What are you going to do?
The role:
In this challenging position you are sales responsible for the Horti sector. From the already existing European market, you continue to build in Europe and overseas.
You know the clients, their products and you are aware of technical developments. You think about product-market combinations and solutions to increase sales. In short, you understand and know your way around the horticultural. The water tanks are sold through dealers / distributors / greenhouse builders and projects.
You support the sales supply chain with horticulture-specific knowledge. You keep close contact during the installation of the tanks.
Together with your product development colleagues, you ensure that the products meet the needs of the (new) market.
You work from home (home office) but you are also on the road.
Tasks and responsibilities:
• Increase and generate new international business
• Good contact with sales partners and end users in the chain
• Thinking along with product innovations to meet customer needs
• Networking, collecting information, following trends
• Write business plans and sales forecasts
• Participation in (international) fairs
• Traveling to existing relations and to new markets
What do we ask?
Job requirements:
• Commercial experience in the (international) technical horticultural sector
• Being able to translate customer wishes into product development
• Strong communication skills, creative, solution-oriented, enthusiastic
• Curious, team player, strategic thinking and acting
• You speak more languages other than your good level in reading and writing in English
• Candidates living in the US are also invited to apply
• Willing to travel
What can we offer?
We offer:
• A challenging position at an international company
• Free to organize and develop the function the way you want to work to get results
• Solid package of employment conditions
Who is our partner?
Our client is an internationally operating producer and supplier. Its own production takes place in England. Here is where the company produces water tanks and other water storage solutions for the international agricultural and horticultural sector.
Our client is looking for reinforcement at their sales team. This to expand their European and other international markets overseas.