Sales Manager

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Senior Technical Sales Manager – Injection Moulding Machinery
Based in Netherlands

Languages: Dutch & English required | French and/or German a bonus
Capital Equipment / Plastics Sector / Tooling / Ancillary equipment

We are supporting a well-established and innovative manufacturer in their search for an experienced sales management professional with strong technical knowledge and a proven track record in B2B capital equipment sales.
This is a central function focused on maintaining and expanding key customer relationships within the Netherlands. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in building market share and guiding customers with hands-on technical advice related to capital equipment.

Mission:

• The core objective of this role is to develop, manage, and grow the local customer base, ensuring the proactive promotion and sale of the company’s full product portfolio.
• The successful candidate will report directly to the General Manager of the Benelux subsidiary, while maintaining regular interaction with senior group management at the international level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive sales and account management across NL, targeting new and existing industrial clients.
• Deliver technical consultancy and tailored solutions in the field of injection moulding machinery and surrounding systems.
• Maintain and deepen strategic relationships with local key accounts,
• Offer process and product guidance with a deep knowledge of plastic conversion and the required equipment.
• Analyse and respond to local market conditions while aligning with group-wide strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other regional teams and subsidiaries within the group as well as with headquarters.

Ideal Profile:

• Significant B2B sales experience within plastics processing, injection moulding, or related capital equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to advise customers on technical systems, production challenges, and machinery solutions.
• Experience working in or with moulding companies; specifying machinery and/ or supporting processing is highly valuable.
• Ability to understand and advise on complex technical systems and production processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long-term partnerships.
• Self-driven, hands-on, and capable of working autonomously.

Additional Requirements:

• Language: Fluent Dutch and English (written and spoken). French and/or German are a bonus.
• Location: Based in the Netherlands (remote working).
• Travel: Regular travel across assigned territory.
• Technical education (e.g. mechanical, plastics engineering or related) strongly preferred.

Why Join?

The company is recognised for its engineering excellence and customer-first approach. This role is critical in rebuilding and expanding lost market share following a leadership change and offers significant impact and visibility.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

Throughout 2025, you can meet with Listgrove at the following exhibitions:

Packaging Innovations, JEC World, European Coatings Show, Kunststoffenbeurs, K2025, Plastics Live Ireland