Do you possess a strong technical background and do you like to engage with clients and colleagues every day? Are you an out of the box thinking leader with excellent coaching and personal skills? If so, then we might be looking for you!

On behalf of Corrocoat, MARPRO is currently seeking a Sales Director to lead their Sales Department to promote and sell Corrocoat’s services and high end coatings.

We are looking for a candidate with a commercial leadership background, and good technical know-how. Apply if you want to achieve something big and if you are a real developer! Also apply if you have strategic insights, integrity, great coaching skills, humor and a positive mindset

The job

As a Sales Director you will take a seat in the Management Team, where you will be co-responsible for determining the short and long-term strategic plans of Corrocoat Benelux, as well as monitoring and safeguarding them. You will supervise the activities and performance of the sales team and report these in the MT. The Sales Director analyses market opportunities, sales statistics and results. Makes sales forecasts and determines the profitability of products and services. And he or she adjusts the set course should results require it.

You will have a strong focus on finding new customers & markets, expand relationships with current customers and have an excellent understanding of their specific needs. You will develop and support a good functioning sales team and will be co-responsible for the search and selection of employees.

Further Responsibilities

• Write and execute an annual sales plan and set individual sales targets with the sales team. Develop and implement sales initiatives, strategies and projects.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service
• Maintain constructive relationships with (international) Corrocoat departments.
• Comply with procedures regarding quotation/order/complaint handling
• Participate in promotional activities (e.g. trade fairs, networking events, seminars)
• Champion a positive (sales) team spirit

Your qualifications

• Commercial and/or marketing education, mechanical engineering (or similar) or relevant work experience. HBO work and thinking level
• 3-5 years of experience in a technical sales management position
• Able to delegate and hand off ownership
• Experience in the coating industry is a plus
• Strongly developed commercial insight
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Result-oriented and persistent
• Creative, and autonomous
• Strong business development qualities
• Good computer knowledge (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, CRM)
• Analytically strong & result-oriented
• Fluent in Dutch an English. German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel in the Benelux and UK

Corrocoat offers a good salary based on experience and education as well as a number of added benefits such as a company car, laptop, mobile phone and a generous sales commission.

Application

The application process is handled by MARPRO. If you have any questions to this position, please contact MARPRO at +31 6 5472 5675.

If you are interested in the position, please upload a motivated application and an updated CV via the application button. You will receive a confirmation email from us. Please check your spam folder, if you have not received the confirmation within 10 minutes after applying, to ensure future communication.

About Corrocoat:

Since 1974, Corrocoat has led the way in anti-corrosion coatings. Their products have helped protect all kinds of industrial giants – some of the biggest names operating in power generation, oil and gas and petrochemical industries – from the harmful effects of corrosion.

They operate from more than thirty locations across five continents. And it’s from this unique position that they offer genuine value-for-money, helping to protect and prolong the lifespan of industrial metals, machinery, structures, and equipment.

Corrocoat saves their customers from expensive replacement costs. From traditional coatings that repair and maintain, to unique, high performance, glass flake anti-corrosion coatings which excel in advanced corrosion protection.

Whatever the industrial sector, and whatever the application, they have a bespoke product and a specific set of skills to help. With a blend of high-grade solutions and highly-technical expertise, they are proud to provide corrosion engineering and long-term corrosion protection to all.