Sales Manager Coatings Apeldoorn

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Take the next step in your career as Sales Manager Coatings at Holland Colours, where you’ll be at the forefront of exploring untapped markets. As a seasoned professional in the industry, you're no stranger to the process of transforming resin into paint and coatings. With a keen eye for customer needs, you develop tailored account plans to create new opportunities. You know how to acquire new leads and turn them into customers. For your dedication, we offer the opportunity to influence our strategic direction in an agile environment to make impactful decisions, and the flexibility to work from anywhere. This is your chance to build a legacy within a company that values innovation, accountability, and collaboration. 

What you’ll be doing 

As a Sales Manager Coatings for Holland Colours, you'll be the architect of our growth strategy in the DACH region, the epicenter of the European coatings market. With a 'hunter mentality,' you'll navigate building prospects into long-term partners. Your established network and industry knowledge will be key in introducing our innovative solutions to new clients. With your expertise, you’ll be initiating new product introductions and guiding customers through the sales journey. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Develop sales plan for the DACH region  
• Identify and secure new leads, guiding them through the sales funnel to become valued customers 
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of our product range and applications 
• Guide new products from inception to market, and onboard new customers 
• Relay competitive intelligence back to our marketing team 

About Holland Colours 

Our employees are co-owners of the company. This is rooted in our culture: employees are engaged and in it for the long term. With this employee participation model, we are independent, and we can guarantee that we are living our purpose: helping our clients find a better way by working together. When things don’t go as planned, we always find new ways of working together. That is why we value accountability. If you take responsibility for what you do, things will work out in the end. You may work with a lot of freedom because we trust each other as colleagues. Decisions are made quickly because we are a relatively small company. This helps when we want to move fast in the changing additives and colorant industry. 

Gevraagd

In this pivotal role as Sales Manager Coatings at Holland Colours, collaboration is key. You'll be joining forces with our technical team, a group of colorant experts and innovators who understand the intricacies of coatings down to the molecular level. With their expertise at your disposal, you'll have the tools and resources needed to turn visionary ideas into market growth. This is what you’ll need to bring:  

• An established network in the coatings industry, preferably contacts with paint producers in DACH region 
• A profound understanding of market trends in the coatings industry 
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business or chemistry 
• Fluent English and German language, and willing to travel across DACH region to engage with clients and stakeholders
• 5 years of experience in Business Development or Sales with a focus on B2B transactions

Aanbod

Being Sales Manager Coatings at Holland Colours is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to make a significant impact. You'll contribute to shaping our business and to the future of our industry. For your dedication we offer: 

• A shareholder participation model as you become part of the Holland Colours family
• Opportunity to shape an unpenetrated market, supported by a well-positioned company with robust products and infrastructure 
• Freedom, agility and speed to make impact with visible results in a fast moving company 
• The ability to work from home or other locations 
• Pension plan, end-of-year-bonus, performance bonus and collective health insurance