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On-site in Barneveld·Added 11 months ago (last checked 6 Nov)
Our summary
- Salary
- €5,000 - €7,000 a month
- Work mode
- On-site, Barneveld
- Languages
- Dutch
This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
At VDL Jansen, you will get the chance to play a key role in one of our most important international markets. You will work from Barneveld, but you will regularly be found in the United States to support dealers and customers and to further build upon our success in the poultry sector.
You will join a down-to-earth and committed team within a stable family business, where entrepreneurship is valued and where you will receive a lot of freedom to further develop your region. In doing so, you will work closely with colleagues from sales, engineering, and project management. Additionally, you can count on:
- A salary between €5,000 and €7,000 gross per month, depending on knowledge and experience
- 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days
- Annual profit sharing
- Pension scheme and travel allowance in accordance with the Metalektro collective labor agreement
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- A great deal of freedom, responsibility, and room for entrepreneurship
- An international position with regular travel to the United States
- Collective benefits via VDL Benefits
- Fun staff activities and the annual VDL party
The role
What will you do?
As Area Sales Manager Poultry USA, you are responsible for further expanding our position in the American market. Working from Barneveld, you will work closely with colleagues from engineering, project management, and sales support. You will support dealers and customers, translate market developments into commercial opportunities, and be regularly present in the United States for customer visits, dealer meetings, and trade fairs. Your responsibilities include:
What you'll do
- Maintaining and expanding relationships with dealers and customers in the United States
- Identifying commercial opportunities and market developments within the poultry sector
- Advising dealers and customers about our systems and applications
- Preparing and following up on quotations
- Aligning customer requirements with engineering and other internal stakeholders
- Contributing ideas regarding pricing, margins, and commercial agreements
- Representing VDL Jansen during trade fairs, events, and customer visits
Who are you?
You feel at home in an international commercial role and know how the poultry sector works. Thanks to your sector knowledge, you can engage in substantive discussions with dealers, integrators, and end users, and you know how to translate commercial opportunities into long-lasting collaborations. To be successful in this role, you recognize yourself in the following:
- You have experience with the American market and understand the commercial and cultural dynamics of doing business in the United States
- You have experience within poultry farming, housing design, poultry equipment, or agtech
- You have a good command of the Dutch and English languages
- You are willing to travel to the United States regularly
- You possess a higher professional education (HBO) level of working and thinking
You are accustomed to operating independently in an international environment and know how to build sustainable relationships with dealers, customers, and other stakeholders. Additionally, you feel comfortable in a role where commerce, technology, and relationship management converge.
A look behind the scenes at
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Hiring process
Ready to challenge yourself?
Do you want to build our success in the United States? Let's meet! Applying is easy via the link on this page. Any questions first? Feel free to contact our recruiter.
About VDL Groep
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Additional information
At VDL Groep, we believe in personal contact with our candidates. Therefore, we handle the recruitment and selection for this vacancy ourselves and only make use of selected recruitment partners with whom agreements have been made. Do we receive an unsolicited CV via this vacancy anyway? Then we will treat this as a direct application from the candidate. This does not create any mediation or placement agreement. Thank you for your understanding and interest in VDL Groep.
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