Sales Team Lead

Sales Team Lead

Requirements & Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Fluent Dutch speaker with strong professional communication skills in both Dutch and English.
• Must reside within a commutable distance (approximately 25km) of the Utrecht area.
• Strong knowledge of the Dutch commercial landscape and customer market.
• Proven track record in sales, business development, or account management.
• Ability to build and maintain long-term customer relationships.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of working independently.
• Willingness to travel throughout the Netherlands as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience within laboratory equipment, analytical instrumentation, scientific devices, or related technical industries.
• Experience working for a laboratory equipment manufacturer, scientific instrumentation company, or laboratory supply distributor.
• Established network within laboratory, industrial, research, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, environmental, or life sciences sectors.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Experience managing strategic accounts and complex sales cycles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of consultative and solution-based selling approaches.

Key Competencies

• Commercially focused with a strong customer-first mindset.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Highly organised with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities and convert them into long-term business growth.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and target-driven environment.