Sales Engineer – Power Switching & Monitoring

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Your product portfolio includes cutting-edge switching components designed for the management and protection of low-voltage installations, as well as products aimed at monitoring and enhancing energy efficiency in buildings and facilities.

• You will oversee the management of current customers while also pursuing new accounts within your designated region.

• Developing and nurturing long-term relationships with customers at both operational and strategic levels is a key responsibility.

• To achieve this, you will maintain commercial interactions with panel builders, installation companies, OEMs, consultants, and end users.

• Additionally, you will manage the quotation process, engage in negotiations, and collaborate with the internal sales team to ensure project follow-up.

• You will actively seek out potential customers and assess the market using customer data obtained from the sales department to create leads, maintain a quotation pipeline, and secure orders.

• When faced with technical inquiries, you will provide customers with sound advice and convert proposed solutions into orders.

• Collaboration with your colleagues in internal sales and application engineering will be crucial; you will be responsible for ensuring effective teamwork to meet assigned regional goals, contracts, and objectives (including sales targets and customer satisfaction).

• You will contribute proactively and creatively to the development and growth of the service offering.

• Daily collaboration with the local team in Houten and international colleagues at our factories in France will be part of your routine.

⛳️ Requirements

• A higher professional education (HBO) degree in electrical engineering or a vocational (MBO) degree complemented by relevant work experience is required.

• You should have several years of experience in commercial field service within the electrotechnical industry.

• Familiarity with low-voltage components and energy management systems is preferred.

• Strong communication skills are essential, as you will need to translate customer needs into optimal solutions based on SOCOMEC products and services.

• You should be ambitious, entrepreneurial, commercially driven, results-oriented, and willing to get hands-on when necessary.

• A self-starter who can work independently while also being a team player is ideal for this role.

• You should be accustomed to working in an organized manner and prioritizing tasks effectively.

• Being on the road frequently is not a concern for you, as most of your time will be spent with clients.

• Experience with Windows, Salesforce, and ERP systems is required.

• Proficiency in both written and spoken Dutch and English is essential.

• Ideally, you reside in the northwest region of the Netherlands.

• A category B driver's license is necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Your product portfolio consists of innovative switching components for managing and protecting low-voltage installations and products for monitoring and improving energy efficiency in buildings and installations.

• You will be responsible for managing existing customers and acquiring new accounts within your region.

• You will develop and maintain long-term customer relationships at both the operational and strategic levels.

• To this end, you will maintain commercial contacts with panel builders, installation companies, OEMs, consultants, and end users.

• Additionally, you will manage the quotation process, conduct negotiations, and, in collaboration with the internal sales department, supervise project follow-up.

• You will actively approach potential customers and analyze the market using customer information obtained from the sales department to generate leads, maintain a quotation pipeline, and secure orders.

• For technical issues, you will provide customers with appropriate advice and translate proposed solutions into orders.

• You will work closely with colleagues in internal sales and application engineering, ensuring optimal collaboration to achieve assigned regional goals, contracts, and objectives (sales targets and customer satisfaction).

• You will proactively and creatively contribute to the development and growth of the service proposition.

• Daily collaboration with the local team in Houten and international colleagues at our factories in France will be part of your responsibilities.