Outside Sales Engineer

As an Outside Sales Engineer, you are the face of our company in the market. You are responsible for building and maintaining relationships with existing and new customers, identifying sales opportunities and closing deals. You understand the customer's technical needs and advise them on the best solutions. You will work closely with the internal sales team and technical staff to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Identify market requirements and specifications, develop and implement strategies and tactics for order growth and profitability with customers in the agreed sales territory.
• Lead and coordinate activities to promote sales and support of products and solutions in assigned area of responsibility.
• Actively visit existing customers to promote assigned product lines, full product portfolio and services. 
• Negotiate relevant business contracts with clients within the agreed delegation of authority - including discount, pricing and volume structures.
• Continuously improve customer satisfaction by understanding, communicating and driving solutions to their needs. 
• Participate in customer development activities such as trade fairs, salons, conferences with the aim of promoting sales of products, solutions and services of the designated region.
• Maintain and continuously develop a high level of knowledge of products and technologies required to perform the job.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly screened and recorded in accordance with the company's Trade Compliance procedures and escalate any issues or queries to the local Gatekeeper.

For the role of Outside Sales Engineer, we are looking for a driven individual with the following qualifications and skills:

• Engineering bachelor's degree or similar technical training 
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience in the industrial and/or factory automation industry.
• Driving licence
• Willing to travel in the region 
• Fluent in Dutch and good English

Qualifications that allow you to stand out: 

• Skilled in using Microsoft package.
• Be an action-oriented, self-motivated, results-oriented salesperson.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Our client combines cutting-edge technologies, industry-leading expertise and an insatiable curiosity about the world to create sustainable solutions for their customers.

We offer our Outside Sales Engineers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package:

• Market-based basic salary.
• Performance-based bonuses.
• Company car, laptop and phone.
• Extensive training and development opportunities.
• Pension scheme and health insurance.
• Flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home.