Sales Engineer

As a sales engineer, you will be responsible for the following range of tasks:

• You will be responsible for the sales of industrial dust control and extraction equipment for region Belgium and Luxembourg.
• Because of the existing network, you will mainly follow up leads and visit these customers to fully analyse their needs. 
• After analysing their problem, you help find a technical solution. You will be supported in this by engineers at head office. 
• Once your solution has been worked out together with head office, you defend your solution to the customer. As soon as the customer agrees, a full quotation is worked out from head office, which you defend once again with the customer.
• Even after the sale, you will remain involved in the project such as, among others, handing over the installation and possibly providing technical training to the customer's staff.
• You are also responsible for part of the after-sales. In case of questions or problems with the installation, you can quickly find out what the causes are. 
• You will work very closely with head office where you can call on the engineers in a team of seven colleagues.
• You will mainly operate in regions of Belgium and Luxembourg, giving you a lot of freedom and responsibility in performing your job. 
• You will attend the sales meeting in the Netherlands (Amersfoort region) once a month.

As a sales engineer, you largely meet the following requirements:

• You preferably have a higher degree in a technical field (electromechanics, mechanics, electrical engineering, installation engineering, measurement and control engineering, mechanical engineering) or are equivalent through experience.
• You have a VCA certificate or are willing to obtain one. 
• You have solid experience in industrial installations and have the technicality to think along with customers in terms of content.
• You speak and write both good Dutch and French given the bilingual nature of the Belgian/Luxembourg market. 
• You preferably already have a relevant network.
• You have a hands-on mentality.
• You can work independently and have the maturity to handle freedom. When not with customers, you will work mainly from home.
• You like to be on the job often (about 60% of the time) and are not bothered about moving to headquarters in the Netherlands at least once a month.
• You are in possession of a driving licence B. 

Our client is a leading Dutch company active in dedusting and extraction systems. It is part of a group offering innovative and sustainable solutions to minimise pollution, waste and dust emissions and convert waste streams into new raw materials. The company is nearly 70 years old and their area of expertise lies mainly within bulk handling but equally in other sectors. They are currently looking for a sales engineer for the Belgium-Luxembourg region to join their team.

As a sales engineer, you will join a company that has a lot of in-house expertise. You will also be given the freedom to do your job. You can also count on thorough training/coaching by a colleague who will soon be retiring. You will also receive a nice salary with car, net expenses, eco-cheques, laptop and mobile phone. You will receive an open-ended contract with a 40-hour working week and 12 days off. Your leave is also free to plan.

The application process is as follows:

You will have an initial interview with the director and the current sales engineer. This can take place in Belgium depending on where you live.

If this is a positive interview, a follow-up will be scheduled with the Technical Manager in the Netherlands. At this stage, you will be expected in the office in the Netherlands.

If this is also a positive discussion, a salary proposal will be made.