Salesforce Application Expert

Lely; Maassluis; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 8 weeks of holiday

Solid pension scheme

Excellent training programs

Access to sports facilities

Freshly prepared coffee and tea

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Lely in Maassluis is looking for a Salesforce Application Expert who will lead the development and optimization of our Salesforce ecosystem. You will ensure the platform's stability while collaborating closely with various teams in an Agile environment.

The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience with Salesforce, including expertise in Sales and Service Cloud. Working hybrid, you will be responsible for strategic decisions and technical leadership, supported by a modern office environment.

Qualifications

• At least 8-10 years of experience with Salesforce, including Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Strong expertise in configuration and customization, such as Flows, Validation Rules.
• Experience with debugging and deployment tooling, for example Gearset.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership during refinements and sprint planning.
• Making strategic platform decisions within Salesforce.
• Designing and documenting technical choices and process flows.

Skills

Salesforce configuration and customization

Mentoring and guiding team members

Integration using REST or SOAP APIs

Data management best practices

Apex development

Debugging and deployment tooling

Fluency in Dutch and English

Job description

Lely, founded in 1948, is committed to creating a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future in agriculture. Driven by the challenges farmers face and the needs of cows, we develop high‑quality robots and data systems that improve animal welfare, flexibility, and productivity on dairy farms. Our mission is to support sustainable food production.

For more than 30 years, we have been the global market leader in the sales and service of automated systems for successive generations of dairy farmers. Every day, we inspire our colleagues to offer customers innovative solutions and to be a reliable partner for long‑term advice and support. With our state‑of‑the‑art Lely Campus in Maassluis and a worldwide network of dedicated Lely Centers providing tailored sales and service, Lely operates in more than fifty countries.

Vacatureomschrijving

As a Salesforce Application Expert, you play a key role in structuring, securing, and continuously improving our Salesforce ecosystem. You act as a technical expert within the team, set clear standards, and ensure that the platform remains stable, scalable, and future proof, while actively contributing to its development and optimization.

You will work in an Agile environment and collaborate closely with product owners, developers, scrum masters, test specialists and business stakeholders. Together, you will streamline and automate sales and service processes so that Salesforce supports the business in a reliable and consistent manner.

Your main responsibilities include

• Providing technical leadership during refinements and sprint planning, ensuring well thought through and scalable solutions
• Making strategic platform decisions within Salesforce, aligned with our enterprise architecture
• Performing hands on development and configuration within Sales Cloud and Service Cloud
• Designing, documenting and safeguarding technical choices, configurations and process flows
• Driving integrations and data integrity across systems, ensuring reliable and secure information flows
• Collaborating with cross functional teams onsite 2–3 days per week to accelerate delivery and knowledge sharing

With your structured approach and strong sense of responsibility, you ensure stability, predictability, and quality in our Sales and Service processes worldwide.

Functie-eisen

You are an experienced Salesforce professional who combines deep technical knowledge with a proactive and ownership-driven mindset. You feel comfortable making decisions while remaining hands on and closely connected to the development process.

You bring:

• At least 8-10 years of experience with Salesforce, including Sales Cloud and Service Cloud
• Strong expertise in configuration and customization, such as Flows, Validation Rules, Sharing Rules and Dynamic Layouts
• Proven ability to mentor and guide team members
• Experience with integrations using REST or SOAP APIs and middleware solutions such as MuleSoft
• Solid knowledge of data management, including SOQL, Salesforce Inspector and best practices for data integrity
• Experience with Apex development for implementing business logic, custom controllers and complex automation scenarios
• Experience with debugging and deployment tooling, for example Gearset, and working with Git, Salesforce DX and CI or CD pipelines
• Fluency in Dutch and English, both written and spoken, is preferred
• Candidates must be based in the Netherlands to be considered for this role

For this position, a pre‑employment screening applies, consisting of a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and a background/integrity check. Due to the access to sensitive information and customer data, we place great importance on a careful assessment. The screening must be successfully completed before you can start employment with us. We cover the cost of the VOG application and, of course, handle your personal data with care, in accordance with our privacy statement.

Aanvullende informatie

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You help future‑proof the agricultural sector – and we make sure you have all the space, resources, and support you need to do so.

• An international working environment with plenty of room for initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Excellent employment benefits, including up to 8 weeks of holiday per year and a solid pension scheme.
• A salary in the range of €5,015 to €7,163 gross per month, with clear opportunities for growth from your starting salary.
• Strong development opportunities: you are in charge of your own growth and can choose from various training programs through our Lely Academy – from personal development to role‑specific courses.
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, table tennis, and table football. Join Hyrox workouts, sign up for personal training, or challenge colleagues during an active break.
• Enjoy freshly prepared coffee and tea from our own barista, with milk sourced directly from our farm, and a healthy and affordable company restaurant.
• A healthy work‑life balance thanks to our hybrid work policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible working hours and sufficient time to stay on location (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus takes you to and from the metro station in Maassluis, ensuring a smooth start and end to your workday.
• We celebrate successes together: from anniversaries to Christmas festivities – at Lely, we know how to do it right!

Recruitment, consultancy, or staffing agencies

We appreciate your interest, but we recruit all our candidates directly. We understand that, as an intermediary, you may wish to present candidates for our exciting vacancies and contribute to our ambitions, but this is not how our recruitment processes are structured. This means that all unsolicited profiles submitted for Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.