Sales Manager - Construction Equipment

Approach People Recruitment; Limburg; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Company car

Laptop & expense account

Mobile phone included

Onboarding and development

Regional autonomy

Job summary

Approach People Recruitment is seeking a Sales Manager for the Netherlands with a focus on construction equipment and related industries. You will drive new business, manage a regional territory, and build strong relationships with dealers, construction and transport firms, OEMs, and end users.

The role requires hunting, prospecting, and autonomous territory development across Zeeland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg, with regular travel and a company car provided.

Qualifications

• Several years of B2B sales / business development experience.
• Proven success in hunting, prospecting and territory development.
• Experience in an industrial environment, ideally construction equipment, trucks/heavy vehicles, cranes, material handling or machinery.
• Experience with used equipment is an advantage.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Technical understanding of equipment is beneficial.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable working autonomously.
• Dutch and English at a professional working level.
• Willingness to travel within the territory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow your territory through new business acquisition.
• Proactively prospect, cold call and open new customer relationships.
• Build long-term relationships with dealers, construction and transport companies, OEMs, end users and leasing/finance companies.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop existing accounts.
• Advise customers on solutions for the sale and disposal of used equipment and heavy vehicles.
• Build a strong local network and increase market presence.
• Manage your own pipeline and territory independently.
• Travel regularly throughout the assigned region, with occasional overnight stays.

Skills

B2B sales / business development

Hunting & prospecting

Territory development

Industrial equipment familiarity

Used equipment knowledge

Commercial & negotiation skills

Technical understanding of equipment

Entrepreneurial & autonomous

Dutch & English proficiency

Willingness to travel

Job description

Sales Manager - Construction Equipmen– Netherlands

For an international company in the industrial equipment and asset management sector, we are looking for an experienced Sales Manager to develop the market across Zeeland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg.

Your responsibilities

• Develop and grow your territory through new business acquisition
• Proactively prospect, cold call and open new customer relationships
• Build long-term relationships with dealers, construction and transport companies, OEMs, end users and leasing/finance companies
• Identify new business opportunities and develop existing accounts
• Advise customers on solutions for the sale and disposal of used equipment and heavy vehicles
• Build a strong local network and increase market presence
• Manage your own pipeline and territory independently
• Travel regularly throughout the assigned region, with occasional overnight stays

Your profile

• Several years of B2B sales / business development experience
• Proven success in hunting, prospecting and territory development
• Experience in an industrial environment, ideally construction equipment, trucks/heavy vehicles, cranes, material handling or machinery
• Experience with used equipment is an advantage
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Technical understanding of equipment is beneficial
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable working autonomously
• Dutch and English at a professional working level
• Willingness to travel within the territory

What is offered

• Uncapped commission
• Approximately €10,000 variable compensation in year one, with potential for €20,000–€30,000+ from year two/three
• Company car for business use
• Laptop, mobile phone and expense account
• Professional onboarding and development opportunities
• Regional responsibility with significant autonomy

Travel:

Approximately 1–2 days per week within the territory; overnight stays only occasionally

If you are an experienced sales hunter with an industrial/equipment background and enjoy building a market and creating new business, this could be an interesting opportunity.