Area Sales Manager - South-Central Netherlands

Donaldson; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson seeks an Area Sales Manager to drive sustainable revenue growth across the Netherlands territory. You will sell industrial air filtration systems, support resellers, OEMs, and end users, and work from a home office while visiting customer sites.

You will build long-term partnerships, provide tailored technical solutions with internal teams, and manage CRM-driven planning, forecasting, and reporting. Travel up to 40% and collaboration with project engineering are required.

Qualifications

• Completed degree or vocational training, preferably with a technical background.
• Several years of sales experience with technical, consultative products.
• Fluent Dutch and good English skills.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for sustainable and profitable revenue growth within your sales territory.
• Active sales of industrial air filtration systems, dust collection, and related services.
• Independent management, development, and expansion of your customer base (resellers, OEMs, end users).
• Technical consultation of customers and development of customized solutions with internal departments (e.g., project engineering).
• Identification and development of new market segments to strengthen market presence.
• Establishment of long-term customer relationships through regular communication and excellent service.
• CRM-supported sales management, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and documentation of all sales activities.
• Close collaboration with internal project and engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of customer projects.
• Travel: up to 40%.

Skills

Technical sales

Consultative selling

CRM proficiency

English language

Dutch language

Willingness to travel

Education

Technical degree or vocational training

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Описание

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. As Area Sales Manager you will be responsible for driving sustainable and profitable sales growth within your assigned territory in the Netherlands. You will sell innovative dust collection and extraction systems for industrial air filtration and support resellers, OEMs, and end customers. Working flexibly from your home office and directly at customer sites, you will build long‑term partnerships and deliver tailored technical solutions. Area: South-Central Netherlands

Задачи

• Full responsibility for sustainable and profitable revenue growth within your sales territory
• Active sales of industrial air filtration systems, dust collection, and related services
• Independent management, development, and expansion of your customer base (resellers, OEMs, end users)
• Technical consultation of customers and development of customized solutions in close cooperation with internal departments (e.g., project engineering)
• Identification and development of new market segments to strengthen market presence
• Establishment of long‑term customer relationships through regular communication and excellent service
• CRM-supported sales management, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and documentation of all sales activities
• Close collaboration with internal project and engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of customer projects
• Travel: up to 40%

Требования

• Completed degree or vocational training, preferably with a technical background
• Several years of sales experience with technical, consultative products
• Fluent Dutch and good English skills
• High willingness to travel and strong enthusiasm for direct customer contact
• Residence within the assigned sales territory and ability to work from home
• Experience in industrial filtration, air purification, or related process technologies
• Experience in project-based business or technical solution selling
• Strong understanding of CRM systems and structured sales management
• Confident communication style across different decision-making levels
• Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

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