Area Sales Manager Biogas Installations

Are you an experienced Sales employee and looking for a new challenge where Sales, Technology and Sustainable Energy come together? Would you like to further expand our bioenergy services in several countries? Do you also want to make the step to a fast-growing international family business that has already built more than half of all Bio Energy Systems in the Netherlands and is developing rapidly in the many countries? Welcome as an Area Sales Manager biogas installations, part of the HoSt Group.

The function

The demand for Bio-Energy is growing, which is why we are experiencing rapid development.

More than half of all Bio energy systems in the Netherlands are built by HoSt.

With more than 300 employees in Enschede and more than 500 international employees, HoSt has been developing, designing, installing, and maintaining innovative energy installations for the production of renewable energy from biomass and waste since 1991. The successful regional collaboration with Royal Grolsch to become more sustainable is part of many collaborations that HoSt has entered into with local and international construction and industrial partners.

What are you going to do

For rapid growth within several geographies, we are looking for an Area Sales Manager.

As an Area Sales Manager you are part of the Sales department of the HoSt Group. Together with 5 Area Sales Managers you are responsible for the sales of new biogas plants. These installations produce, among other things, green gas, bioCO2 or bioLNG from manure or organic residual flows. Your mainfocus will be on 2 countries. You work closely with 7 sales colleagues, and you have contact with colleagues from the Business Development, Engineering and Purchasing departments. You are in contact with customers based on your enthusiastic sales skills. You follow up quotations, ensure that the binding quotation is processed, and you make an active contribution in the negotiation phase.

A challenging job with a lot of variety and great development opportunities for you as an Area Sales Manager. Due to our dynamic growth, an open and transparent corporate culture, in combination with the changing world of sustainable energy, you have the freedom and independence to fill the position according to your own insight and initiative. Naturally, you have the opportunity to arrange your working hours flexibly, so that work and private life can be easily combined.

Your Responsibilities

• Sales of new bioenergy installations; 

• Maintaining customer contacts and customer visits;

• Ensuring optimal customer advice;

• Following up on quotations;

• Going through negotiation phases;

• Prepare strategic annual sales plans.

Job requirements

• HBO working and thinking level;

• Affinity with (biogas) technology and sustainability;

• You have strong communication skills;

• You have a proactive and pragmatic attitude;

• You are customer-oriented, solution-oriented and ambitious;

• You have a perfect command of the English language, spoken and written;

• You like regular travelling (circa 8 trips per year of 2-3 days).

What we have to offer

• Good employment conditions and a salary range between €4500,- and €5000,-;

• Attractive Salary Bonus Scheme;

• Excellent pension scheme;

• 8% holiday allowance;

• Annual profit sharing with a permanent contract;

• Working at a real family business with international allure where you have room for your own ideas and where successes are celebrated together on the work floor;

• Informal and open work culture;

• Working from home with regular visits to our cool head office in Enschede;

• The opportunity to work for a market leader in sustainable energy with a strong focus on innovation;

• The opportunity to work within a team with both starting and experienced professionals;

• High degree of independence and responsibility;

• Travel allowance;

• Possibility to develop yourself on a technical and professional level.

Interested?

Apply via the apply button!

Ask your questions about the vacancy to Sjaak Klein Gunnewiek, Sales Manager: 088 – 460 90 80,
or Renate Nijboer, Recruitment Manager: 088 – 460 90 80.