Senior Sales Engineer

Are you looking for a dynamic environment in which you can strengthen your career and work on a daily basis on technical/ commercial complex logistical challenges?

Your position

Together with the Sales Manager and other team members you will make an important contribution to the sales success in the pre-contract phase of a project. As a member of the sales team your main tasks are to identify customer needs and to translate these into a winning technical solution / concept, which consists of the right balance between advanced technology and a competitive price.

During the sales process, you will work on complex technical and business challenges, in which you are responsible for setting up and presenting the Warehouse solution. For the internal organisation you are the central key person on technical and concept specifications in relation to the project. Additionally, you will play an important role in the hand-over of the project to the execution team.

Your department

The Customer Centre Warehouse Solutions International (CC WS INT) is active throughout the world. The Sales organization of WS INT is organized in different market segments: Food / Parts & Components and General Merchandise & Fashion.

In order to keep pace with the current and expected future growth, we are looking for a Sales Engineer in the Food/Parts & Components team. Your contribution will further increase the Vanderlande market coverage and successfully develop the Food/Parts & Components market segment.

Your profile

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in relevant study (Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Electro-mechanical Engineering, Logistical engineering or similar discipline)

• At least 2 years relevant working experience

• Good listener and communicator, creative and driven to win

• Team player

• Pro-active

• Analytical ability to structure and solve logistic problems

• Goodcommand of English

• Willing to travel internationally (about 4 days a month)

What we offer

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 4.100 to € 6252 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale. 

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:
 

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).

• Flexibleworkinghours.

• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).

• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.

• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.

• Workingfrom home allowance.

• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.

• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.

• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.

• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Your application

If the role of Sales Engineer appeals to you, then please apply now by completing the application form, and uploading your CV. For more information, please contact Jasper Pijnenburg (Recruitment Business Partner) on +413 494 408 or jasper.pijnenburg@vanderlande.com
 

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.