at the forefront of our sector when it comes to new insights, concepts and solutions.

We serve a wide range of clients in the retail, foodservice and industrial sectors. From the import of raw materials to the development and production of complete food concepts: the Jan Zandbergen Group offers bespoke, end-to-end solutions. Thanks to our customer-focused approach, we have grown to become a reliable and innovative partner in the international market for meat and meat alternatives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our sales team is responsible for serving and further expanding our rapidly growing client base within Foodservice, Industry and Retail. You will become part of a successful, international and dynamic team where hard work is rewarded, but where there is also room for fun and entrepreneurship.

With passion and conviction, you will manage your own client portfolio within the Dutch market. Thanks to your solution-oriented approach, you will be able to inspire enthusiasm in clients for the many opportunities that the Jan Zandbergen Group has to offer. Your previous experience enables you to translate client needs into a strategic commercial plan.

As a Sales Executive at Jan Zandbergen Group, you’ll hold one of the most versatile sales roles available. You’ll be based at our modern office in Veenendaal, and thanks to our fast-paced ‘trading’ mindset, we can guarantee that no two days are the same. Within Jan Zandbergen Group, there’s plenty of scope for your further development, both professionally and personally.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Together with your colleagues, you will continue to develop the Dutch market with the Jan Zandbergen Group’s innovative meat and meat substitute concepts.

• You will have full responsibility for building and maintaining your own client portfolio within Foodservice, Industry or Retail.

• You are familiar with data-driven sales and know how to interpret and use data effectively to draw up commercial plans.

• You liaise quickly and easily with other departments, such as logistics, marketing and product management, to ensure processes run smoothly.

• You work in a goal-oriented manner and proactively keep management informed of your results and progress.

• You actively contribute ideas on improvements and optimisations within the sales team.

ABOUT YOU

• You hold a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a business-related field;

• You have an excellent command of at least English and Dutch, both spoken and written. Any additional European language is a major advantage;

• You have demonstrable experience in sales;

• You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced and sometimes hectic working environment;

• Finally, you are available to work full-time (40 hours per week) from our office in Veenendaal (this is not a remote role)

WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

• A gross monthly salary of between €3,500 and €5,500 (based on knowledge, skills, age and qualifications)

• 24 days’ annual leave and 8% holiday pay;

• A free lunch every day, including fruit, salad, soups and fresh rolls;

• 2% end-of-year bonus;

• The opportunity to work out every working day in the gym at our own Food Innovation Centre.

• Every Friday afternoon there’s a sociable get-together, and we also organise great departmental and company outings! We regularly hold other fun activities too, such as ‘All of Zandbergen Bakes’, bingo, a pub quiz or indoor football.

• Six times a year, the opportunity to purchase meat (and meat substitutes) at a competitive price.

• A stable job where you can develop yourself and continue to grow in terms of tasks, responsibilities and salary.

• A financially sound employer committed to the long term.

• It’s no coincidence that our slogan is “Innovation That Matters”. So expect plenty of initiatives that we’ll "just go ahead and do" – the Jan Zandbergen Group never stands still, and neither will your career. We offer internal and external training and development programmes.