Technical sales manager in automated pouch handling

Lan Handling Technologies; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

13 days paid leave

Profit-sharing scheme

Travel opportunities

Flexible working hours

Travel expenses

Holiday allowance 8%

Job summary

Lan Handling Technologies in Amsterdam is seeking a Technical Sales Manager to drive international B2B sales and nurture customer partnerships across travel-heavy weekly itineraries. You will collaborate with Sales Engineering to tailor solutions that balance innovation, performance, and ROI.

Expect a dynamic role with exposure to Project Management and Engineering during handover, plus opportunities to influence Lan's commercial strategy and product roadmap through ongoing customer feedback and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a technical or business background.
• 5–10 years of experience in an international B2B sales role in machine-building or food industry.
• Proven track record of gaining new business in a B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales Engineering to present a solution balancing innovation, performance and ROI.
• Lead project team handover with Project Management and Engineering for a smooth transition from sales to execution.
• Capture insights from customer interactions, translate market trends into actions shaping Lan's commercial strategy and product roadmap.

Skills

International sales

B2B sales

Networking

Communication

Multilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree with technical or business background

Job description

Описание:

Your week as a Technical Sales Manager? You're getting an early start today as you hop in the car to head to Schiphol: an exciting travel week with lots of customer visits lies ahead. One of the highlights is a meeting to discuss the future of automated pouch handling with one of the world's leading pet food producers. Together with your Sales Engineering colleague, you've developed a solution that perfectly balances innovation, performance and return on investment.

Задачи:

Together with your Sales Engineering colleague, you've developed a solution that perfectly balances innovation, performance and return on investment. Next week, you'll bring the project team together for a handover meeting with colleagues from Project Management and Engineering, ensuring a smooth transition from sales to execution. You exchange ideas with the customer, identify new opportunities and further strengthen the partnership for the future. Before heading home, you take time to capture the insights gathered throughout the week. Customer feedback, competitor activity, market trends and emerging opportunities are translated into actions that help shape Lan's commercial strategy and future product roadmap.

Требования:

• You have a Bachelor's degree with a technical or business background 5-10 years of experience in an international sales role (machinebuilding or food industry)
• A proven trackrecord in gaining new business in a B2B environment
• You are an entrepreneurial, goal-oriented and a true networker!
• Good communication skills both verbal and written (Dutch, English and another foreign language)

Условия:

• Earn a salary between €4500 and €5700, depending on your experience
• We ask for flexibility because of the travel involved, and we gladly return the favor - whenever you're not needed at a customer site or our production location, you're free to work remote (though we enjoy seeing our colleagues from time to time!)
• A growth path with possibilities in R&D, service, or as a software project engineer
• Work with modern software programs and tech stacks, including Siemens TIA Portal (V15+), Rockwell Studio 5000 (V28+), Rockwell Factory Talk Optix (V1.6+), and KUKA Workvisual (6.o)
• A working environment full of opportunities to keep developing yourself.
• Good idea? Any wishes regarding training? Discuss it with your supervisor and get started
• Flexible working hours, so you can make time for sports, hobbies or just to take your children calmly to school in the morning
• In addition to 25 vacation days, you also get 13 days of paid leave so you have enough time to do fun things next to your work
• An annual profit-sharing benefit. Because our vision is that we do it together and everyone contributes to a positive result for the organization, meaning you also benefit from a financially successful year
• Join us for a Trabant ride, a tandem ride to the Trappist monastery or shine during one of the other fun activities organized by our staff association
• 8% holiday allowance
• Good travel expenses