Sales Representative, Sports Medicine - South Netherlands

Stryker; Leiden; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Netherlands is seeking a field-based salesperson to grow the Sports Medicine portfolio by building relationships with surgeons, staff and hospital stakeholders across South Netherlands including Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden and beyond.

You will develop new accounts through direct outreach and regular follow-up, provide clinical product support, and coordinate with Endoscopy and other divisions to deliver value to customers in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum 2 years of professional work experience.
• Professional fluency in Dutch and English.
• Valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Own a territory plan that grows existing business, develops new accounts and wins competitive business.
• Build strong relationships with surgeons, surgical staff and hospital stakeholders.
• Approach new customers directly and keep opportunities moving through regular follow-up.
• Start preparing for tenders 18 to 24 months before publication and align stakeholders to show clinical value.
• Develop relationships with KOLs, clinical champions and reference sites to support long-term growth.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

Relationship building

Driving license

Field sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The profile we need

A down-to-earth relationship builder who enjoys being in the field, earns trust and is comfortable approaching customers we do not yet work with.

The profile we need

A down-to-earth relationship builder who enjoys being in the field, earns trust and is comfortable approaching customers we do not yet work with.

You are comfortable opening doors, building networks and creating long-term partnerships with healthcare professionals and hospital stakeholders.

The role

You will grow our Sports Medicine business by building strong relationships with surgeons, surgical staff and hospital stakeholders. You will support current customers and actively develop new accounts through direct outreach, hospital visits, introductions and consistent follow-up. You will also provide clinical product support and work with colleagues across Endoscopy and other Stryker divisions when it helps the customer. This is a field-based role covering South Netherlands, including Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft, Leiden, Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven and the Limburg area.

Product Portfolio:

Sports Medicine | Stryker

What You Will Do

• Own a territory plan that grows existing business, develops new accounts and wins competitive business.
• Build strong relationships with surgeons, surgical staff and hospital stakeholders.
• Approach new customers directly and keep opportunities moving through regular follow-up.
• Start preparing for tenders 18 to 24 months before publication. Align key stakeholders, understand the decision-making process, build the clinical strategy and show the clinical value of our technology.
• Develop relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), clinical champions and reference sites to support long-term growth and strengthen our clinical presence.
• Support procedures, workshops and product training after completing the required clinical education.
• Help shape the annual marketing plan and bring it to life in your territory.
• Work closely with marketing, customer service, finance, operations and colleagues across Stryker to provide solutions for our shared customers, while maintaining reliable forecasts, account plans and pipeline information.

Required

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 2 years of professional work experience.
• Professional fluency in Dutch and English.
• Valid driving licence.

Preferred

• Relevant sales, business development or customer-facing experience.
• Experience developing new accounts or customer relationships.
• Healthcare or medical technology experience.

Why join us

A workplace recognised by its employees. Stryker Netherlands was ranked the #1 Best Workplace in the Netherlands for 2026 in the large company category by Great Place To Work. The ranking is based on employee feedback.

• You will be trusted to run your territory and make decisions, with support when you need it.
• You will work with experienced colleagues who share knowledge, help each other and thrive from a great team culture.
• You will have structured onboarding, product training, field coaching and access to internal learning courses.
• You can grow in your role or build a career across teams, divisions and countries.

We're still building and growing the Endoscopy business in the Netherlands. This isn't a role where you simply follow a playbook. We want people who bring ideas, challenge how things are done and help shape how we grow.

Flexibility and the reality of the role

This isn't a traditional office job. Some days start early, some finish late and every week looks a little different. We focus on outcomes rather than hours and trust you to manage your time like a professional, while being there when customers and the team need you.

Netherlands Pay Ranges:

• Netherlands RB: €35.300 - €52.900 EUR Annual
• Netherlands: €44.100 - €81.900 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker's comprehensive benefits package.

If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.