Your challenge
Do you have an affinity with technology solutions and a passion for sales? We are looking for a driven Sales Specialist to strengthen our team. In this role, you will be the first point of contact for our Dutch-speaking customers and prospects, combining customer focus with technical insight to deliver the best solutions.
Your responsibility
In close cooperation with local account managers, colleagues from technical support, marketing and field sales, you will develop and grow end-user accounts in the Benelux market. You will build long-lasting relationships with small and medium-sized businesses, offering reliable and robust industrial IoT solutions:
- You will develop and manage your own accounts generating new business opportunities, including from new prospects, while nurturing existing relationships.
- You ensure customers receive excellent service and fast responses.
- You make quotations and build up a relationship with your frequent customers.
- You classify and monitor potential future key accounts, next to generating classified leads for your Account Manager colleagues.
- You co-organise sales campaigns, in close cooperation with marketing.
Who are you?
With your well-developed customer sensitivity, pleasant communication and social skills you build long term professional relationships with your customer. Your ability to understand technical solutions and translate them into customer value makes you a key player in our team. Next to that:
- You have a degree in Business Administration, a technical field, or a related discipline.
- You have 1–3 years of experience in technical sales, customer service, or a technical commercial role.
- You have strong understanding of Industrial IoT technologies and industrial automation products and solutions.
- You have a strong sales mindset with proven B2B experience (technical IIoT, electronics, or computers).
- You have strong communication and relationship-building skills — you enjoy connecting with people and creating value for customers.
- You have experience with CRM systems (Siebel, Salesforce, or similar) is a plus.
- You are a strong team player, outgoing, well-motivated, goal-oriented and empathetic.
- You are fluent in Dutch (mandatory) and English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate effectively at a high business level
- You are based near Eindhoven.
How do we see the future?
Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet. As an Inside Sales Representative, you are a together with your colleagues, the facilitator of that mission in the Benelux market. The ability to provide tailor made products that exactly match requirements is a key element of our long-term partnerships with our customers. We help them to innovate faster and provide better products that make our planet smarter. Successful Inside Sales Representative are offered a career with growth potential within marketing, Key Account Sales or Product Management. The future is bright at Advantech!
Who is Advantech
Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, industrial automation products, and global logistics support. In Europe, we are with 500 employees from more than 45 different nationalities. Our mission is to enable an intelligent and sustainable planet.
At Advantech, we care about your added value to our company and our culture. We welcome all people to apply at our open company, disregarding race, religion, sexuality or gender (m/f/d). Advantech has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.
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A seamless and welcoming experience for candidates from the moment they first engage with us. From the initial outreach to the final onboarding, we prioritize transparency, communication, and care to ensure that every candidate feels valued and supported throughout their journey with us. All to match expectations.
Do you have any questions about this vacancy?
Contact Sophie or Lucy.
